Appendix C - List of Acronyms

AAR	After Action Review
ABA	American Bus Association
AHRQ	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
APHIS	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ARC	American Red Cross
ARS	Agricultural Research Service
ASD (HD)	Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland Defense
ATF	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
ATF SRT	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Response Team
AUSA	Assistant United States Attorney
BENS	Business Executives for National Security
BIA	Bureau of Indian Affairs
BLM	Bureau of Land Management
BRT	Business Round Table
C3I	Command, Control, Communications, Information
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CERT	Community Emergency Response Team
CIS	Catastrophic Incident Supplement
CLO	Chief Logistics Officer
CNGB	Chief of the National Guard Bureau
CONOPS	Concept of Operations
COOP	Continuity of Operations
CRWG	Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Review Working Group
CSG	Counterterrorism Security Group
CST	Civil Support Team
BEA	Bureau of Economic Analysis
DART	Disaster Assistance Response Team
DHS	Department of Homeland Security
DMAT	Disaster Medical Assistance Team
DMORT	Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
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
DOL/OSHA	Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
DOS	Department of State
DOT	Department of Transportation
DPMU	Disaster Portable Morgue Unit
DRC	Disaster Recovery Center
DRG	Disaster Response Group
DUSM	Deputy United States Marshal
EAS	Emergency Alert System
EBS	Emergency Broadcast System
EHR	Electronic Health Records
EOC	Emergency Operations Center
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EMAC	Emergency Management Assistance Compact
EMS	Emergency Medical Services
ERT	Emergency Response Team
ERT-A	Emergency Response Team-Advanced
ERT-N	Emergency Response Team-National
ESF	Emergency Support Function
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FCO	Federal Coordinating Officer
FNS	Food and Nutrition Service
FPS	Federal Protection Service
FRP	Federal Response Plan
FSA	Farm Service Agency
HHS	Department of Health and Human Services
HHS SERT	Health and Human Services Secretary’s Emergency Response Teams
HLT	Hurricane Liaison Team
HSC	Homeland Security Council
HSOC	Homeland Security Operations Center
HSPD	Homeland Security Presidential Directive
HUD	Department of Housing and Urban Development
ICE	Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICS	Incident Command System
IIMG	Interagency Incident Management Group
IMT	Incident Management Team
INS	Incident of National Significance
IRA	Immediate Response Authority
IRS	Internal Revenue Services
JFHQ-State	Joint Force Headquarters-State
JFO	Joint Field Office
JIC	Joint Information Center
JTF-Katrina	Joint Task Force-Katrina
JTF-State	Joint Task Force-State
LECC	Law Enforcement Coordination Center
LSU	Louisiana State University
LTG	Lieutenant General
MERS	Mobile Emergency Response System
MOB center	Mobilization center
MRC	Medical Reserve Corps
MRE	Meals-Ready-To-Eat
NASAR	National Association of Search and Rescue
NCC	National Coordinating Center
NCS	National Communications System
NDMS	National Disaster Medical System
NEEP	National Exercise and Evaluation Program
NEMA	National Emergency Management Association
NEP	National Exercise Program
NGA	National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
NGB	National Guard Bureau
NGO	Non-Governmental Organization
NHC	National Hurricane Center
NHSU	National Homeland Security University
NICCL	National Incident Communications Conference Line
NIFC	National Interagency Fire Center
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIMS	National Incident Management System
NIPP	National Infrastructure Protection Plan
NISAC	National Infrastructure Simulation & Analysis Center
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOC	National Operations Center
NOFD	New Orleans Fire Department
NOPD	New Orleans Police Department
NPG	National Preparedness Goal
NPS	National Park Service
NRCC	National Response Coordination Center
NRP	National Response Plan
NRP-CIS	National Response Plan Catastrophic Incident Supplement
NSA	National Security Agency
NSC	National Security Council
NS/EP	National Security and Emergency Preparedness
NTIA	National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NVOAD	National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
NWR	NOAA Weather Radio
NWS	National Weather Services
OFDA	Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OSD-HD	Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense
OSM	Office of Surface Mining
OSTP	Office of Science and Technology Policy
PAO	Public Affairs Office
PAO	Public Affairs Official
PFO	Principal Federal Officer
PHS	Public Health Service
RAMP	Remedial Action Management Program
RRCC	Regional Response Coordination Center
RSOI	Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration
SAR	Search and Rescue
SCRAG	Senior Civilian Representative of the Attorney General
SES	Senior Executive Service
SFLEO	Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official
SIMCEN	National Exercise Simulation Center
SLO	State Liaison Officer
SNS	Strategic National Stockpile
SOE	Senior Official Exercise
SOP	Standard Operational Procedures
SSA	Social Security Administration
STA	Special Temporary Authority
SWAT	Special Weapons and Training
TAG	Adjutant General
TCC	Traffic Control Center
TCL	Target Capabilities List
TELL	Office of Training, Exercises, and Lessons Learned
TPC	Tropical Prediction Center
TSA	Transportation Security Administration
USACE	United States Army Corps of Engineers
USAID	United States Agency for International Development
USCG	United States Coast Guard
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture
USFS	United States Forest Service
USJFCOM	United States Joint Forces Command
USMS	Unites States Marshals Service
USNORTHCOM	United States Northern Command
USPACOM	United States Pacific Command
USSOUTHCOM	United States Southern Command
USSTRATCOM	United States Strategic Command
USTRANSCOM	United States Transportation Command
US&R	Urban Search and Rescue
VOAD	Volunteer Organizations Active in a Disaster
VA	Department of Veteran Affairs
VADM	Vice Admiral