Which ICS section is responsible for providing resources and support?

• A. Planning
• B. Operations
• C. Finance/Administration
• D. Logistics

Answer: (D)

Logistics is the part of ICS that handles providing resources and support to the incident. It coordinates the acquisition, staging, and distribution of everything needed to run operations—facilities, equipment, supplies, transportation, communications, food, medical support, and personnel services. By taking requests from Operations and others, Logistics ensures the right resources are available when and where they’re needed and maintains them so responders can work effectively.

Planning focuses on developing the incident action plan and managing information, Operations carries out the tactical response, and Finance/Administration handles costs, contracts, and financial tracking. But the actual provisioning of resources and support to the incident is the job of Logistics.