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|'''AED'''
|Automated External Defibrillator
|2.) Common
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|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_08:_Medical VSF 08: Medical]
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|'''Animal MAC-G'''
|Animal Multi-Agency Coordination Group
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''ARO'''
|Amateur Radio Operator
|1.) Very common
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|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_02:_Communications VSF 02: Communications]
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|'''ARRL'''
|[https://www.arrl.org/ American Radio Relay League]
|3.) Uncommon
|National association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_02:_Communications VSF 02: Communications]
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|'''ATC'''
|Applied Technology Council
|4.) Very uncommon
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|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_09:_Search_and_Rescue VSF 09: Search and Rescue]
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|'''ATL'''
|NET Assistant Team Leader
|1.) Very common
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|'''BCP'''
|Business Continuity Planning
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''BEECN'''
|Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Node
|1.) Very common
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|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_02:_Communications VSF 02: Communications]
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|'''BOEC'''
|Bureau of Emergency Communications (Portland 911)
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''CBRNE'''
|Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yield Explosives
|2.) Common
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|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_10:_Hazmat_Awareness VSF 10: Hazmat Awareness]
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|'''CCWG'''
|Citizen Corps Working Group
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''CERT'''
|Community Emergency Response Team
|1.) Very common
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|'''CHAT'''
|Community Health Assess & Treat
|3.) Uncommon
|A program of Portland Fire & Rescue. More information [https://www.portland.gov/fire/chat-program-launch HERE].
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|'''COAD'''
|Community Organizations Active in Disaster
|2.) Common
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|'''CoP'''
|City of Portland
|2.) Common
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|'''COOP'''
|Continuity of Operations Plan
|2.) Common
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|'''CRT'''
|Community Resilience Team
|2.) Common
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|'''CSD'''
|Community Safety Division
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''CSZ'''
|Cascadia Subduction Zone
|2.) Common
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|'''DAFN'''
|Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs
|2.) Common
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|'''DAMM'''
|[[Damage Assessment Mapping Module]]
|2.) Common
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|'''DEI'''
|Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
|1.) Very common
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|'''DEMAC'''
|Disability Emergency Management Advisory Council of Oregon
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''DHS'''
|Department of Homeland Security
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''DO'''
|Duty Officer
|3.) Common
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|'''EAS'''
|Emergency Alert System
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''ECC'''
|Emergency Coordination Center
|1.) Very common
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|'''EDU'''
|Explosive Disposal Unit
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''EMS'''
|Emergency Medical Services
|1.) Very Common
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|'''EMT'''
|Emergency Medical Technician
|1.) Very common
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|'''EOC'''
|Emergency Operations Center
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''EOP'''
|Emergency Operations Plan
|2.) Common
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|'''ESF'''
|Emergency Support Function
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''FEMA'''
|Federal Emergency Management Agency
|1.) Very common
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|'''FLIR'''
|Forward Looking Infared
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''FOG'''
|Field Operations Guide
|2.) Common
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|'''FPN'''
|Friends of Portland NET
|2.) Common
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|'''HAZMAT'''
|Hazardous Materials
|2.) Common
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|'''IC'''
|Incident Commander
|1.) Very common
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|'''ICS'''
|Incident Command System
|1.) Very common
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|'''IFAK'''
|Individual First Aid Kit
|3.) Uncommon
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|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_08:_Medical VSF 08: Medical]
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|'''IPAWS'''
|Integrated Public Alert & Warning System
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''ITL'''
|Incident Team Leader
|1.) Very common
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|'''JIC'''
|Joint Information Center
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''LEPC'''
|Local Emergency Planning Committees
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''MCEM'''
|Multnomah County Emergency Management
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''MCP'''
|Medical Care Point
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''MIP'''
|MyImpact
|1.) Very common
|The product name of the NET volunteer database, where volunteers log their hours and sign up for deployments.
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|'''MOU'''
|Memorandum of Understanding
|2.) Common
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|'''MRC'''
|Medical Reserve Corps
|2.) Common
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|'''NET'''
|Neighborhood Emergency Team
|1.) Very common
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|'''NIMS'''
|National Incident Management System
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''OEM'''
|Oregon Office of Emergency Management
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''OMF'''
|Office of Management and Finance
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''OR-VOAD'''
|Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''P&D'''
|Portland Printing & Distribution
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''PBEM'''
|Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
|1.) Very common
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|'''PBOT'''
|Portland Bureau of Transportation
|3.) Uncommon
|Often the lead agency for winter weather emergencies.
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|'''PF&R'''
|Portland Fire & Rescue
|1.) Very common
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|'''PIC'''
|Person in Charge
|2.) Common
|Used almost exclusively in the context of mass care and shelter shifts. This is volunteer or employee leading the shift.
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|'''PIO'''
|Public Information Officer
|2.) Common
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|'''POD'''
|Point of Dispensing or Distribution
|2.) Common
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|'''PPB'''
|Portland Police Bureau
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''PPE'''
|Personal protective equipment
|1.) Very common
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|'''PSR'''
|Portland Street Response
|3.) Uncommon
|Program began January 11, 2021.
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|'''RDPO'''
|Regional Disaster Policy Organization
|2.) Common
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|'''RTL'''
|Radio Training Liaison
|2.) Common
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|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_02:_Communications VSF 02: Communications]
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|'''SAR (or S&R, or S+R)'''
|Search and rescue
|2.) Common
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|'''SERT'''
|Special Emergency Reaction Team
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''SERV-OR'''
|State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Oregon
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''SHSP'''
|State Homeland Security Program
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''StB'''
|Stop the Bleed
|2.) Common
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|'''SUV'''
|Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteer
|1.) Very common
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|'''SV'''
|Scenario Village
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''THIRA'''
|Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
|2.) Common
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|'''TL'''
|NET Team Leader
|1.) Very common
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|'''TTX'''
|Tabletop Exercise
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''TVF&R'''
|Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''UASI'''
|Urban Area Security Initiative
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''USAR or US&R'''
|Urban Search and Rescue
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''VIPS'''
|Volunteers in Police Service
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''VOAD'''
|Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''VSF'''
|Volunteer Support Function
|2.) Common
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== Frequently Used Technical Terms ==
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|'''Blue Skies'''
|In emergency management, refers to routine day to day operations and ongoing services. The antonym sometimes used is "gray skies"; those days when emergency managers are responding to a crisis and in response mode.
|3.) Uncommon
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