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APPENDIX C
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
Not all abbreviations and acronyms are used in the EOP Base Plan.
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ARC American Red Cross
Cal OES California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services CALWAS California Warning System
CBO Community Based Organization
CDAA California Disaster Assistance Act
CERT Community Emergency Response Team
CESFRS California Emergency Services Fire Radio System
CESRS California Emergency Services Radio System
CHP California Highway Patrol
CLEMARS California Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Radio System CLERS California Law Enforcement Radio System
CLETS California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System COG Continuity of Government
COOP Continuity of Operations
CSWC California State Warning Center
DAFN Disabilities or Access and Functional Needs
DHS U.S. Department of Homeland Security
DOC Department Operations Center
DSW Disaster Service Worker
EAS Emergency Alert System
EMAC Emergency Management Assistance Compact
EOC Emergency Operations Center
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EOP Emergency Operations Plan
ESA California Emergency Services Act
ESF Emergency Support Function
EMD Emergency Management Department (Riverside County)
FBO Faith-Based Organizations
FCO Federal Coordinating Officer
FE Functional Exercise
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHA Federal Highway Administration
FSE Full-Scale Exercise
HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive
HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IA Individual Assistance
IAP Incident Action Plan
IC Incident Commander
ICP Incident Command Post
ICS Incident Command System
IDA Initial Damage Assessment
IFGP Individual and Family Grant Program
IPAWS Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
JFO Joint Field Office
JPDA Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment
LHMP Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
MAA Mutual Aid Agreement
MC Municipal Code
MJHMP Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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MMAA California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NAWAS National Warning System
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NIMS National Incident Management System
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
NVOAD National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster NWR National Weather Radio
NWS National Weather Service
OA Operational Area
OASIS Operational Area Satellite Information System
PA Public Assistance
PETS Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards
PNP Private Nonprofit Program
PSEC Public Safety Enterprise Communication
RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services
REOC Region Emergency Operations Center
RNA Rapid Needs Assessment
SAP Safety Assessment Program
SBA U.S. Small Business Administration
SCO State Coordinating Officer
SEMS Standardized Emergency Management System
SEP California State Emergency Plan
SKYMARS Sky Mutual Aid Radio System
SOC State Operation Center
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
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TAP Technical Assistance Programs
TDD/TTY Telecommunications Device for the Deaf/Teletype TTX Tabletop Exercise
UC Unified Command
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
WEA Wireless Emergency Alerts