GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS A AA AALC AAM AAPC AAR ABOD AC ACAC ACDR ACGIH ACLC ACPC AD AED AFA AFF AFFIRMS AGL AI ALSE AMIS AOBD A/OPC AOP AOS APMC A/POC APT AREP ASM ATC ATGS ATP ATS ASTAT AWS Agency Administrator Assistant Area Commander, Logistics Agency Aviation Managers Assistant Area Commander, Planning After Action Review Aviation Board of Directors Working Group Area Command Area Command Aviation Coordinator Area Commander American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Assistant Area Commander, Logistics Assistant Area Commander, Plans Administratively Determined Automatic External Defibrillator Annual Funding Agreement Automated Flight Following Administrative Forest Fire Information Retrieval and Management System Above Ground Level Accident Investigation Aviation Life Support Equipment Aviation Mishap Information System Air Operations Branch Director Agency/Organization Program Coordinator Annual Operating Plan Aviation Operations Specialist Agency Provided Medical Care Agency Point of Contact Administrative Payment Team Agency Representative Aerial Supervision Module Air Traffic Control Air Tactical Group Supervisor Air Tactical Pilot Air Tactical Supervisor Aviation Safety and Technical Assistance Team Automatic Weather Station 1
B BAER BAR BIA BPA Burned Area Emergency Response Burned Area Rehabilitation Bureau of Indian Affairs Blanket Purchase Agreements C CAH CCR CDL CDO CISM COMC COR COST CPC CR CRWB CS CTR CTAF CWN CWPP Complexity Analysis Handbook Central Contractor Registry Commercial Driver s License Communications Duty Officer Critical Incident Stress Management Communication Coordinator Contracting Officer Representative Cost Unit Leader Casual Payment Center Continuing Resolutions Crew Boss Cohesive Strategy Crew Time Report Common Traffic Advisory Frequency Call-When-Needed Community Wildfire Protections Plan D DAM DAR DASHO DCIA DD DIVS DOA DOT DUNS Division of Accounting Management Decision Analysis Report Designated Agency Safety and Health Official Debt Collection Improvement Act Decision Document Division/Group Supervisor Delegation of Authority Department of Transportation Data Universal Numbering System 2
E EA EAP EERA EFF EFLEA EH EIS EMF EMR EMT ENGB ENOP EOC ERC ES ESA ESF Extended Attack Employee Assistance Programs Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements Emergency Firefighter Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Act Environmental/Hazard Environmental Impact Statement Employee s Medical File Emergency Medical Responder Emergency Medical Technician Engine Boss Engine Operator Emergency Operations Center Energy Release Component Emergency Stabilization Endangered Species Act Emergency Support Functions F FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAC Fire Adapted Community FAMWEB National Fire and Aviation Management Web Applications FAST Fire and Aviation Safety Team Reviews FBMS Financial Business Management System FCC Federal Communications Commission FEIS Fire Effects Information System FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FEPP Federal Excess Personal Property FFT1 Fire Fighter Type 1 FFAST Federal Fire and Aviation Safety Team FFP Fire Family Plus Fire PREP Fire Planning Reference, Elements, Procedures FIRETIP Firefighting Technology Implementation Program FLAME Forest Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act FMO Fire Management Officer FMP Fire Management Plan FMPA Fire Management Program Analysis FONSI Findings of No Significant Impacts FORSCOM U.S. Army Forces Command FPS Fire Program Analysis 3
FPPS FML FMU FMZ FORPLAN FPU FR FSC (1 or 2) FTS FWI FWIS FY Federal Personnel Payroll System Fire Management Leadership Fire Management Unit Fire Management Zone Forest Planning Language and Simulator Fire Planning Unit Factual Report Finance/Administrative Section Chief Forest Technology Systems Fire Weather Index Forestry Weather Information System Fiscal Year G GACC GACG GeNIe GISS GMAC GOES GPS GSA GS GVWR Geographic Area Coordination Centers Geographic Area Coordinating Group Graphical Network Interface Geographic Information System Specialty Geographic Multi-Area Coordinating Group Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Global Positioning Systems General Services Administration General Schedule Gross Vehicle Weight Rating H HCN Hydrogen Cyanide HFR Hazardous Fuels Reduction HIPAA Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 HRM Human Resource Management HSQ Health Screen Questionnaire I IA IACG IAF IAIC IAM IAP Initial Attack Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide Initial Attack Fire Initial Attack Incident Commander Indian Affairs Manual Incident Action Plan 4
IARR Interagency Resources Representative IAT Interagency Aviation Training Guide IBA Incident Business Advisor IBAER Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response IC Incident Commander ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICP Incident Command Post ICS Incident Command System ICT1 Incident Commander Type 1 ICT2 Incident Commander Type 2 ICT3 Incident Commander Type 3 ICT4 Incident Commander Type 4 ICT5 Incident Commander Type 5 IFEC Interior Fire Executive Council IFPM Interagency Fire Program Management IHC Interagency Hotshot Crews IIBMH Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook IMT Incident Management Team INVF Wildland Fire Investigator IQCS Incident Qualifications and Certification System IRS Internal Revenue Service IRAM Inter-Regional Aviation manager IRMP Integrated Resource Management Plan IRPG Incident Response Pocket Guide IT Information Technology K KBDI Keetch-Byram Drought Index L LLR LPOC L/RMP LSC (1 or 2) LTIP Lessons Learned Review Local Point of Contact Land or Resource Management Plan Logistics Section Chief Long-Term Implementation Plan M M&IE MAC MACS Meals and Incidental Expenses Multi-Agency Coordination Multi-Agency Coordination System 5
