- Federal Terms and Definitions
- Federal Acronyms and Abbreviations
A-Team Advance Team
AAA American Automobile Association
AARP American Association of Retired People
ACGIH American Council of Government Industrial Hygienists
ADMIN Administration
ADPAC Animal Disaster Planning Advisory Committee
AFRCC Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
AG Adjutant General / Agriculture
ALARA As Low As Reasonable Achievable
ALS Advance Life Support
AMA American Medical Association
ANG Air National Guard
ANI American Nuclear Insurers
AO Area of Operations
AOR Area of Responsibility
APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APWA American Public Works Association
ARC American Red Cross
ARCA Areas Requiring Corrective Action
ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services
ARNG Army National Guard
ARRL American Radio Relay League
ASAP As Soon As Possible
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ASFPM Association of State Floodplain Managers
ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - Federal
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
ATTN Attention
AWIPS Advance Weather Interactive Processing System
BBS Bulletin Board Service
BENT SPEAR Nuclear Incident
BFE Base Flood Elevation
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BLEVE Boiling Liquid Evaporating Vapor Explosion
BLS Basic Life Support
BROKEN ARROW Nuclear Accident
BTU British Thermal Unit
CAMEO Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations
CAP Civil Air Patrol
CAR Capability Assessment Report
CAS Chemical Abstract Service
CAT Crisis Action Team
CAT Category
CAT 1 Winds of 74 to 95 miles per hour (Hurricane)
CAT 2 Winds of 96 to 110 miles per hour (Hurricane)
CAT 3 Winds of 111 to 130 miles per hour (Hurricane)
CAT 4 Winds of 131 to 155 miles per hour (Hurricane)
CAT 5 Winds greater than 155 miles per hour (Hurricane)
CATEGORY A Debris Removal (Public Assistance)
CATEGORY B Emergency Protective Measures (Public Assistance)
CATEGORY C Road and Bridges (Public Assistance)
CATEGORY D Water control Facilities (Public Assistance)
CATEGORY E Building and Contents (Public Assistance)
CATEGORY F Utilities (Public Assistance)
CATEGORY G Parks, Recreational, Other (Public Assistance)
CAV Community Assistance Visit
CBZ Coastal Building Zone
CCCL Coastal Construction Control Line
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Public Health Service - Federal
CDERA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
CDRG Catastrophic Disaster Response Group
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CEOC County Emergency Operations Center
CEPPO Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CERP Capitol Emergency Response Plan
CERT Community Emergency Response Team / Computer Emergency Response Team
CDT Central Daylight Time
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFO Chief Finance Officer
CFR Code of Federal Regulation
CG Coast Guard
CHHA Coastal High Hazard Area
CHEMTREC Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
Ci Curie
CINC Commander-In-Chief
CINCFOR Commander-In-Chief, Forces Command
CINCLANT Commander-In-Chief, Atlantic Command
CIO Chief Information Officer
CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection
CISD Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
CO Commanding Officer
COBRA Coastal Barriers Resources Act
COG Continuity of Government
CoM Consequence Management
CONUS Continental (or Contiguous) United States
CONUSA Continental United States Army
COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf
Co-SITREP County Situation Report
CP Command Post
CPA Community Program Administrator / Closest Point of Approach
CPC Climate Prediction Center
CPHU County Public Health Unit
CPI Consumer Price Index
CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CrM Crisis Management
CRS Community Rating System
CSBG Community Service Block Grant
CWA County Warning Area
DAE Disaster Assistance Employee
DAP Disaster Assistance Programs
DART Disaster Animal Response Team
DCE Defense Coordinating Element
DCO Defense Coordinating Officer
DCO Defense Coordinating Officer - Dept. Of Defense
Decon Decontamination
DEFCON Defense Condition
DEST Domestic Emergency Support Team - FBI Team
DFCO Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer
DFCO-M Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer for Mitigation
DFO Disaster Field Office - Federal
DFTO Disaster Field Training Office
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services - Federal
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DLS Disaster Legal Services
DMA Department of Military Affairs
DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance Team
DMH Disaster Mental Health
DMHT Disaster Mental Health Team
DMORT Disaster Mortuary Response Team
DOB Duplication of Benefits / Date of Birth
DOD Department of Defense - Federal
DOE Department of Energy - Federal
DOJ Department of Justice - Federal
DOL Department of Labor - Federal
DOMS Director of Military Support - US Army
DOT Department of Transportation - Federal
