| ARC
|
American
Red Cross |
| CAP |
Civil
Air Patrol is a volunteer civilian Air Force group
responsible for search and rescue, aerial radiological
monitoring, and other activities as requested by
the State. |
| CEM |
Comprehensive
Emergency Management offers a framework for organizing
and managing emergency protection efforts. There
are four phases-mitigation, preparedness, response,
and recovery-in the all-hazards approach. |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980-"Superfund" Act. |
| CFR |
Code
of Federal Regulations |
| COE |
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers |
| DRC |
Disaster
Recovery Center is a one-step center for disaster
victims to apply for assistance from many various
State and Federal agencies, as well as private groups. |
| DFO |
Disaster
Field Office is an administrative office established
at the scene of a presidentially declared disaster. |
| DISASTER |
A
dangerous event that causes significant human and
economic loss and demands a crisis response beyond
the scope of any single agency or service such as
the fire department or police. In legal terms, a
disaster requires resources beyond those available
locally. |
| DOD |
Department
of Defense (U.S.) |
| DOE |
Department
of Energy (U.S.) provides technical assistance,
equipment, and personnel to State government in
the event of a major Radiological Emergency. |
| DOT |
Department
of Transportation (U.S.) |
| DSC |
Disaster
Service Center is a facility in which disaster victims
can obtain further assistance with their application
preparation by meeting with a representative from
IFG. |
| EAS |
Emergency
Alert System is a communication and warning system
set up by the Federal government in order for emergency
messages to be broadcast via radio and TV stations. |
| EMERGENCY |
A
dangerous event similar to a disaster, but which
can be controlled within the scope of local resources. |
| EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT |
Organized
analysis, planning, decision-making, and assignment
of available resources to mitigate, prepare for,
respond to, and recover from the effects of all
hazards. |
| EMI
FEMA's |
Emergency
Management Institute is part of National Emergency
Training Center, where emergency program managers,
their staff, and other emergency management personnel
can attend resident courses in emergency management.
It is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. |
| EMT |
Emergency
Medical Technician |
| EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency (U.S.) |
| EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR |
The
individual who has day-to-day responsibility for
coordinating all aspects of a jurisdiction's mitigation,
preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities. |
| EOC |
Emergency
Operating Center is a centralized location where
direction and control information collection is
evaluated and displayed, where coordination among
response agencies takes place, and resources are
managed. It also is a Federally funded, State administered
program for State and local subdivisions. It provides
50% reimbursement funds to develop EOCs to the minimum
Federal standards. |
| EOP |
Emergency
Operation Plan |
| EMERGENCY
SUPPORT SERVICES |
The
departments of local government that have the capability
to respond to emergencies twenty-four hours a day. |
| FCO |
Federal
Coordinating Officer is a person in charge of coordinating
all Federal agencies and their programs at the DFO
(Disaster Field Office). It is usually someone appointed
by the President in the affected region. |
| FEMA |
Federal
Emergency Management Agency is an agency that consolidated
emergency agencies and functions into one organization
in 1979. It provides technical advice, funding,
and program management for State and local emergency
management agencies. |
| FIA |
Federal
Insurance Administration, the component of FEMA
that administers the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP). |
| GAR |
Governors'
Authorized Representative |
| HAZARD |
A
dangerous event or circumstance that may or may
not lead to an emergency or disaster. |
| HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION |
A
review of hazards and of locations and conditions
associated with hazards in a particular area. |
| HAZARD
PROBABILITY |
The
estimated likelihood that a hazard will occur in
a particular area. |
| HAZMAT |
Hazardous
Material |
| IA |
Individual
Assistance |
| IEMS |
Integrated
Emergency Management System is the application of
the CEM concept. It refers to the program which
integrates or incorporates all available resources
for the full range of hazards and the full range
of functions related to the four phases of emergency
management. |
| IFGP |
Individual
Family Grant Program is administered by SEMA and
the Department of Social Services to provide relief
assistance to disaster victims following a presidentially
declared disaster. |
| JIC |
Joint
Information Center is a centralized facility to
coordinate briefings to the news media by representatives
of key response organizations in a disaster or emergency. |
| LEOP |
Local
Emergency Operation Plan |
| LEPC |
Local
Emergency Planning Committee |
| NAWAS |
National
Warning System is a land line (hard wire) network
for transmitting and receiving emergency information
to Federal, State, and local agencies who have NAWAS
drops (phone). It was designed specifically for
warning in the event of national emergency; now
it is used in transmitting and receiving other emergency
information such as severe weather. |
| NEMA |
National
Emergency Management Association is a national association
of State Emergency Management Directors.
NETC National Emergency Training Center is located
in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and houses the Emergency
Management Institute and the National Fire Academy. |
| NFA |
National
Fire Academy is located at the NETC and is a part
of FEMA. The academy designs courses primarily for
fire service personnel, offering some as part of
its resident program, and also has a field training
program. |
| NFIP |
National
Flood Insurance Program includes flood insurance
and floodplain management programs administered
by FEMA. |
| NGA |
National
Governors' Association is an association of State
governors who assist FEMA in identifying laws and
regulations relating to natural, technological,
peace-time, or attack emergencies. This association
initiated the CEM concept, which was accepted by
FEMA in 1979 as policy. |
| NJOEM |
New
Jersey Office of Emergency Management |
| NOAA |
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administers
scientific and research programs related to oceans
and atmospheric conditions, specifically related
to climatology and weather phenomena. |
| NRC |
Nuclear
Regulatory Commission is a Federal agency that regulates
and enforces peacetime nuclear laws, materials,
and power plants, etc. |
| NWS |
National
Weather Service is an agency that provides population
information regarding weather phenomena, especially
in the area of forecasting. |
| OEM |
Office
of Emergency Management |
| PA |
Public
Assistance is a program administered by SEMA to
provide partial funding for damaged publicly owned
facilities during a presidentially declared disaster. |
| PAO |
Public
Assistance Officer is the NJOEM staff member responsible
for administration of the Public Assistance Program. |
| PDS |
Professional
Development Series is a series of training courses
to develop professional skills in emergency management. |
| PIO |
Public
Information Officer |
| RD
FEMA |
Regional
Directors |
| REP |
Radiological
Emergency Preparedness is a program to provide protection
for the public from effects of a radiation release
from a commercial nuclear power plant and other
peacetime-related incidents. |
| RESOURCE
INVENTORY |
An
analysis of the resources a community can call upon
in the event of an emergency. |
| RISK |
The
estimated probability that damage will occur to
life, property, or the environment if a specified
dangerous event occurs. |
| RRT |
Radiological
Response Team |
| SA |
Salvation
Army |
| SARA |
Superfund
Amendment Reauthorization Act (Title III) |
| SBA |
Small
Business Administration (U.S.) |
| SC |
Service
Center is a facility in which disaster victims can
obtain further assistance with their application
preparation by meeting with a representative from
IFG. |
| SCO |
State
Coordinating Officer is a person appointed by the
Governor, usually the Director of SEMA, to act as
coordinating person for all State agencies in disaster
relief operations. |
| SEOP |
State
Emergency Operation Plan |
| SERC |
State
Emergency Response Committee |
| SOP |
Standard
Operating Procedures |
| VOAD |
Volunteer
Organizations Active in Disaster foster more effective
service, through mitigation and response, for the
benefit of people affected (imperiled or impacted)
by a disaster. |
| VULNERABILITY |
The
susceptibility of life, property, or the environment
if a specified dangerous event occurs. |
| VULNERABILITY
ANALYSIS |
An
examination of the degree to which populations,
structures, and land areas are vulnerable to hazards. |
