In general, a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) describes the coordination between various organizations, people, and their roles in completing tasks, managing an event or deliverables for a project.
To coordinate the effective use of all of the available resources, agencies need a formalized management that provides direction during a response.
To ensure an efficient response to an emergency all stakeholders, chiefs of departments, and emergency responders have to know their task and role.
In this type of situation RAM is an effective and time-saving method to assign responsibilities and handle the communication between the various stakeholders.
