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Appendix C - Acronyms

Appendix C

Acronyms

AAR After Action Review

ARC American Red Cross

BEP Building Emergency Plan

BIT Behavioral Intervention Team

BW Building Warden

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

EHS Environmental Health and Safety

EMC Emergency Management Coordinator

EMP Emergency Management Plan

EMS Emergency Medical Services

EMT Emergency Management Team

EOC Emergency Operations Center

EPI Emergency Public Information

ESF Emergency Support Function

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FRERP Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan Hazmat Hazardous Material

HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

IC Incident Commander

ICP Incident Command Post

ICS Incident Command System

ICT Incident Command Team

LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee

LLEA Local Law Enforcement Agency

NIMS National Incident Management System

NRC National Response Center

NRT National Response Team

NWS National Weather Service

OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration

OSIC On-scene Incident Commander

PIO Public Information Officer

QI Qualified Individual

RRT Regional Response Team (Federal)

SERC State Emergency Response Commission

SOPs Standard Operating Procedures

SOSC State On-scene Coordinator

TSA The Salvation Army

UPD University Police Department