DP Domestic Preparedness
DPIG Disaster Preparedness Improvement Grant
DRC Disaster Recovery Center
DRM Disaster Recovery Manager
DRO Disaster Recovery Operations
DSCO Deputy State Coordinating Officer
DSO Disaster Safety Officer
DSR Damage Survey Report
DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency
DUA Disaster Unemployment Assistance
DULL SWORD Nuclear Safety Incident
EADB Emergency Authorities Database - Department of Defense
EAL Emergency Action Level
EAM Emergency Action Message
EAS Emergency Alert System (formerly EBS)
EBS Emergency Broadcast System (now EAS)
ECCS Emergency Command and Control System
ECO Emergency Coordinating Officer
EDT Eastern Daylight Time
EEI Elements of Essential Information
EENET Emergency Education Network
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance
EIE Emergency Information Exchange
EM Emergency Management
EMA Emergency Management Agency
EMAC Emergency Management Assistance Compact
EMI Emergency Management Institute
EMP Electromagnetic Pulse
EMPTY QUIVER Theft, seizure, or less of a nuclear weapon or component
EMS Emergency Medical Services
EMT Emergency Medical Technician
EMT-P Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
EMTC Emergency Management Training Center
EMWIN Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
ENC Emergency News Center
ENDEX End of Exercise
ENSO El Nino / Southern Oscillation
EO Executive Order
EOC Emergency Operations Center
EOD Explosive Ordnance
EOF Emergency Operations Facility
EOG Executive Office of the Governor
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act
EPG Emergency Planning Guide
EPI Emergency Public Information
EPLO Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
EPZ Emergency Planning Zone
ERT Emergency Response Team
ERT-A Emergency Response Team - Advance Element - FEMA
ERT-N National Emergency Response Team - FEMA
ESF Emergency Support Function
ESF #1 Transportation Emergency Support Function
ESF #2 Communications Emergency Support Function
ESF #3 Public Works and Engineering Emergency Support Function
ESF #4 Firefighting Emergency Support Function
ESF #5 Information and Planning Emergency Support Function
ESF #6 Mass Care Emergency Support Function
ESF #7 Resource Support Emergency Support Function
ESF #8 Health and Medical Services Emergency Support Function
ESF #9 Search and Rescue Emergency Support Function
ESF #10 Hazardous Materials Emergency Support Function
ESF #11 Food and Water Emergency Support Function
ESF #12 Energy Emergency Support Function
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD Estimated Time of Departure
ETO Exercise Training Officer
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FADED GAINT Nuclear reactor radiological incident/ accident
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FasT Federal Assessment Team - Federal
FAVA/CA Florida Association of Voluntary Agencies for Caribbean Action
FAX Facsimile
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCO Federal Coordinating Officer
FDA Food and Drug Administration - Federal
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERT Federal Emergency Response Team
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FIA Flood Insurance Administration
FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map
FM Frequency Modulation
FMAP Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
FMD Foot and Mouth Disease
FMHO Federal Hazard Mitigation Officer
FNARS Federal National Radio System
FNATS Federal National Teletype System
FNAVS Federal National Voice System
FORSCOM Forces Command
FRERP Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan
FRMAC Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center
FRMAP Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Plan
FRP Federal Response Plan
FS Forest Service
FSA Farm Services Agency
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FTS Federal Telecommunications Service
FY Fiscal Year
FYI For Your Information
GAO General Accounting Office
GAR Governor’s Authorized Representative
GENSET Generator Set
GDIN Global Disaster Information Network
GETS Government Emergency Telephone Service
GIS Geographic Information System
GMT Greenwich Mean Time ( ZULU Time)
GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GPM Gallons Per Minute
GPS Global Positioning System
GR General Revenue
GSA General Services Administration
HAZMAT Hazardous Materials
HAZMIT Hazard Mitigation
HES Hurricane Evacuation Study
HF High Frequency
HF/SSB High Frequency / Single Side Band
HLS Hurricane Local Statement
HLT Hurricane Liaison Team
HM Hazard Mitigation
HMEP Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness
HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - Federal
HMIS Hazardous Materials Information System
HMO Hazard Mitigation Officer
HP Hurricane Program - FEMA
HQ Headquarters
HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army
HQUSACE Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
HRD Hot Ring Down
HRT Hostage Rescue Team
HSO Human Services Officer - Same as a Individual Assistance Officer (IAO).
