During complex incidents, resource mobilization becomes complicated, as more agencies and levels of government become involved, more incidents require assistance, supply lines and response times get longer, and more resources mobilize. This increased workload is often underestimated.

Maintaining ordering discipline and the coordination chain will assist in avoiding duplication of effort, additional expense, and lost requests. However, it is important to remember that, in some complex incidents, State and Federal resources may take some time to arrive.

The next screen will provide an animated example of the process.