The correct answer is C) Command Staff.
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liason services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the Command Staff.
During operations in a zone where an incident occurred, the Incident Commander deploys its people and receive the assignment. The personnel and equipment stay in the Staging Area, waiting for orders. The Incident Commander has the total responsibility for managing the operations in the scene of the incident. And yes, if the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the Command Staff.
From the question, the personnel are collectively referred to as the Command Staff.
Command staff are specific individuals whom the incident commander delegates roles to, during crises in incidents. The command staff report to incident commander directly.
The federal emergency management ACT created three staff positions which are public information officer, liaison officer and safety officer. Each of this command staff and different responsibility and it is as follows:
Public information officer
This role of the public information officer is to serves as the channel of information between stakeholders, both internal and external.
Safety officer
The responsibility of a safety officer is to ensure the safety of all response personnel and come up with measures that guarantee the safety of all personnel assisting during incidents
Liaison officer
The responsibility of a liaison officer is to serve as channel of communication for departments or agencies that are providing assistance during incidents.
Mental health officer
The mental health officer is to monitor the mental health of all personnel involved. Some of the responsibilities of the operation section chief may also be transferred to the mental health officer. But that can only happen during a long term recovery efforts and after crises response would have been stabilized.
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