Unified Command: National Incident Management System Principles And Practice
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Unified Command is also known as UC can be effective in an incident if implemented correctly. The system of Unified Command has multiple different agencies and organizations working together toward a common goal of resolving a crisis. (National Incident Management System Principles and Practice Second Edition, ch. 3, pg. 26) For example, if in an incident involves a multiagency or multijurisdictional aspect it may be best to implement Unified Command. (ch. 3, pg. 25) There are some advantages in implementing Unified Command such as, there is one set of objectives to follow, agencies work together to provide information to other agencies, and all agencies do their assigned tasks under one Incident Action Plan. (ch. 3, pg. 24) However, there