The Responsible Person is the individual named on the CoW/COA. Theycarry legal accountability for the event. The RP has administrativeauthority and defers to the Air Boss on aerial safety — that relationshiphas to be clearly established and functional before show day, notimprovised when a conflict arises.

And the Incident Commander on the ground is a separate chain from theAir Boss.

Completely separate. The IC has authority over all ground emergencyresponse. Only the IIC and fire department may enter an incident area onthe airport. The Air Boss manages airspace safety during an emergency —holding acts, transmitting KIO, clearing the FDA. The IC manages theground response. Both must be on a common communications net soneither is operating blind.

What about Airport Management?

Airport Manager and Airport Operations control surface operations —taxiways, runway authority, access to the airfield. ATC coordinates non-participating traffic and off-CoW airspace. These are supportingrelationships the Air Boss maintains, not subordinate roles.

Narrators are often the one that gets overlooked.

Narrators and announcers have a cue management function, but theycannot conflict with Air Boss radio frequency. If the narrator is cueingperformers or communicating on a frequency that bleeds into the Air Bossnet, that’s a safety problem. Establish frequency separation andcommunication protocols in the pre-show brief.

And ARFF has to be briefed on all acts and know the emergency accessroutes cold.

No exceptions. ARFF is your emergency response capability. If they don’tknow the acts, they can’t position correctly. If they don’t know the accessroutes, they can’t respond effectively. That brief happens before the firstaircraft moves.