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== Frequently Used Acronyms in NET & BEECN ==
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!Acronym
!...Stands for
!Use frequency
!Explanation
!VSF
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|'''AED'''
|Automated External Defibrillator
|2.) Common
|
|[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'''
|[[Becoming an Official NET Amateur Radio Operator|Amateur Radio Operator]]
|1.) Very common
|
|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_02:_Communications VSF 02: Communications]
|-
|'''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]
|-
|'''ATC'''
|Applied Technology Council
|4.) Very uncommon
|
|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_09:_Search_and_Rescue VSF 09: Search and Rescue]
|-
|'''ATL'''
|NET Assistant Team Leader
|1.) Very common
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|'''BCP'''
|Business Continuity Planning
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''BEECN'''
|[https://portland.gov/beecn Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Node]
|1.) Very common
|
|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_02:_Communications VSF 02: Communications]
|-
|'''BNT'''
|Basic NET Training
|1.) Very common
|Approximately 26 hours of independent study, classroom sessions, and field training required to become an Active NET. NET training meets or exceeds the [https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessCommunity/s/cert-trainings CERT standard].
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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
|
|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_10:_Hazmat_Awareness VSF 10: Hazmat Awareness]
|-
|'''CCWG'''
|[https://rdpo.net/citizen-corps Citizen Corps Working Group]
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''CERT'''
|Community Emergency Response Team
|1.) Very common
|NET would be called CERT in most jurisdictions in the country. However, in Portland we avoid confusion with the Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) by naming the program NET.
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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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|'''CPT'''
|Community Preparedness Team
|2.) Common
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|'''CRT'''
|Community Resilience Team
|2.) Common
|No longer used. Changed in 2024 to "Community Preparedness Team."
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|'''CSD'''
|Community Safety Division
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''CSZ'''
|Cascadia Subduction Zone
|1.) Very 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
|PBEM staff who serve in the rotating 24x7x7 on-call all-hazard emergency response role for significant incidents.
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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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|All
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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
|A location where government officials and emergency response leaders convene to work during incidents.
|All
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|'''EOP'''
|Emergency Operations Plan
|2.) Common
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|'''ESF'''
|Emergency Support Function
|3.) Uncommon
|NETs are trained and certified using the aligned structure of [[Volunteer Support Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Functions]].
|All
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|'''FEMA'''
|Federal Emergency Management Agency
|1.) Very common
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|All
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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'''
|[https://friendsofportlandnet.org/ Friends of Portland NET]
|2.) Common
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|All
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|'''HAZMAT'''
|Hazardous Materials
|2.) Common
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|All
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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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|All
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|'''IFAK'''
|Individual First Aid Kit
|3.) Uncommon
|
|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_08:_Medical VSF 08: Medical]
|-
|'''IPAWS'''
|Integrated Public Alert & Warning System
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''ITL'''
|Incident Team Leader
|1.) Very common
|The NET who leads their team during emergency response operations. The ITL is the first NET on-scene, until a more qualified person arrives and the two mutually agree to transfer the responsibility.
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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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|'''MHFA'''
|Mental Health First Aid
|2.) Common
|Advanced NET Training which provides certification in the [https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/ National Council for Mental Wellbeing curriculum].
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|'''MIP'''
|[https://bit.ly/net-mip MyImpactPage.com] or the [https://www.betterimpact.tv/my-impact/ MyImpact app]
|1.) Very common
|The name of the NET volunteer database, where volunteers log their hours, and sign up for trainings and deployments.
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|'''MOU'''
|Memorandum of Understanding
|2.) Common
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|'''MRC'''
|[https://multco.us/info/medical-reserve-corps Medical Reserve Corps]
|2.) Common
|County-administered groups of volunteers with medical licenses.
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|'''NET'''
|Neighborhood Emergency Team
|1.) Very common
|We use the term to refer to the entire program, to each local team, and also to each individual volunteer. So NETs are members of a NET within NET. :-)
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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'''
|(City) Office of Management and Finance
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''OR-VOAD'''
|[https://www.orvoad.org/ 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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|'''PFA'''
|Psychological First Aid
|2.) Common
|PFA is a topic of Basic NET Training Unit 5.