MAFFS MER MIST MOA MOU MSDS MSP MTDC Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Management Evaluation Reports Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics Memorandum of Agreement Memorandum of Understanding Material Safety Data Sheet Medical Standards Program Missoula Technology and Development Center N NAMS NAO NAFRI NAPM NASF NDVI NEPA NESDIS NFAEB NFC NFDSC NFDRS NFP NFPORS NFPA NICC NIICD NIFC NIFMID NIOSH NIIMS NMAC NPOC NPS NMFS NTFB NTIA NTIA-RFA NWCG NWS NIFC Asset Management System National Aviation Office National Advanced Fire and Resource Institute National Aviation Program Manager National Association of State Foresters Normalized Differences Vegetative Index National Environmental Protection Act National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service National Fire and Aviation Executive Board National Fire Codes National Fire Decision Support Center National Fire Danger Rating System National Fire Plan National Fire Plan Operations and Reporting System National Fire Protection Association National Interagency Coordination Center National Interagency Incident Communications Division National Interagency Fire Center National Interagency Fire Management Integrated Database National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Interagency Incident Management System National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group National Point of Contact National Park Service National Marine Fisheries Service Near Term Fire Behavior National National Telecommunications Information Agency National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Radio Frequency Authorization National Wildfire Coordinating Group National Weather Service 6
O OAS OCIO-IA OF&A OJS OMB ONA OPM OSC OSG OSHA OWCP OWF OWFC Office of Aviation Services Office of the Chief Information Officer- Indian Affairs Office of Fire and Aviation Management Office of Justice Services Office of Management & Budget Operational Needs Assessment Office of Personnel Management Operations Section Chief Office of Self-Governance Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office of Worker s Compensation Office of Wildland Fire Office of Wildland Fire Coordination P PAO PCAS PDA PETL PETM PIC PKEMRA PMS 901-1 PPE PROC PSA PTB Public Affairs Officer Project Cost Accounting Subsystem Personal Data Assistants Prevention Team Leaders Prevention Team Members Pilot in Command Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act NWCG Field Manager s Course Guide Personal Protective Equipment Procurement Unit Leader Predictive Services Areas Position Task Book Q QPL Qualified Products List R RA RAM RAWS RCDM Risk Assessment Regional Aviation Managers Remote Automatic Weather Station Receiving/Distribution Manager 7
READ Red Card RFA RFA RFD ROMAN ROPS ROSS RPOC RR RT-130 Resource Advisors Incident Qualification Card Rural Fire Assistance Radio Frequency Authorization Rural Fire Departments Real-Time Observation Monitoring and Analysis Network Rollover Protection System National Interagency Resource Ordering and Status System Regional Point of Contact Readiness Reserve Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Training S SAFECOM Aviation Safety Communiqué SAI Serious Accident Investigation SAIT Serious Accident Investigation Team SAM System for Award Management SCEP Student Career Experience Program SEAT Single Engine Airtanker SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SHRO Servicing Human Resource Officer SIHCO Standards for Interagency Hotshot Crew Operations SPUL Supply Unit Leader SMIS Safety Management Information System SMS Safety Management Systems SOF1 Safety Officer, Type 1 SOF2 Safety Officer, Type 2 SOFR Safety Officer, Line SOP Standard Operating Procedures SRA Seasonal Risk Analysis SSN Social Security Number STEL Short Term Exposure Limits STEN Strike Team Leader for Engines STFB Short Term Fire Behavior T T&A T&E TA Time and Attendance Threatened and Endangered Species Travel Authorization 8
TBSA TEPCS TFR THPO Total Body Surface Area Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, Candidate or Sensitive Species Temporary Flight Restriction Tribal Historic Preservation Officer U UC USFA USFS UXO Unified Command United States Fire Administration U.S. Forest Service Unexploded Ordnance W WBS WCA WCT WFAS WFCS WFDSS WFIP WFLLC WFM WFMI WFPP WFSA WFSTAR WG WIMS WLFF WUI WSA Work Breakdown Structure Wildfire Complexity Analysis Work Capacity Test Wildland Fire Assessment System Wildland Fire Chemical Systems Wildland Fire Decision Support System Wildland Fire Implementation Plan Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Wildland Fire Management Wildland Fire Management Information Wildlfire Prevention Plan Wildland Fire Situation Analysis Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher Wage Grade Weather Information Management System Wildland Firefighter Wildland Urban Interface Workload Shares Assessment Y Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) 9