Appendix 2 - Acronyms
- Wayne Martin
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