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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
|FEMA has created a recommended procedure for setting up [https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-26&lang=en Points of Distribution] during disasters. 
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|'''PPB'''
|Portland Police Bureau
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''PPE'''
|Personal protective equipment
|1.) Very common
|See [[Basic NET Training Standard Syllabus#Equipment: Basic NET Response Packs|Basic NET Response Packs]] in the Basic NET Training Syllabus.
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|'''PSR'''
|Portland Street Response
|3.) Uncommon
|Program began January 11, 2021.
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|'''RDPO'''
|[https://rdpo.net Regional Disaster Policy Organization]
|2.) Common
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|'''RTL'''
|[[NET Radio Training Liaisons|Radio Training Liaison]]
|2.) Common
|Volunteer "radio sherpas" who mentor other NETs through ham radio classes, advanced trainings, and drills.
|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_02:_Communications VSF 02: Communications]
|-
|'''SAR (or S&R, or S+R)'''
|Search and rescue
|2.) Common
|
|[[VSF 09: Search and Rescue]]
|-
|'''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
|Training to provide immediate, life saving assistance to staunch bleeding including compression and tourniquet application. Previously offered as Advanced Training, in October 2024 StB became a component of the Basic NET Training Final Field Exercise for all new NETs.
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|'''SUV'''
|Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteer
|1.) Very common
|
|[[VSF 15: Volunteer/Donations Management]]
|-
|'''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
|The NET responsible for "blue skies" organization of a local team, including scheduling trainings and establishing group priorities based on [[Team Development Arcs]].
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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
|A federal grant program established after 2001 which has historically awarded funding for NET/CERT training in our region.
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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 Functions Introduction and Directory|Volunteer Support Function]]
|1.) Very common
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== [https://rdpo.net RDPO]'s List of Emergency Management Acronyms ==
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!Acronym
!...Stands for
!Notes
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|AEL
|[https://www.fema.gov/grants/tools/authorized-equipment-list Authorized Equipment List]
|FEMA
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|AHIMT
|All-Hazards Incident Management Team
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|AMSC
|Area Maritime Security Committee
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|ATC
|Air Traffic Control
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|BCP
|Business Continuity Planning
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|CBO
|Community Based Organization
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|CBRNE
|Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive
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|CERT
|Community Emergency Response Team
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|CI/KR
|Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
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|CMS
|Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services
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|COG
|Continuity of Government
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|COOP
|Continuity of Operations Plan
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|COPLINK
|Advanced Crime Analytics Platform
|Organizes vast quantities of seemingly unrelated data to provide tactical, strategic, and command-level users with access to shared data in single or multiple consolidated repositories.