HTML HyperText Markup Language
HSUS Humane Society of the United States
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development - Federal
HURREVAC Hurricane Evacuation program - FEMA
Hz Hertz
IA Individual Assistance
IACP International Association of Police Chiefs
IAEM International Atomic Energy Agency / International Association of Emergency Managers
IAFC International Association of Fire Chiefs
IAFF International Association of Fire Fighters
IAO Individual Assistance Officer - same as a Human Services Officer (HSO).
IAP Incident Action Plan
IBHS Institute for Business and Home Safety
IC Incident Commander
ICMA International City/County Manager's Association
ICP Incident Command Post
ICS Incident Command System
ID Identification
IEMC Integrated Emergency Management Course
IFG Individual and Family Grant Program
IG Inspector General
IMS Incident Management System
IMT Incident Management Team
INFO Information
INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
IO Infrastructure Officer - same as a Public Assistance Officer (PAO)
IPC Ingestion Pathway County / Initial Point of Contact
IPZ Ingestion Pathway Zone
IR Infrared
IRR Initial Response Resources
IRS Internal Revenue Service
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
IT Information Technology
JCC Joint Coordination Center - Federal
JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff - DOD
JIC Joint Information Center
JTF Joint Task
JSAC Joint State Area Command
KI Potassium Iodide
KSA Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
KSC Kennedy Space Center
KW Kilowatt
LAN Local Area Network
LANDSAT Land Satellite
LBR Legislative Budget Request
LCSO Leon County Sheriffs Association
LD Lethal Dose
LEA Law Enforcement Agency
LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee
LFA Lead Federal Agency
LGR Local Government Radio
LHMO Local Hazard Mitigation Officer
LIHEAP Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program
LMS Local Mitigation Strategy
LNO Liaison Officer
LOG Logistics
LSA Logistical Staging Area
LTR Long Term Redevelopment
MAA Mutual Aid Agreement
MACC Multi-Agency Coordination Center
MACDIS Military Assistance for Civil Disturbances, DOD
MARS Military Affiliated Radio System
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
MEO Managing Emergency Operations
MEOW Maximum Envelope of Wind / Water
MERL Mobile Emergency Radiological Laboratory
MERS Mobile Emergency Response System
MERVS Mobile Emergency Response Vehicles
MET Meteorological / Meteorologist
MHA Multiple Hazard Analysis
MHz Megahertz
MIC Meteorologist In Charge - NWS
MMR Mass Migration Response
MMST Metropolitan Medical Strike
MMRS Metropolitan Medical Response
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOM Maximum of the Maximums
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
mr Millirem
mR milliroentgen
MRE Meals Ready-to-Eat
MSCA Military Support for Civil Authorities
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
MSU Medical Support Unit
MW Megawatt
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAWAS National Warning System
NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
NCEP National Center for Environmental Prediction
NCP National Contingency Plan
NDMS National Disaster Medical System
NECC National Emergency Coordination Center - FEMA
NEMA National Emergency Management Association
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NEST National Emergency Support Team - DOE
NETC National Emergency Training Center - FEMA
NFA National Fire Academy
NFIP National Flood Insurance Program
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NHC National Hurricane Center
NICP Nuclear Incident Contingency Plan - FEMA
NIMS National Incident Management System
NIIMS National Interagency Incident Management System
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOFA Notice of Funding Availability
NOI Notice of Interest
NOV Notice Of Violation
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC National Response Center
NRCS National Resource Conservation Service
NRT National Response Team
NRP National Response Plan
NSEP National Security Emergency Preparedness
NTC National Teleregistration Center
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
NUREG NRC documents reference - Federal
NWR NOAA Weather Radio
NWS National Weather Service
OEM Office of Emergency Management
OIC Officer In Charge
OMB Office of Management and Budget - Federal
OMC Operations Management Consultant
OPCOM Operational Command
OPCON Operational Control
OSC On-Scene Commander
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PA Public Assistance / Public Affairs / Public Address system
