Appendix 1
GLOSSARY
OF
ACRONYMS
Appendix 1 APP1:1 Illinois: A State of Interoperability
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
The following is a list of acronyms used in Illinois’ Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan as well as the supporting manuals found in the Appendix Section of this document.
A
AAICPAmerican Association of Infection Control Practitioners
AARAfter-Action Report
ACArea Command
ACHydrogen Cyanide (also called Hydrocyanic Acid)
ACAAmerican Correctional Association
ACAAmerican Counseling Association
ACAMSAutomatic Continuous Air Monitoring System
ACCAcute CareCenter
ACFAlternate Care Facility
ACGIHAmerican Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists Inc.
AEOCAlternateEmergencyOperationsCenter
AELAirborne Exposure Limits
AFBAir Force Base
AFRCCAirForceRescueCoordinationCenter
AGAttorney General
AGILEAdvanced Generation of Interoperability for Law Enforcement
AISAutomated Identification Systems
ALSAdvanced Life Support
AMBERAmerica’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response
ANGAir National Guard
AODAAlcohol and Other Drug Abuse
APCOAssociation of Public Safety Communications Officials
APGAberdeen Proving Ground
APHISAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APRAir Purifying Respirator
ARCAmerican Red Cross
ARCAAutomobile Racing Club of America
ARESAmateur Radio Emergency Services
ARNGArmy National Guard
ARPArea Response Plan
ARSAutomated Radiographic System
ASD (SO/LIC)Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low- Intensity Conflict)
ASORTAllied Special Operations Response Team
ASTDHPPHEAssociation of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education
ATDAtmospheric Transport Dispersion
ATFAlcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Bureau of
ATSDRAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
ATVAll Terrain Vehicle
AVICArea Veterinarian in Charge
B
BALBritish Anti-Lewisite Cream (Dimercaprol)
BCI&IBureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
BDCBombDataCenter
BLSBasic Life Support
B-NICEBiological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical, and Explosive
BRPBlue Ribbon Panel on Bridge and Tunnel Security
BSIRBiannual Strategy Implementation Report
BWBiological Warfare
BWTTXBiological Weapons Tabletop Exercise
B Z3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate, also known as Oksilidin (psychedelic incapacitating agent)
C
CCelsius
CADComputer-Aided Dispatch
CADRECommunity Agency Disaster Relief Effort
CA/IChemical Accident/Incident
CAMChemical Agent Monitor
CAMEOComputer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations
CANAConvulsing Antidote for Nerve Agent (Diazepam)
CAPCorrective Action Plan
CASCrisis Action System
CASMCommunications Assets Survey and Mapping
C/BChemical/Biological
CBIRFChemical/Biological Incident Response Force
CBPBureau of Customs and Border Protection
CBRDTChemical/Biological Rapid Deployment Team
CBRNEChemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive
C/B-RRTChemical/Biological-Rapid Response Team
CCPCasualty Collection Point
CCUCritical Care Unit
CDBCapital Development Board
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
CDPDCellular Digital Packet Data
CDRCommander
CDRGCatastrophic Disaster Response Group
CEOChief Executive Officer
CEPPOChemical Emergency Preparation and Prevention Office
CERCLAComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CGPhosgene (lung-damaging/choking agent)
CHLOREPChlorine Emergency Plan
CINCCommander-in-Chief
CISDCritical Incident Stress Debriefing
CISMCritical Incident Stress Management
CKCyanogen Chloride
CMHSCenter for Mental Health Services
CMOChief Medical Officer
CMSCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMSCentral Management Services, Department of