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|DAFN
|Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs
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|DEI
|Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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|DHS
|Department of Homeland Security
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|DHS
|Department of Human Services
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|DO
|Duty Officer
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|DWG
|Discipline Work Group
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|EAS
|Emergency Alert System
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|ECC
|Emergency Coordination Center
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|EDU
|Explosive Disposal Unit
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|EMS
|Emergency Medical Services
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|EMT
|Emergency Medical Technician
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|EOC
|Emergency Operation Center
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|EOP
|Emergency Operations Plan
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|EPI
|Emergency Preparedness Information
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|ESB
|Enterprise Services Bus
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|ETR
|Emergency Transportation Route
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|EWDS
|Emergency Watch Distribution System
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|FEMA
|Federal Emergency Management Agency
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|FLIR
|Forward Looking Infra Red 
|Thermal imaging device company
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|FOC
|FEMA Operations Center
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|FOG
|Field Operations Guide
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|HPP
|[https://aspr.hhs.gov/HealthCareReadiness/HPP/Pages/default.aspx Hospital Preparedness Program]
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|HSIN
|Homeland Security Information Network
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|IC
|Incident Command / Incident Commander
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|ICS
|Incident Command System
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|IED
|Improvised Expolosive Device
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|IPAWS
|Integrated Public Alert & Warning System
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|ITS
|Information/Technological Services
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|JIC
|Joint Information Center
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|JIS
|Joint Information System
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|JPACT
|Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation
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|LAA
|Lead Administrative Agency
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|LEP
|Limited English Proficiency
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|MAA
|Mutual Aid Agreement
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|MAC
|Multi-Agency Coordination
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|MAC Con Ops
|Multi-Agency Coordination Concept of Operations
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|MCP
|Medical Care Point
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|MEDU
|Metropolitan Explosive Disposal Unit
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|MFI
|Mass fatality incident 
|or MCI: mass casuality incident
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|MOUs
|Memorandum of Understanding
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|MRC
|Medical Reserve Corps
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|NIMS
|National Incident Management System
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|NTOA
|National Tactical Officers Association
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|PIC
|Public Inquiry Center
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|PIO
|Public Information Officer
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|POC
|Point of Contact
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|POD
|Point of Dispensing or Distribution
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|PPE
|Personal protective equipment
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|PSA
|Public Service Announcement
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|PSAP
|Public Safety Answering Points
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|RFP
|Request for Proposals
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|SAA
|State Administrative Agency
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|SAP
|Safety Assessment Program
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|SCAP
|Safety-Net Clinics Acting to Prepare
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|SERT
|State Emergency Response Team
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|SLA
|Service Level Agreement
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|SOP
|Standard Operating Procedures
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|SPR
|Stakeholder Preparedness Review
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|SUV
|Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteer
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|SWAG
|Stranded Worker Agreement
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|SWG
|Standing Work Group
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|TF
|Task Force
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|THIRA
|Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
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|TIC
|Tactical Interoperable Communications
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|TITAN
|Terrorism Information Threat Assessment Network
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|TTX
|Tabletop exercise
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|UA
|Urban Area
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|UASI
|Urban Area Security Initiative
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|UAWG
|Urban Area Working Group
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|USAR
|Urban Search and Rescue
|or US&R
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|VIPS
|Volunteers in Police Service
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|WEA
|Wireless Emergency Alerts
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== RDPO's List of Local Acronyms ==
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!Acronym
!...Stands for
!Notes
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|'''Animal MAC-G'''
|Animal Multi-Agency Coordination Group (RDPO)
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|'''AOC'''
|Association of Oregon Counties
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|'''BEECN'''
|Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node
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|'''BOEC'''
|Bureau of Emergency Communications (Portland 911)
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|'''CCHC'''
|Coalition of Community Health Clinics
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|'''CCOM'''
|Clackamas Communications
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|'''CCWG'''
|Citizen Corps Work Group (RDPO)
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|'''CEI Hub'''
|Critical Energy Infrastructure (in NW Portland)
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|'''COAD'''
|Community Organizations Active in Disaster
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|'''CRESA'''
|Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency
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|'''DEMAC'''
|Disability Emergency Management Advisory Council of Oregon
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|'''DMWG'''
|Disaster Messaging Work Group (RDPO)
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|'''DRC'''
|Disaster Resource Center
|Term used by MultCo and others instead of "shelter" 
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|'''EAWWG'''
|Emergency Alert and Warning Work Group (RDPO)
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|'''EOCTES'''
|EOC Training & Exercises Subcommittee of REMTEC (RDPO)
|Might still see as EOCTS because was recently changed in 2021.
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|'''Fire/EMS WG'''
|Fire and EMS Workgroup (RDPO)
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|'''HAN'''
|Health Alert Network
|Connects hospitals, clinics, laboratories, public safety, EMS and many other public health partners via secure web applications that facilitate information sharing throughout Oregon and SW Washington.
