ACP Area Contingency Plan
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APIO Assistant Point of Contact
ASPR Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
BEOC Business Emergency Operations Centers
CAA Clean Air Act
CAFE Chemical Aquatic Fate and Effects
CAMEO Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations
CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CERC Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CERT Community Emergency Response Teams
CHEMM Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management
ChemSTEER Chemical Screening Tool for Exposures and Environmental Releases
CIDRAP Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
CISA Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
CLU-IN Clean-up Information
CMAD Consequence Management Advisory Division
CMCU Consequence Management Coordination Unit
COG Continuity of Government
CONOPS Concept of Operations
COOP Continuity of Operations
COSS Chemical Operations Support Specialist
CWA Chemical Warfare Agent
CWA Clean Water Act
DEFRA Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
DEST Domestic Emergency Support Team
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance Team
DMORT Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
DNU Do Not Use
DOD Department of Defense
DOT Department of Transportation
DPMU Disaster Portable Morgue Unit
DRC Disaster Recovery Unit
DSSCA Defense Support of Civil Authorities
DSTL Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
D-SNAP Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency
EAO External Affairs Officer
EAS Emergency Alert System
EEI Essential Elements of Information
E-FAST Exposure and Fate Assessment Screening Tool
EMAC Emergency Management Assistance Compact
EMS Emergency Management System
EOC Emergency Operations Centers
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
EPI Estimation Program Interface
EPICode Emergency Prediction Information Code
EpiX Epidemic Information Exchange
ERHMS Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance
ERMA Environmental Response Management Application
ESF Emergency Support Function
ESI Environmental Sensitivity Index
FAC Family Assistance Center
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigations
FCO Federal Coordinating Officer
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIC Family Information Centers
FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FIOP Federal Interagency Operational Plan
FMS Federal Medical Station
FSC Family Support Center
FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
FOSC Federal On-Scene Coordinator
FRC Family Reception Center
FRC Federal Response Coordinator
GI Gastrointestinal
GNOME General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment
HazMat Hazardous Material
HAZUS-MH Hazards – United States (Multi-Hazard)
HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Worker Protection
HCC Health Care Coalition
HCS Hazard Communications Standards
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIFLD Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HPAC Hazard Prediction & Assessment Capability
HPP Hospital Preparedness Program
HYSPLIT Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory
IAPPG Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide
IC Incident Commander
ICS Incident Command System
ICIS Integrated Compliance Information System
ICLN Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks
ICP Incident Command Post
ICWater Incident Command Tool for Protecting Drinking Water
IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
IIOAC Integrated Indoor-Outdoor Air Calculator
IMAAC Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center
IMAT Incident Management Assistance Team
IPAWS Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
JFP Joint Field Office
JIC Joint Information Center
KPF Key Planning Factor
LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee
LFA Lead Federal Agency
LGR Local Government Reimbursements
LUA License Use Agreement
LVA Low-Volatility Agent
MAC Group Multiagency Coordination Group
MCM Medical Countermeasure
MPRSA Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOD Ministry of Defence
MoDI Modeling and Data Inventory
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MRC Medical Reserve Corps
NAHSS National Animal Health Surveillance System
NARAC National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center
NCP National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
NDMS National Disaster Medical System
NDRF National Disaster Recovery Framework
NEI National Emissions Inventory
NSSE National Special Security Event
NEFA National Fire Protection Association
NG National Guard
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NIC National Incident Commander
NIMS National Incident Management System
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NJIC National Joint Information Center
NMRT National Medical Response Teams
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPDS National Poison Data System
NPFC National Pollution Funds Center
NPI Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention
NPL National Priorities List
NRC National Response Center
NRCC National Response Coordination Center
NRF National Response Framework
NRP National Residue Program
NRS National Response System
NRT National Response Team
NVRT National Veterinary Response Team
NVS National Veterinary Stockpile
OCIA Oil/Chemical Incident Annex
OET Office of Emerging Threats (OET)
OPA Oil Pollution Act
OSC On-Scene Coordinator
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSLTF Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
PAO Public Affairs Officers
PCI Permit Compliance System
PID Photo Ionization Detector
PIO Public Information Officer
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPD Presidential Policy Directive
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PSA Public Service Announcement
PSA Protective Security Advisor (CISA)
PSAP Public Safety Answering Point
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
QSAR Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
QUIC Quick Urban & Industrial Complex
RAO Remedial Action Objective
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RDF Rapid Deployment Force
RedDOG Readiness and Deployment Operations Group
RHRC Regional Hub Reception Center
RMP Risk Management Program
RSEI Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators
RP Responsible Party
RRCC Regional Response Coordination Center
RRT Regional Response Team
RSF Recovery Support Function
SAO Senior Agency Official
SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SDS Safety Data Sheet
SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act
SENSOR Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risk
SERC State Emergency Response Commission
SHARC System for Hazard Assessment of Released Chemicals
SLTT State, Local, Tribal, Territorial
SME Subject Matter Expert
SNS Strategic National Stockpile
SONS Spill of National Significance
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SPR Stakeholder Preparedness Review
TCCT Trauma and Critical Care Teams
TEPC Tribal Emergency Planning Committees
TERC Tribal Emergency Response Commissions
THIRA Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
TIC Toxic Industrial Chemical
TIM Toxic Industrial Material
TPQ Threshold Planning Quantity
TRI Toxic Release Inventory
TSA Transitional Sheltering Assistance
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act
TSDF Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
UC Unified Command
UCG Unified Coordination Group
USCG U.S. Coast Guard
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USG United States Government
USPHS U.S. Public Health Service
VIC Victim Information Center Teams
VIP Victim Identification Program
VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
VOC Volatile Organic Compound
WEA Wireless Emergency Alert
WISER Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
WMD Weapon of Mass Destruction
WMD-CST Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team
WMDSG Weapons of Mass Destruction Strategic Group