Manageable Span of Control Refers to?

Manageable span of control refers to the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident.

“The optimal span of control is one supervisor to five subordinates (1:5). However, effective incident management may require ratios significantly different from this. This ratio is a guideline—incident personnel should use their best judgement to determine the appropriate ratio for an incident”

Source: https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100c/english/student%20manual/is0100c_sm.pdf