During termination, which action is a responsibility of the US&R Team Leader?

• A. Establishes incident objectives, strategies, and priorities during the termination phase.
• B. Collects and analyzes info, tracks resources, and maintains documentation.
• C. Advises IC about safety issues.
• D. Sends reports to the IC and manages the transfer of responsibilities.

Answer: (A)

In termination, the main job is to wrap up the incident in a controlled, safe, and accountable way. The Team Leader defines what success looks like for the closeout by establishing incident objectives, strategies, and priorities for this phase. Setting these objectives and priorities gives everyone a clear target for completing demobilization, transferring responsibilities, finalizing documentation, and releasing resources properly. It provides the roadmap that guides all final actions and ensures nothing critical is left unfinished as the incident winds down.

Other tasks like collecting and analyzing information and tracking resources are ongoing planning and logistics activities that happen throughout the incident, safety advisement belongs to the Safety Officer, and reporting or transferring duties are part of the formal demobilization process but are driven by the established objectives and priorities set for termination.