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|'''HOSCAP'''
|Hospital Capacity 
|Oregon's hospital capacity web system, which allows health care and emergency preparedness partners to share real time status data.
|-
|'''HPO'''
|Health Preparedness Organization 
|Sometimes referred to as NWHPO
|-
|'''JVIC'''
|Joint Volunteer Information Center
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|'''LEWG'''
|Law Enforcement Work Group (RDPO)
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|'''LOC'''
|League of Oregon Cities
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|'''LOCOM'''
|Lake Oswego Communications
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|'''MAST'''
|Metropolitan Air Support Team
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|'''MCEM'''
|Multnomah County Emergency Management
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|'''MESD'''
|Multnomah Education Service District
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|'''Mit/Rec'''
|Mitigation and Recovery Subcommittee of REMTEC (RDPO)
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|'''NET'''
|Neighborhood Emergency Team (Portland's CERT)
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|'''NWHPO'''
|Northwest Health Preparedness Organization
|Sometimes simplified to HPO
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|'''NWRESD'''
|Northwest Regional Education Service District
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|'''OACP'''
|Oregon Association Chiefs of Police
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|'''ODF'''
|Oregon Department of Forestry
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|'''ODOT'''
|Oregon Department of Transportation
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|'''OEMA'''
|Oregon Emergency Management Association
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|'''OEM''' 
|Oregon Office of Emergency Management
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|'''OERS'''
|Oregon Emergency Response System
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|'''OHA'''
|Oregon Health Authority
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|'''OR-VOAD'''
|Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
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|'''OSFM'''
|Oregon State Fire Marshall
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|'''OSP'''
|Oregon State Police
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|'''OSSA'''
|Oregon State Sheriff's Association
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|'''OSSPAC'''
|Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission
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|'''OTFC'''
|Oregon TITAN Fusion Center
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|'''PBEM'''
|Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
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|'''PC'''
|Policy Committee (RDPO)
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|'''PDCC'''
|Portland Dispatch Communitions Constortium (RDPO)
|911 centers
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|'''PF&R'''
|Portland Fire & Rescue
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|'''PHWG'''
|Public Health Work Group (RDPO)
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|'''PIO-WG'''
|Public Information Officers Work Group (RDPO)
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|'''PMR'''
|Portland Metropolitan Region
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|'''POEM'''
|Portland Office of Emergency Management 
|Former name of PBEM
|-
|'''PrC'''
|Program Committee (RDPO)
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|'''PUA'''
|Portland Urban Area
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|'''PUAHSS'''
|Portland Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy
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|'''PWWG'''
|Public Works Work Group (RDPO)
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|'''RDPO'''
|Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization
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|'''REMG'''
|Regional Emergency Management Group 
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|'''REMTEC'''
|Regional Emergency Management Technical Committee (RDPO)
|Emergency Managers Work Group
|-
|'''RFP'''
|Request for Proposals
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|'''RMACS'''
|Regional Multi-Agency Coordination System (RDPO)
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|'''RMC'''
|Resource Management (sub) Committee of REMTEC (RDPO)
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|'''RUG'''
|Regional Users Group (WebEOC)
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|'''RWPC'''
|Regional Water Providers Consortium
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|'''SC'''
|Steering Committee (RDPO)
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|'''SERV-OR'''
|State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Oregon
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|'''WASABE'''
|Washington State Annual Biological Exercise
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|'''WCCCA'''
|Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency
|
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|'''WCSO'''
|Washington County Sheriff's Office
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== Frequently Used Technical Terms in NET ==
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!
!Definition
!Use
!VSF
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|[[Acronyms and Technical Terms Used in PBEM Community Resilience Programs/Blue Skies and Grey Skies|'''Blue Skies and Grey Skies''']]
|In emergency management, refers to routine day to day operations and ongoing services. The antonym sometimes used is "grey skies"; those days when emergency managers are responding to a crisis and in response mode.
|3.) Uncommon
|All
|-
|'''Earthquake Plan'''
|A local team's plan for self-deployment after a catastrophic earthquake, when it is not possible for PBEM to communicate deployment instructions. Plans are linked on [[Teams|teams' pages]].
|2.) Common
|All
|-
|'''Operations Plan'''
|See: "Earthquake Plan"
|
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|}
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