| A |
| AADPA |
Assistant Associate Director for Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs |
| AE |
Aeromedical Evacuation |
| AEC |
Agency Emergency Coordinators |
| AECE |
Aeromedical Evacuation Control Element |
| AES |
Aeromedical Evacuation System |
| ALCC |
Airlift Control Center |
| AMC |
Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force |
| AMS |
Aerial Measuring System |
| APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Previously part of the Agriculture Department, now part of BTS) |
| AOC |
Army Operations Center, Pentagon |
| ARC |
American Red Cross |
| ARES |
Amateur Radio Emergency Services |
| ARRL |
American Radio Relay League |
| AUTODIN |
Automatic Digital Network |
| AUTOVON |
Automatic Voice Network |
| C |
| CAT |
Crisis Action Team (located at DHS headquarters) |
| CBP |
Customer and Border Protection (part of DHS) |
| CCC |
Commodity Credit Corporation |
| CCP |
Casualty Collection Point |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Public Health Service |
| CDRG |
Catastrophic Disaster Response Group |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIAO |
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (Previously part of the Commerce Department, now part of IAIP) |
| CINC |
Commander-In-Chief |
| CMT |
Crisis Management Team |
| COG |
Continuity of Government |
| CONPLAN |
U.S. Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan |
| CONUS |
Continental United States |
| CONUSA |
Continental United States Army |
| COOP |
Continuity of Operations |
| CRC |
Crisis Response Cell |
| CSEPP |
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program |
| CWA |
Clean Water Act |
| D |
| DAE |
Disaster Assistance Employee (also called SAE for Stafford Act Employee) |
| DCO |
Defense Coordinating Officer |
| DEST |
Domestic Emergency Support Team (specialized interagency team with crisis and consequence management components) |
| DFO |
Disaster Field Office |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DISC |
Disaster Information Systems Clearinghouse |
| DMAT |
Disaster Medical Assistance Team; now part of FEMA |
| DMORT |
Disaster Mortuary Assistant Team; now part of FEMA |
| DOC |
Department of Commerce |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DOEd |
Department of Education |
| DOI |
Department of the Interior |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice |
| DOL |
Department of Labor |
| DOMS |
Directorate of Military Support, Department
of Defense |
| DOS |
Department of State |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DRC |
Disaster Recovery Center |
| DWI |
Disaster Welfare Inquiry |
| E |
| EA |
Office of Energy Assurance (Previously part of the Energy Department, now part of IAIP) |
| EC |
Emergency Coordinator |
| ECS |
Emergency Communications Staff |
| EEI |
Essential Elements of Information |
| EICC |
Emergency Information and Coordination Center |
| EMI |
Emergency Management Institute (in Emmitsburg, Md.) |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Service |
| EO |
Executive Order |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| EP&R |
Emergency Preparedness and Response (FEMA; Branch of DHS) |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERB |
Economic Resources Board |
| ERT |
Emergency Response Team (sent to disasters) |
| ERT-A |
Advance Element of the Emergency Response Team |
| ESF |
Emergency Support Function (located in the EST; includes staff members of Federal Response Plan participants) |
| EST |
Emergency Support Team (located in FEMA headquarters) |
| F |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAX |
Facsimile |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| FCO |
Federal Coordinating Officer |
| FedCIRC |
Federal Computer Incident Response Center (Previously part of GSA, now part of IAIP) |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FERC |
FEMA Emergency Response Capability |
| FESC |
Federal Emergency Support Coordinator |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
| FLETC |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (Previously part of the Treasury Department, now part of BTS) |
| FNS |
Food and Nutrition Services |
| FOC |
FEMA Operations Center |
| FOUO |
For Official Use Only |
| FPS |
Federal Protective Service (Previously part of GSA, now part of BTS) |
| FRERP |
Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan |
| FRMAC |
Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (part of NIRT; focuses on radiological consequence management) |
| FRN |
FEMA Radio Network |
| FRP |
Federal Response Plan (Plan that includes multiple federal agencies under FEMA's oversight to respond to presidentially declared disasters; now called the NRP) |
| FSS |
Federal Supply Service |
| FTS |
Federal Telecommunications Systems |
| H |
| HF |
High Frequency |
| HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| HLT |
Hurricane Liaison Team (FEMA staff who join with NOAA staff and others during hurricane events) |
| HMGP |
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program |
| HQDA |
Headquarters, Department of the Army |
| HSC |
