After unit notification, which step is commonly used to choose the best units to dispatch?

After unit notification, which step is commonly used to choose the best units to dispatch?

• A. Caller instruction
• B. Unit selection
• C. Classification and prioritization
• D. Dispatch

Answer: (B)

The step focuses on matching the available resources to what the incident needs. After unit notification, you evaluate factors like the incident type, required capabilities, unit availability, proximity, and current workload to decide which specific units are best suited to respond. This selective process—choosing the most appropriate units to dispatch based on those factors—is unit selection. Dispatch would come after this, as the act of sending the chosen units. Caller instruction is about guiding or obtaining information from the caller and doesn’t allocate resources, while classification and prioritization sets the incident’s overall importance and resource needs but doesn’t directly assign particular units.

The step focuses on matching the available resources to what the incident needs. After unit notification, you evaluate factors like the incident type, required capabilities, unit availability, proximity, and current workload to decide which specific units are best suited to respond. This selective process—choosing the most appropriate units to dispatch based on those factors—is unit selection. Dispatch would come after this, as the act of sending the chosen units. Caller instruction is about guiding or obtaining information from the caller and doesn’t allocate resources, while classification and prioritization sets the incident’s overall importance and resource needs but doesn’t directly assign particular units.