AE	Aeromedical Evacuation
AEC	Agency Emergency Coordinator
AECC	Aeromedical Evacuation Control Center
AECE	Aeromedical Evacuation Control Element
AECM	Aeromedical Evacuation Crew Member
AELT	Aeromedical Evacuation Liaison Team
AID	Agency for International Development
ALC	Agency Logistics Center
AMC	Air Mobility Command
AMTA	Agricultural Marketing Transition Act
AOC	Army Operations Center
ARAC	Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability
ARC	American Red Cross
ASH	Assistant Secretary for Health
AWD	Available Without Declaration
B&I	Business and Industrial Loan Program
C/B	Chemical/Biological
CAP	Civil Air Patrol
CAR	Congressional Affairs Representative
CC	Coordination Center
CCP	Casualty Collection Point
CCP	Crisis Counseling  Assistance and Training Program
CDBG	Community Development Block Grant
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDRG	Catastrophic Disaster Response Group
CEPPO	Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CINCLANT	Commander-in-Chief Atlantic
CINCPAC	Commander-in-Chief Pacific
CLO	Congressional Liaison Officer
CMC	Crisis Management Center
CNS	Corporation for National Service
CONUS	Continental United States
CPD	Community Planning and Development
CR	Community Relations
CRO	Congressional Relations Officer
CRP	Conservation Reserve Program
CWA	Clean Water Act
DAE	Disaster Assistance Employee
DALO	Disaster Area Liaison Officer
DASHO	Designated Agency Safety and Health Official
DCE	Defense Coordinating Element
DCLO	Deputy Congressional Liaison Officer
DCO	Defense Coordinating Officer
DEST	Domestic Emergency Support Team
DFC	Disaster Finance Center
DFCO-M	Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer for Mitigation
DFO	Disaster Field Office
DISC	Disaster Information Systems Clearinghouse
DLA	Defense Logistics Agency
DMAT	Disaster Medical Assistance Team
DMORT	Disaster Mortuary Team
DOC	Department of Commerce
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
DOMS	Director of Military Support
DOS	Department of State
DOS-A/DCP	Department of State, Office of Diplomatic Contingency Programs
DOT	Department of Transportation
DRC	Disaster Recovery Center
DRF	Disaster Relief Fund
DRM	Disaster Recovery Manager
DRSF	Disaster Response Support Facilities
DSO	Disaster Safety Officer
DTMS	Disaster Transportation Management System
DUA	Disaster Unemployment Assistance
DWI	Disaster Welfare Information
EC	Emergency Coordinator
ECS	Emergency Communications Staff
ECWAG	Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
EDA	Economic Development Administration
EEI	Essential Element of Information
EICC	Emergency Information and Coordination Center
EIDL	Economic Injury Disaster Loans
EM	Emergency Management
EMRT	Emergency Medical Response Team
EMS	Emergency Medical Service
EMT	Emergency Management Team
EMWIN	Emergency Managers’ Weather Information Network
E.O.	Executive Order
EOC	Emergency Operations Center
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPLO	Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
ERL	Environmental Research Laboratories
ERT	Emergency Response Team
ERT	Environmental Response Team
ERT-A	Emergency Response Team — Advance Element
ERT-N	National Emergency Response Team
ESF	Emergency Support Function
ESFLG	Emergency Support Function Leaders Group
ESP	Electric Service Priority
EST	Emergency Support Team
EWP	Emergency Watershed Protection
FAO	Federal Approving Official
FAR	Federal Acquisition Regulation
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCC	Federal Communications Commission
FCC	Federal Coordinating Center
FCO	Federal Coordinating Officer
FDIC	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FECC	Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FESC	Federal Emergency Support Coordinator
FHWA	Federal Highway Administration
FNS	Food and Nutrition Service
FORSCOM	Forces Command
FRERP	Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan
FRMAC	Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center
FRP	Federal Response Plan
FS	Forest Service
FSA	Farm Service Agency
FTS	Federal Telecommunications Service
GAO	Government Accounting Office
GAR	Governor’s Authorized Representative
GIS	Geographic Information System
GPMRC	Global Patient Movement Requirements Center
GSA	General Services Administration
HHS	Department of Health and Human Services
HMGP	Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
HQ	Headquarters
HQAMC	Headquarters Air Mobility Command
HQUSACE	Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
HQUSAF	Headquarters U.S. Air Force
HSO	Human Services Officer
HUD	Department of Housing and Urban Development
ICS	Incident Command System
ICU	Information Coordination Unit
IFG	Individual and Family Grant
IMA	Individual Mobilization Augmentee
IRR	Initial Response Resources
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
IRT	Initial Response Team
IST	Incident Support Team
IST-A	Incident Support Team — Advance Element
J-4/JCS	Medical Readiness Division, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
JIC	Joint Information Center
JOC	Joint Operations Center
JPMT	Joint Patient Movement Team
JRMPO	Joint Regional Medical Planning Office
JTF	Joint Task Force
JTPA	Job Training Partnership Act
JTRB	Joint Telecommunications Resources Board