CNChloracetophenone (riot control agent)
COCarbon Monoxide
CO2Carbon Dioxide
COBRAChemical Ordnance Biological Radiological
COGContinuity of Government
CONOPSConcept of Operations
COOChief Operating Officer
COOPContinuity of Operations
COSINControl Staff Instructions
CPCommand Post
CPDChicago Police Department
CPXCommand Post Exercise
CRDibenzixazepine (riot control agent)
CRTCritical Response Team
CRTFCommander, Response Task Force
CSOrtho-Chlorobenzal Malononitrile (riot control agent)
CSEPPChemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Plan
CSGCoordinating Subgroup on Counterterrorism
CSTCivil Support Team
CTANChicago Transit Alert Network
CTCSSCarrier Tone Coded Squelch System
CTFCOBRA Training Facility
CVEOCommercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers
CWChemical Warfare
CWFEChemical Weapons Functional Exercise
CWFSEChemical Weapons Full-Scale Exercise
CWIRPChemical Weapons Improved Response Program
CWTTXChemical Weapons Tabletop Exercise
CXPhosgene Oxime (blister agent)
D
DADiphenychloroarsine (vomiting agent)
DAAMSDepot Area Air Monitoring System
DALODisaster Area Liaison Officer
DCDiphenylcyanoarsine (vomiting agent)
DCACDemilitarization Chemical Agent Concentrator
DCEDisaster Coordinating Element
DCEODepartment of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
DCFSDepartment of Children and Family Services
DCODefense Coordinating Officer
DEADrug Enforcement Administration
DEMDepartment of Environmental Management
DESTDomestic Emergency Support Team
DFODisaster Field Office
DFSODisaster Field Supply Office
DHSDepartment of Homeland Security
DIDisaster Intelligence
DMADepartment of Military Affairs
DMATDisaster Medical Assistance Team
DMORTDisaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
DMSDisaster Management System
DNADeoxyribonucleic Acid
DOADead on Arrival
DOCDepartmentOperationsCenter
DoDDepartment of Defense
DOEDepartment of Energy
DOJDepartment of Justice
DOMSDirectorate of Military Support
DOSDepartment of State
DOTDepartment of Transportation
DPDiphosgene (choking agent)
DPPDomestic Preparedness Program
DRCDisasterRecoveryCenter
DRTDisaster Response Team
DRTDown Range Team
DRTFDrought Response Task Force
DS2Decontaminating Solution Number 2 (corrosive decontamination solution)
DSHRDisaster Services Human Resources
DSTFDomestic Security Task Force
DTCSSDigital Tone Coded Squelch System
DTRADefense Threat Reduction Agency
DTRGDoD Technical Response Group
E
EASEmergency Alert System
EASOPEmergency Alert System Operational Plan
ECCEmergencyCommunicationsCenter
ECLEmergency Classification Levels
ECRIEmergency Care Research Institute
EDEmergency Department
EEIEssential Elements of Information
EEMExercise and Evaluation Manual
EMEmergency Manager
EMAEmergency Management Agency
EMACEmergency Management Assistance Compact
EMAPEmergency Management Accreditation Program
EMIEmergency Management Institute
EMISEmergency Management Information System
EMnetEmergency Management Network
EMSEmergency Management (or Medical) Services
EMSAEmergency Medical Services Authority
EMTEmergency Medical Technician
EOCEmergencyOperationsCenter
EODExplosive Ordnance Disposal
EOPEmergency Operations Plan
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency
EPGEmergency Planning Group
EPLOEmergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
EPZEmergency Planning Zone
EREmergency Room
ERCEmergency Response Committee
ERGEmergency Response Guidebook
ERPEmergency Response Plan
ERTEmergency Response Team
ERT-AEmergency Response Team – Advance Element
ERT-NEmergency Response Team – National Element
ERVEmergency Response Vehicle
ESDAEmergency Services and Disaster Agency
ESFEmergency Support Function
ESMARNEmergency Services Mutual Aid Radio Network
ESTEmergency Support Team
ESUEmergency Services Unit
ETAEstimated Time of Arrival
