Appendix 2 - Acronyms

Appendix 2 – List of Acronyms

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AAR After Action Report

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services

CERT Community Emergency Response Team

CFO Chief Financial Officer

CR Community Relations

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DMME Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy

DOC Department Operations Center

DRC Disaster Recovery Center

DSCO Deputy State Coordinating Officer

DRM Disaster Recovery Manager

EAS Emergency Alert System

EOC Emergency Operations Center

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ERRT Emergency Response & Recovery Team

ERT-A Emergency Response Team – Advance Element

ESF Emergency Support Function

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FCO Federal Coordinating Officer

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

ICS Incident Command System

JFO Joint Field Office

JIC Joint Information Center

JMU James Madison University

MACC Multi-agency Command Center

MOA Memorandum of Agreement

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

NAWAS National Warning System

NCR National Capital Region

NGO Nongovernmental Organization

NIMS National Incident Management System

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRF National Response Framework

NWS National Weather Service

PDA Preliminary Damage Assessment

PIO Public Information Officer

POC Point of Contact

RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services

SAR Search and Rescue

SCC State Corporation Commission

SOP Standard Operating Procedures

USACE U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

USCG U. S. Coast Guard

USDA U. S. Department of Agriculture

VEOC Virginia EOC

VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

VVOAD Virginia VOAD

WAWAS Washington Area Warning System

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction