Frequently Used Acronyms

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...stands for use Explanation VSF
AED Automated External Defibrillator 2.) Common VSF 08: Medical
ARO Amateur Radio Operator 1.) Very common VSF 02: Communications
ARRL American Radio Relay League 3.) Uncommon National association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources. VSF 02: Communications
ATC Applied Technology Council 4.) Very uncommon VSF 09: Search and Rescue
ATL NET Assistant Team Leader 1.) Very common
BCP Business Continuity Planning 3.) Uncommon
BEECN Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Node 1.) Very common VSF 02: Communications
CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yield Explosives 2.) Common VSF 10: Hazmat Awareness
CERT Community Emergency Response Team 1.) Very common
CHAT Community Health Assess & Treat 3.) Uncommon A program of Portland Fire & Rescue. More information HERE.
COAD Community Organizations Active in Disaster 2.) Common
CoP City of Portland 2.) Common
COOP Continuity of Operations Plan 2.) Common
CRT Community Resilience Team 2.) Common
CSD Community Safety Division 4.) Very uncommon
CSZ Cascadia Subduction Zone 2.) Common
DAFN Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs 2.) Common
DAMM Damage Assessment Mapping Module 2.) Common
DEI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 1.) Very common
DHS Department of Homeland Security 3.) Uncommon
DO Duty Officer 3.) Common
EAS Emergency Alert System 3.) Uncommon
ECC Emergency Coordination Center 1.) Very common All
EDU Explosive Disposal Unit 3.) Uncommon
EMS Emergency Medical Services 1.) Very Common
EMT Emergency Medical Technician 1.) Very common
EOC Emergency Operations Center 3.) Uncommon All
EOP Emergency Operations Plan 2.) Common
ESF Emergency Support Function 3.) Uncommon All
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency 1.) Very common All
FLIR Forward Looking Infared 4.) Very uncommon
FOG Field Operations Guide 2.) Common
FPN Friends of Portland NET 2.) Common All
HAZMAT Hazardous Materials 2.) Common All
IC Incident Commander 1.) Very common
ICS Incident Command System 1.) Very common All
IFAK Individual First Aid Kit 3.) Uncommon VSF 08: Medical
IPAWS Integrated Public Alert & Warning System 4.) Very uncommon
ITL Incident Team Leader 1.) Very common
JIC Joint Information Center 4.) Very uncommon
LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committees 4.) Very uncommon
MCP Medical Care Point 3.) Uncommon
MOU Memorandum of Understanding 2.) Common
MRC Medical Reserve Corps 2.) Common
NET Neighborhood Emergency Team 1.) Very common
NIMS National Incident Management System 3.) Uncommon
OEM Oregon Emergency Management 3.) Uncommon
OMF Office of Management and Finance 4.) Very uncommon
P&D Portland Printing & Distribution 3.) Uncommon
PBEM Portland Bureau of Emergency Management 1.) Very common
PBOT Portland Bureau of Transportation 3.) Uncommon Often the lead agency for winter weather emergencies.
PF&R Portland Fire & Rescue 1.) Very common
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.
PIO Public Information Officer 2.) Common
POD Point of Dispensing or Distribution 2.) Common
PPB Portland Police Bureau 3.) Uncommon
PPE Personal protective equipment 1.) Very common
PSR Portland Street Response 3.) Uncommon Program began January 11, 2021.
RDPO Regional Disaster Policy Organization 2.) Common
RTL Radio Training Liaison 2.) Common VSF 02: Communications
SAR (or S&R, or S+R) Search and rescue 2.) Common
SERT Special Emergency Reaction Team 4.) Very uncommon
SHSP State Homeland Security Program 4.) Very uncommon
StB Stop the Bleed 2.) Common
SUV Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteer 1.) Very common
SV Scenario Village 3.) Uncommon
THIRA Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 2.) Common
TL NET Team Leader 1.) Very common
TTX Tabletop Exercise 3.) Uncommon
TVF&R Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue 4.) Very uncommon
UASI Urban Area Security Initiative 3.) Uncommon
USAR or US&R Urban Search and Rescue 3.) Uncommon
VIPS Volunteers in Police Service 3.) Uncommon
VOAD Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster 3.) Uncommon
VSF Volunteer Support Function 2.) Common

Frequently Used Technical Terms

Definition Use VSF
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 All