Who coordinates BE operations at the incident site?

• A. Team Chief
• B. Ops Chief
• C. Team Leads
• D. Bio Base

Answer: (B)

In the incident command system, the person directing all tactical actions on the scene is the Operations Chief. For BE operations, this means the Ops Chief oversees the field tasks, makes sure BE activities fit the Incident Action Plan, and coordinates with Planning, Logistics, and Safety to keep operations safe and effective. Team Chief and Team Leads manage their specific BE groups under the overall direction of the Ops Chief, rather than serving as the primary on-scene coordinator for all BE activities. Bio Base is a support hub or base of operations, not the on-scene coordinator. So the on-scene BE operations are coordinated by the Operations Chief.