EXPLANExercise Plan
F
FFahrenheit
FAAFederal Aviation Administration
FACFamilyAssistanceCenter
FADForeign Animal Disease
FADDForeign Animal Disease Diagnostician
FAsTField Assessment Team
FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation
FCCFederal Communications Commission
FCOFederal Coordinating Officer
FCTForward Coordination Team
FDFire Department
FDAFood and Drug Administration
FEMAFederal Emergency Management Agency
FFPEFirefighter Protective Ensemble
FIFRAFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FLIRForward Looking Infrared Device
FMTitanium Tetrachloride; Field Manual (when used with a number)
FNARSFEMA National Radio System
FNSFood and Nutrition Service
FOField Office
FOGField Operations Guide
FOIAFreedom of Information Act
FOUOFor Official Use Only
FRERPFederal Radiological Emergency Response Plan
FYFiscal Year
G
GATabun (nerve agent)
G-AgentTerm for a nerve agent
GBSarin (nerve agent)
GC/MSGas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer
GDSoman (nerve agent)
GFCyclohexyl Methylphosphonofluoridate (fluoride-containing organophosphate nerve agent)
GISGeographic Information System
GMRSGeneral Mobile Radio Service
GSAGeneral Services Administration
H
HANHealth Alert Network
HASTEHospital Alerting Signal Tone Encoded
HAZMATHazardous Material
HAZTACHazardous Incident Tactical
HAZWOPERHazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HDHealth Department Symbol for Distilled Mustard
HEHospital Epidemiologist
HEICSHospital Emergency Incident Command System
HEPAHigh Efficiency Particulate Arrestor (filters)
HFHigh Frequency
HF-NetHigh Frequency Network
HF-SSBHigh Frequency Single Sideband
HGSPHomeland Security Grant Program
HHSHealth and Human Services
HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HITHazardous Incident Team
HMAHazardous Materials Awareness
HMARHazardous Materials Awareness Refresher
HMRTHazardous Materials Response Team
HMRUHazardous Materials Response Unit
HNMustard Gas (types referred to as HN1, HN2, and HN3)
HQHeadquarters
HSARPAHomeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
HSASHomeland Security Advisory System
HSCHomeland Security Council
HSEEPHomeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
HSGPHomeland Security Grant Program
HSOCHomelandSecurityOperationsCenter
HSPDHomeland Security Presidential Directive
HVAHazards Vulnerability Analysis
HVACHeating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning
HYFEDHydrogen Flame Photometric Emission Detector
I
IACPInternational Association of Chiefs of Police
IACPIllinois Association of Chiefs of Police
IAPIncident Action Plan
IBHEIllinois Board of Higher Education
ICIncident Command(er)
ICCIllinois Commerce Commission
ICEImmigration and Customs Enforcement
ICPIncident Command Post
ICPInfection Control Practitioner
ICSIncident Command System
ICTIncident Command Team
ICTAPInteroperable Communications Technical Assistance Program
ICUIntensive Care Unit
IDIdentification
IDHSIllinois Department of Human Services
IDLHImmediately Dangerous to Life and Health
IDMAIllinois Department of Military Affairs
IDMSIllinois Disaster Management System
IDNRIllinois Department of Natural Resources
IDOAIllinois Department of Agriculture
IDOCIllinois Department of Corrections
IDOTIllinois Department of Transportation
IDOT-AIllinois Department of Transportation – Aeronautics
IDOT-HIllinois Department of Transportation - Highways
IDPHIllinois Department of Public Health
IDVAIllinois Department of Veteran Affairs
IEDImprovised Explosive Device
IEMAIllinois Emergency Management Agency
IEMMASIllinois Emergency Management Mutual Aid System
IEOPIllinois Emergency Operations Plan
IEPAIllinois Environmental Protection Agency
IESMAIllinois Emergency Services Management Association
IFDA-MRTIllinois Funeral Directors Association – Mortuary Response Team
