Who should an on-duty FLS Director wait for instruction from before silencing or resetting the Fire Command Center?

The on-duty Fire and Life Safety (FLS) Director should await instruction from the incident commander before taking actions such as silencing or resetting the Fire Command Center. The incident commander is responsible for overseeing incident response and making critical decisions regarding safety and emergency management on-site. Their role is to assess the situation and coordinate the response among various emergency services and personnel. By waiting for direction from the incident commander, the FLS Director ensures that all actions taken are aligned with the overall strategy for managing the emergency.

The other choices do not hold the same level of authority in an emergency response context. While a building manager, fire safety officer, and emergency coordinator may play important roles in emergency situations, they typically do not have the same decisional power that the incident commander possesses. The incident commander is specifically tasked with making strategic decisions based on real-time situational analysis, thus prioritizing safety and operational effectiveness.