incidentkommandant
Incidentkommandant is a direct loan translation of the English term “incident commander.” In German-language emergency-management literature it is used to denote the person appointed to command an incident response on site. The designation is not uniformly adopted across all agencies or countries, where variants exist.
The incidentkommandant is responsible for the overall command at the incident scene. Core duties include defining
In practice, German-speaking agencies more commonly use terms such as Einsatzleiter or Leitender Einsatzleiter for the
Qualifications for the role typically include formal training in incident command and management, on-scene leadership and