Collectively, the section chiefs are known as the:

• A. General staff
• B. Unified command
• C. Tactical group
• D. Command staff

Answer: (A)

In the Incident Command System, the four main functional areas—Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration—are each led by a Section Chief. Collectively these four leaders form the General Staff, who oversee the major incident management functions. The Command Staff, by contrast, includes roles such as Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, and Liaison Officer, and they support rather than manage the general functions. A Unified Command is used when multiple agencies share command, not for the group of section chiefs. A Tactical Group is a temporary unit within the Operations Section for specific tasks, not the whole General Staff.