IFERNInteragency Fire Emergency Radio Network
IFSIIllinois Fire Service Institute
IHPAIllinois Historic Preservation Agency
IISIllinois Information Services
ILCSIllinois Compiled Statutes
ILEASIllinois Law Enforcement Alarm System
IL-TERTIllinoisTelecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force
ILWARNIllinois Public Works/Water/Wastewater Agencies Response Network
IMIntramuscular
IMATIncident Management Assistance Team
IMERTIllinoisMedical Emergency Response Team
IMSIncident Management System
I-NETIEMA Command and Control Network
INGIllinois National Guard
IOInvitation Only
IOHNOIllinois Operations Headquarters and Notification Office
IPImprovement Plan
IPInteroperability Platform
IPEMIllinois Professional Emergency Manager
IPHMASIllinois Public Health Mutual Aid System
IPRAIllinois Plan for Radiological Accidents
IREACHIllinois Radio Emergency Assistance Channel
IRLIndy Racing League
ISIndependent Study
ISBEIllinois State Board of Education
ISPIllinoisState Police
ISPERNIllinois State Police Emergency Radio Network
ISSPIllinois Secretary of State Police
ISTIncident Support Team
ITInformation Technology
ITACIllinois Telecommunications Access Corporation
I-TACInteragency Tactical Channel
ITECSIllinois Transportable Emergency Communications Systems
ITTFIllinois Terrorism Task Force
IVIntravenous
IWINIllinois Wireless Information Network
J
JICJointInformationCenter
JISJoint Information System
JOCJointOperationsCenter
JTTFJoint Terrorism Task Force
K
KIPotassium Iodide
L
LCt50/LDT50Lethal Concentration 50%/Lethal Dose 50%
LELaw Enforcement
LEALaw Enforcement Agency
LEADSLaw Enforcement Agencies Data System
LEDLight Emitting Diode
LELLower Explosive Limit
LEL/UELLower Explosive Limit/Upper Explosive Limit
LEPCLocal Emergency Planning Commission
LESERNLow Band Emergency Services Emergency Radio Network
LFALead Federal Agency
LIRVLogistics Immediate Response Vehicle
LNOLiaison Officer
LPLocal Primary (radio channel, i.e., LP-1)
LRNLocal Response Network
M
MAAMutual Aid Agreement
MABASMutual Aid Box Alarm System
MACMortuary Affairs Center, U. S. Army
MACCMulti-AgencyCoordinationCenter
MACDISMilitary Assistance for Civil Disasters
MACSMulti-Agency Coordination Systems
MAMA-CMid-America Mutual Aid Consortium
MARCSMulti-Agency Radio Communications System
MATFMulti-Agency Task Force
MCIMass Casualty Incident
MCIPMass Casualty Incident Plan
MCPMobile Command Post
MEMedical Examiner
MERCIMedical Emergency Response Communications of Illinois
MERSMobile Emergency Response System
MFIMass Fatality Incident
MHMRMental Health and Mental Retardation
MHzMegahertz
MISModular Interconnect Systems
MMCMassMedicationCenter
MMRSMetropolitan Medical Response System
MMSTMetropolitan Medical Strike Team
MOPPMission Oriented Protective Posture
MOUMemorandum of Understanding
MRCCMedicalResourceControlCenter
MREMeals Ready to Eat
MSAMetropolitan Statistical Area
MSCAMilitary Support to Civil Authorities
MSDSMaterial Safety Data Sheet
MSELMaster Sequence of Events List
MSHAMedical Safety Hazard Analysis
MSUManagement Support Unit
N
NAAKNerve Agent Antidote Kit (Mark-1) Containing Atropine and 2-PAM CL
NACCHONational Association of County and City Health Officials
NACCTNational Advisory Committee on Children’s Terrorism
NAMENational Association of Medical Examiners
NAMRINaval Medical Research Institute
NANSNewport Alert and Notification System
NARSNuclear Accident Reporting System
NASCARNational Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAWASNational Warning System
NBCNuclear, Biological, and/or Chemical
NCICNationalCrimeInformationCenter
NCPNational Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
NCSNational Communications System
NDMSNational Disaster Medical System
NECDNewport Chemical Depot
NEHCNeighborhoodEmergencyHelpCenter
