Lesson 7: Transfer of Command

Transfer of Command is the process of moving the responsibility for incident command from one Incident Commander to another Incident Commander or Unified Command. Transfer of Command should take place face-to-face when possible and include a complete briefing that captures essential information. The transfer of command briefing should include elements such as the situation status, incident objectives and priorities, current organization, resource information, incident communications plan, etc. A notification of the time and date that the transfer of command becomes effective should be communicated to all incident personnel.