LFA	Lead Federal Agency
LIMS	Logistics Information Management System
MA	Mission Assignment
MAC	Mapping and Analysis Center
MAC	Mission Assignment Coordinator
MASF	Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility
MATTS	Mobile Air Transportable Telecommunications System
MCC	Movement Coordination Center
MERRT	Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team
MERS	Mobile Emergency Response Support
MOA	Memorandum of Agreement
MOC	MERS Operations Center
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MREs	Meals-Ready-to-Eat
MSCA	Military Support to Civil Authority
MSU	Management Support Unit
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCC	National Coordinating Center
NCP	National Contingency Plan
NCS	National Communications System
NCS/DISA-GOSC	NCS/Defense Information Systems Agency-Global Operations Security Center
NCSRM	NCS Regional Manager
NDMS	National Disaster Medical System
NECC	National Emergency Coordination Center
NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act
NFIP	National Flood Insurance Program
NGB	National Guard Bureau
NICC	National Interagency Coordination Center
NIFC	National Interagency Fire Center
NIMA	National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOS	National Ocean Service
N/P	Not Provided
NPSC	National Processing Service Center
NRC	National Response Center
NRC	Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRCS	Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRS	National Oil and Hazardous Substances Response System
NRT	National Response Team
NS/EP	National Security/Emergency Preparedness
NSC	National Security Council
NSF	National Strike Force
NTSP	National Telecommunications Support Plan
NVOAD	National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
NWR	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio
NWS	National Weather Service
OC	Operations Center
OCHAMPUS	Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
OCONUS	Outside the Continental United States
OEP	Office of Emergency Preparedness
OET	Office of Emergency Transportation
OFM	Office of Financial Management
OIG	Office of Inspector General
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OPA	Oil Pollution Act
OPAC	On-Line Payment and Collection System
OPHS	Office of Public Health and Science
OPM	Office of Personnel Management
OSC	On-Scene Commander
OSC	On-Scene Coordinator
OSC	Operations Support Center
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSTP	Office of Science and Technology Policy
PAO	Public Affairs Officer
PBS	Public Buildings Service
PD	Presidential Declaration
PDA	Preliminary Damage Assessment
PDASH	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
PDD	Presidential Decision Directive
PMS	Payments Management System
PNP	Private Nonprofit
POA	Point of Arrival
POC	Point of Contact
POD	Point of Departure
PPE	Personal Protective Equipment
PRA	Patient Reporting Activity
RAP	Radiological Assistance Program
RC&D	Resource Conservation and Development
RCP	Region Oil and Hazardous Pollution Contingency Plan
RD	Regional Director
REAC/TS	Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site
REC	Regional Emergency Coordinator
RECP	Regional Emergency Services Communications Planner
REP	Regional Evacuation Point
REPLO	Regional Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
RERT	Radiological Emergency Response Team
RETCO	Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator
RFA	Request for Federal Assistance
RHA	Regional Health Administrator
RHS	Rural Housing Service
RIC	Reconstruction Information Center
RISC	Regional Interagency Steering Committee
RMA	Risk Management Agency
ROC	Regional Operations Center
RR	Response and Recovery
RRIS	Rapid Response Information System
RRT	Regional Response Team
RSPA	Research and Special Programs Administration
RTF	Response Task Force
RUS	Rural Utilities Service
SA	Supplemental Appropriation
SARA	Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SBA	Small Business Administration
SCO	State Coordinating Officer
SIOC	Strategic Information and Operations Center
SITREP	Situation Report
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
SSA	Social Security Administration
SSC	Scientific Support Coordinator
STOLS	System to Locate Survivors
SUPSALV	Supervisor of Salvage and Diving
TAES	Tactical Aeromedical Evacuation System
TIMACS	Telecommunications Information Management and Control System
TLC	Territory Logistics Center
TPFDD	Time-Phased Force and Deployment Data
TPFDL	Time-Phased Force and Deployment List
TREAS	Department of the Treasury
TSP	Telecommunications Service Priority
TVA	Tennessee Valley Authority
UC	Unified Command
U.S.	United States
U.S.C.	U.S. Code
US&R	Urban Search and Rescue
USACE	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USACOM	U.S. Atlantic Command
USCG	U.S. Coast Guard
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
USPACOM	U.S. Pacific Command
USPS	U.S. Postal Service
USSOUTHCOM	U.S. Southern Command
USTRANSCOM	U.S. Transportation Command
VA	Department of Veterans Affairs
VAL	Voluntary Agency Liaison
VIP	Very Important Person
VISTA	Volunteers in Service to America
VOAD	Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
VOLAG	Voluntary Agency
WMD	Weapon of Mass Destruction