NEMANational Emergency Managers Association
NENANational Emergency Number Association
NFANationalFireAcademy
NFANational Fireman’s Association
NFPANational Fire Protection Association
NGNational Guard
NGONon-Governmental Agency
NICNIMSIntegrationCenter
NIHNational Institutes of Health
NIIMSNational Interagency Incident Management System
NIJNational Institute of Justice
NIMCASTNational Incident Management Capability Assessment Tool
NIMSNational Incident Management System
NIOSHNational Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIPNational Interoperable Pool
NLDNunn-Lugar Domenici
NLEEFNational Law Enforcement Emergency Frequency
NLETSNational Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems
NMRTNational Medical Response Team
NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NORADNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
NPGNational Preparedness Goal
NRCCNationalResponseCoordinationCenter
NRFNational Response Framework
NRPNational Response Plan
NRTNational Response Team
NSCNational Security Council
NTPNational Toxicology Program
NTSBNational Transportation Safety Board
NWSNational Weather Service
O
OAGOffice of the Attorney General
ODPOffice for Domestic Preparedness
OEMOffice of Emergency Management
OEMCOffice of Emergency Management and Communications
OEROffice of Emergency Response
OESOffice of Emergency Services
OGPOrganophosphate
OPAOil Pollution Act
OPSOperations
OROperating Room
ORDOrdnance
OSCOn-Scene Commander/Coordinator
OSFMOffice of the State Fire Marshal
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
OST3COff-Site Triage, Treatment, and TransportationCenter
P
PAPublic Address
PADProtective Action Decision
PAGProtective Action Guidance
PAMProtective Action Message
2 PAM CLPralidoxime Chloride
PANPercussion Actuated Non-Electric (disrupters)
PAOPublic Affairs Officer
PAPProtective Action Plan
PAPRPowered Air Purifying Respirator
PARPersonnel Accountability Report
PARProtective Action Recommendation
PCCPoisonControlCenter
PDPolice Department
PDDPresidential Decision Directive
PFProtection Factor
PHLPublic Health Laboratory
PIOPublic Information Officer
PLPrivate Line
POCPoint of Contact
PPEPersonal Protection Equipment
PSChloropicrin (irritant agent)
PSAPPublic Safety Answering Point
PSICPublic Safety Interoperable Communications
PTEPotential Threat Elements
PTSDPost Traumatic Stress Disorder
PVOPrivate Voluntary Organizations
PWDPublic Works Department
Q
QUANETQuality Assurance Network
R
RAResident Agency
RACESRadio Amateur Civil Emergency Services
RCCRescueCoordinationCenter
RCPRegional Contingency Planning
RCRAResource Conservation and Recovery Act
R&DResearch and Development
RDMHSRegional Disaster Medical Health Specialist
REACRadiological EmergencyAssessmentCenter
REACTRadio Emergency Association Communication Team
REDRegional Emergency Dispatch
RESTATResources Status
RFRadio Frequency
RHCCRegionalHospitalCoordinationCenter
RHEACTSRapid Health Electronic Alert Communications and Training System
RMERTRegional Medical Emergency Response Team
RMRSRegional Medical Response System
ROCRegionalOperationsCenter
RODSReal Time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance
ROSSResource Ordering and Status System
RPResponsible Party
R&RRest and Rehabilitation
RRCCRegionalResponseCoordinationCenter
RRISRapid Response Information System
RRTRapid Response Team
RSPRender-Safe Procedures
RTFResponse Task Force
RTMReal Time Monitoring
S
SAArsine (blood agent)
SAAState Administrative Agency
SAICSpecial Agent-in-Charge
SAMHSASubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SARSearch and Rescue
SARASuperfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SBCSouthern Baptist Convention
SBCCOMSoldier and Biological Chemical Command, U. S. Army