PAD Protective Action Decision
PAG Protective Action Guide
PAO Public Assistance Officer - refers to an infrastructure Officer (IO)
PAO Public Affairs Officer
PAR Protection Action Recommendation
PBPB Performance based Program Budgeting
PDA Preliminary Damage Assessment
PDD-39 Presidential Decision Directive 39 - U.S. policy on
PDD-62 COMBATING TERRORISM: PRESIDENTIAL DECISION DIRECTIVE 62
PDD-63 PROTECTING AMERICA'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES: PRESIDENTIAL DECISION DIRECTIVE 63
PfP NATO Partnership for Peace
PIO Public Information Officer
PNP Private Non-Profit
POC Public Officials Conference
POTS Plain Old Telephone System
PSA Public Service Announcement
PSN People with Special Needs
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R Roentgen
RAC Regional Assistance Committee - Federal
RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services
RC Recovery Centers
RCMP Residential Construction Mitigation Program
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
REEF Radiological Emergency Evaluation Facility
REM Roentgen Equivalent Man
REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness
RERO Radiological Emergency Response Operations
RFA Request For Federal Assistance
RFP Request For Proposal / Request For Payment
RIAT Rapid Impact Assessment Team - State
RIS Resource Identification Strategy
RMEC Regional Military Emergency Coordinator
RO Radiological Officer
ROC Regional Operations Center - FEMA
RPM Resource Planning Management
RQ Reportable Quantity
RRC Regional Relief Centers
RRT Radiological Response Team - Federal
RSO Radiation Safety Officer
SA Salvation Army
SALEMDUG State And Local Emergency Management Data Users Group
SAR Search and Rescue
SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act - SARA Title III
SBA Small Business Administration
SCBA Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCEPC Senior Civil Emergency Preparedness Committee - NATO
SCO State Coordinating Officer
SEABEES United States Navy construction battalion
SEOC State Emergency Operations Center
SEP Supplemental Environmental Project
SEPLO State Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
SERC State Emergency Response Commission
SERT State Emergency Response Team
SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area
SHMART State Hazard Mitigation and Recovery Team
SHMO State Hazard Mitigation Officer
SHO State Health Office
SHOESOC State Health Office Emergency Support Operations Center
SIC Code Standard Industrial Classification Code
SITREP Situation Report
SLA State and Local Assistance
SLOSH Sea, Lake and Overland Surges for Hurricanes
SMART Strategic Metropolitan Assistance and Recovery Teams
SMRAP Southern Mutual Radiological Assistance Plan
SNTF Special Needs Task Force
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SOW Scope of Work
SREMAC Southern Regional Emergency Management Assistance Compact
SST Sea Surface Temperature
STARC State Area Command
SWP State Warning Point
TAG Technical Advisory Group / The Adjutant General
TCP Traffic Control Point
TDD Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TDR Technical Data Report
TLD Thermoluminescent Dosimeter
TMI Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
TO Training Officer
TPQ Threshold Planning Quantity
TQM Total Quality Management
TRANSCAER Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response
UHF Ultra High Frequency
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
US United States
USAR Urban Search and Rescue
USA United States Army
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USAF United States Air Force
USCG United States Coast Guard
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS United States Geological Service
USMC United States Marine Corps
USMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve
USMM United States Merchant Marine
USN United States Navy
VA Veterans Administration - Federal
VHF Very High Frequency
VOAD Volunteer Organizations and Donations
VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal
V-Zone Coastal High Hazard Area
WATS Wide Area Telephone Service
WCM Warning Coordination Meteorologist - NWS
WHO World Health Organization
WMD Water Management District
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WRSAME Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoder
WSO Weather Service Office
WSFO Weather Service Forecast Office
WWW World Wide Web
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Y2K Year 2000
Zulu Universal Coordinated Time
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