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== Frequently Used Acronyms in NET & BEECN ==
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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'''
|'''ARO'''
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|[https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Volunteer_Support_Functions_(VSFs)#VSF_02:_Communications VSF 02: Communications]
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|'''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'''
|'''CBRNE'''
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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'''
|'''CERT'''
|Community Emergency Response Team
|Community Emergency Response Team
|1.) Very common
|1.) Very common
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|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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|'''COOP'''
|'''COOP'''
|Continuity of Operations Plan
|Continuity of Operations Plan
|2.) Common
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|'''CPT'''
|Community Preparedness Team
|2.) Common
|2.) Common
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|Community Resilience Team
|Community Resilience Team
|2.) Common
|2.) Common
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|No longer used. Changed in 2024 to "Community Preparedness Team."
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|Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
|Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
|1.) Very common
|1.) Very common
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|'''DEMAC'''
|Disability Emergency Management Advisory Council of Oregon
|4.) Very 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'''
|'''ITL'''
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|Local Emergency Planning Committees
|Local Emergency Planning Committees
|4.) Very uncommon
|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 [MyImpact apphttps://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'''
|Medical Reserve Corps
|2.) Common
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|Neighborhood Emergency Team
|Neighborhood Emergency Team
|1.) Very common
|1.) Very common
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|'''NIMS'''
|National Incident Management System
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''OEM'''
|'''OEM'''
|Oregon Emergency Management
|Oregon Office of Emergency Management
|3.) Uncommon
|3.) Uncommon
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|Office of Management and Finance
|Office of Management and Finance
|4.) Very uncommon
|4.) Very uncommon
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|'''OR-VOAD'''
|Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
|3.) Uncommon
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|1.) Very common
|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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|2.) Common
|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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|Portland Police Bureau
|Portland Police Bureau
|3.) Uncommon
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''PPE'''
|Personal protective equipment
|1.) Very common
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|Search and rescue
|Search and rescue
|2.) Common
|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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|Stop the Bleed
|Stop the Bleed
|2.) Common
|2.) Common
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|'''SUV'''
|Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteer
|1.) Very common
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|Scenario Village
|Scenario Village
|3.) Uncommon
|3.) Uncommon
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|'''THIRA'''
|Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
|2.) Common
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|'''UASI'''
|'''UASI'''
|Urban Area Security Initiative
|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
|3.) Uncommon
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== Frequently Used Technical Terms in NET ==
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|'''Blue Skies'''
|'''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.
|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
|3.) Uncommon
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|All
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|'''Earthquake Plan'''
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|'''Operations Plan'''
|See: "Earthquake Plan"
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== RDPO's List of Emergency Management Acronyms ==
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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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|'''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.
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|'''HPO'''
|Health  Preparedness Organization
|Sometimes referred to as  NWHPO
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|'''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
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|'''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
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|'''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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