Which major function is responsible for incident costs and procurement?

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

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is who owns the financial side of an incident. Finance/Administration is the part of the incident command system that manages money matters: budgeting, cost tracking, contracts, vendor payments, and reimbursement. This separation ensures financial decisions are documented, policy-compliant, and auditable, while the rest of the team focuses on the tactical response.

Procurement does happen during an incident, but it’s coordinated through Logistics to obtain the needed resources and services. The Finance/Administration section then authorizes expenditures, tracks all costs, and manages contracts and claims. Operations focuses on the tactical response, and Planning handles incident objectives and action planning. So the function responsible for incident costs and procurement is Finance/Administration.