Homeland Security Council |
| HSPD |
Homeland Security Presidential Directive |
| HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| HWC |
Health and Welfare Canada |
| I |
| IA |
Individual Assistance (federal disaster aid to individuals and families) |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IAIP |
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (Branch of DHS) |
| IC |
Incident Commander |
| ICAP |
Incident Communications Action Plan |
| ICC |
Interstate Commerce Commission |
| ICE |
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (part of DHS) |
| ICS |
Incident Command System |
| IEA |
International Energy Agency |
| IMT |
Incident Management Team (designed to operate within the National Incident Management System) |
| IOF |
Interim Operating Facility |
| IPFO |
Interim Principle Federal Official |
| IRMS |
Information Resources Management Service |
| IST |
Incident Support Team |
| N |
| NAC |
Nebraska Avenue Complex (location of DHS headquarters) |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NCC |
National Coordinating Center |
| NCP |
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan |
| NCS |
National Communications System (Previously part of the Defense Department, now part of IAIP) |
| NCSP |
National Communications Support Plan |
| NDMOC |
National Disaster Medical Operations Center |
| NDMS |
National Disaster Medical System |
| NECC |
National Emergency Coordination Center (located at Emmitburg, Md.) |
| NEIS |
National Earthquake Information Service |
| NEST |
Nuclear Emergency Support Team (umbrella term that covers four different NIRT teams) |
| NFDA |
National Flood Determination Association |
| NFIP |
National Flood Insurance Program (overseen by FEMA) |
| NGB |
National Guard Bureau |
| NICC |
National Interagency Coordination Center |
| NIEOC |
Located on the mezzanine level of FEMA headquarters; includes the EST and other disaster activities |
| NIFCC |
National Interagency Fire Coordination Center, U.S.
Forest Service |
| NIMH |
National Institutes of Mental Health |
| NIMS |
National Incident Management System (a nationwide approach for federal, state, and local governments to work together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity) |
| NIRT |
Nuclear Incident Response Team (operationally controlled by DHS; resides in the Department of Energy |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NORAD |
North American Aerospace Defense Command |
| NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NRP |
National Response Plan (replaces the FRP) |
| NRT |
National Response Team |
| NSEP |
National Security Emergency Preparedness |
| NSF |
National Strike Force |
| NTAC |
United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center |
| NTIA |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
| NTSP |
National Telecommunications Support Plan |
| NVOAD |
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (includes the American Red Cross and Salvation Army) |
| NWS |
National Weather Service |
| NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| O |
| ODP |
Office of Domestic Preparedness (Previously part of the Department of Justice, now part of BTS) |
| OEP |
Office of Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Public Health Service |
| OET |
Office of Emergency Transportation |
| OFDA |
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance |
| OIA |
Office of International Affairs (part of DHS) |
| OLA |
Office of Legislative Affairs |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| ONP |
Office of National Preparedness (FEMA) |
| OPA |
Oil Pollution Act |
| OPM |
Office of Personnel Management |
| OPSEC |
Operational Security |
| OSC |
On-Scene Coordinator |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSTP |
Office of Science Technology Policy |
| R |
| RACES |
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services |
| RAP |
Radiological Assistance Program (part of NIRT; provides first response capability) |
| RCP |
Regional Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan |
| RD |
Regional Director |
| RDD |
Radiological Dispersal Devise |
| REACT |
Radio Emergency Associated Communication Team |
| REC |
Regional Emergency Coordinator |
| ROC |
Regional Operations Center |
| RSS |
Remote Storage Sites (located in the Caribbean and Pacific to ensure readiness and "just in time" logistics for disaster responders; TLCs are in the continental U.S.) |
| S |
| S&T |
Science and Technology Directorate (Branch of DHS) |
| SAC |
Special Agency in Charge |
| SAE |
Stafford Act Employee (also known as DAE) |
| SAR |
Search and Rescue |
| SARA |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SBA |
Small Business Administration (provides disaster assistance along with FEMA) |
| SCO |
State Coordinating Officer |
| SIOC |
Strategic Information and Operations Center (an FBI resource) |
| SITREP |
Situation Report |
| SLPS |
State and Local Programs and Support Directorate (FEMA) |
| SNS |
Strategic National Stockpile (pharmaceuticals and medical supplies ready for deployment) |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