SCBASelf-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCIPStatewide Communications Interoperability Plan
SCSDSangamon County Sheriff’s Department
SCOState Coordinating Officer
SDOStandards Development Organization
SEMSStandardized Emergency Management System
SEMSVSpecial Emergency Medical Services Vehicle
SEOCStateEmergencyOperationsCenter
SEPLOState Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
SERCState Emergency Response Commission
SFDSpringfield Fire Department
SFMState Fire Marshal
SFOSenior Federal Officer
SHSGEPState Homeland Security Grant Exercise Program
SHSGPState Homeland Security Grant Program
SIECStatewide Interoperability Executive Committee
SIMCELLSimulation Cell
SIOCStrategic InformationOperationsCenter
SITMANSituation Manual
SITREPSituation Report
SLUDGESalivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, Gastrointestinal Pain, and Emesis Symptoms
SMESubject Matter Experts
SNSStrategic National Stockpile
SOSafety Officer
SOGStandard Operating Guidelines
SOGStandard Operations Group
SOPStandard Operating Procedure
SOSSecretary of State
SOS/BombSecretary of State Police Bomb Squad
SPDSpringfield Police Department
SROSchool Resource Officer
SRSSearch and Reconnaissance Suit
SRTSpecial Response Team
SSASupervisory Special Agent
SSSSyndromic Surveillance System
STARSurviving Tornadoes through Awareness and Reaction
STARCOM 21State Radio Communications for the 21st Century
STARTSimple Triage and Rapid Treatment
STBSuper-Topical Bleach Slurry
STICStatewide Terrorism and IntelligenceCenter
STRStrategic Technology Reserve
SWATSpecial Weapons and Tactics
SWMDTState Weapons of Mass Destruction Team
T
TATerrorism Annex
TAPToxicological Agent Protection
TARUTechnical Advisory Response Unit
TBDTo Be Determined
TEUTechnical Escort Unit
TFRTemporary Flight Restriction
TICPTactical Interoperable Communications Plan
TIGThreat Identification Group
TLV/TWAThreshold Limit Value/Time Weighted Average
TNTTrinitrotoluene
TOCTactical OperationsCenter
TRTTactical Response Team
TRUTactical Response Unit
(Two) 2 PAM CLPralidoxime Chloride
U
UASIUrban Area Security Initiative
UACUnified Area Command
UAWGUrban Area Working Group
UCUnified Command(er)
UCPUnified Command Post
UCSUnified Command System
UHFUltra-High Frequency
UNICEFUnited Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
USACEUnited States of AmericaCorps of Engineers
USAFUnited States Air Force
USAMRICDUnited States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
USAMRIIDUnited States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
USARUrban Search and Rescue
USCGUnited States Coast Guard
US-CERTUnited States Computer Emergency Response Team
USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture
USDA-FNSUnited States Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Services
USDA-FSUnited States Department of Agriculture – Forest Service
USDHSUnited States Department of Homeland Security
USDOTUnited States Department of Transportation
USJFCOMUnited States Joint Forces Command
USMCUnited States Marine Corps
USNUnited States Navy
USPHSUnited States Public Health Service
U-TACUltra High Frequency Tactical Channel
V
VAVeterans Affairs, Department of
V-AgentTerm for a Nerve Agent (in some countries known as A-Agents)
VHFVery High Frequency
VIPVery Important Person
VMIVendor Management Inventory
VOADVoluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
VSVeterinary Service
V-TACVery High Frequency Tactical Channel
VXO-Ethyl Methyl Phosphonothiolate (V-Agent)
W
WICWomen, Infants, and Children
WMDWeapon(s) of Mass Destruction
WMDCSTWeapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team
WMDOUWeapons of Mass Destruction Operations Unit
W-NMRT-WMDWest National Medical Response Team – Weapons of Mass Destruction
WX-NetWeather Network
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