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FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms

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Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms......................................................................................... 1 #: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..........................................................................................1 A: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...........................................................................................1 B: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ....................................................................................... 38 C: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ....................................................................................... 48 D: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ....................................................................................... 99 E: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...................................................................................... 123 F: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...................................................................................... 149 G: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 172 H: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 181 I: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms....................................................................................... 196 J: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ...................................................................................... 226 K: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 233 L: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...................................................................................... 235 M: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms .................................................................................... 247 N: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 270 O: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 306 P: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 321 Q: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 349 R: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 351 S: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 372 T: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...................................................................................... 405 U: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms ..................................................................................... 423 V: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...................................................................................... 434 W: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms .................................................................................... 439 X: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...................................................................................... 447 Y: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...................................................................................... 448 Z: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms...................................................................................... 448

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Addendums ...........................................................................................................................451 1. Acronym of Emergency Management Offices and Agencies for U.S. States, Commonwealths, District of Columbia and Territories ............................................................................ 451 2. The 32 Core Capabilities Identified in the National Preparedness Goal............................ 454 3. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq., and Related Authorities United States Code, Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 68. Disaster Relief-FEMA 592, August 2016 ........................................................................................................................... 455 4. Common Conversion Factors ............................................................................................. 460 5. Phonetic Alphabet ? U.S. Military ....................................................................................... 463 6. Federal Emergency Management Agency's Regional Offices ............................................ 460 7. FEMA Training Organizations ............................................................................................. 461 8. List of Major Department of Homeland Security Organizational Websites ........................ 462

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Acronym, Abbreviation or Term # 2D 2SR 4WD

Meaning/Description Number Symbol Two-Dimensional Second Stage Review Four-Wheel Drive

A: Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms

Acronym, Abbreviation or Term A

AA

A/A

AAA

AAACE AAAE AABB AAC

Meaning/Description

Ampere

Administrative Assistant Allocation Authority Applicant Assistance Approval Authority Assembly Area Atomic Absorption

Assistant Administrator Acquisition Authority

Agriculture Adjustment Act American Ambulance Association Area Agency on Aging Authentication, Authorization and Accounting

Airport Access Authorization to Commercial Establishments

American Association of Airport Executives

American Association of Blood Banks

Air Ambulance Company Applicant Assistance Center

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Acronym, Abbreviation or Term AACES AACN AACS AAD AADPIA AADR AA&E AAEC AAEI AAER AAFAS AAML AAMS AAMVA

AANHPI AANS AAO

AA ORR AAP AAPA AAPD AAPI

Meaning/Description Automated, Adaptive Chemical Examination System Advanced Automatic Collision Notification Automated Access Control System Assistant Associate Director Assistant Associate Director for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Age-Adjusted Death Rate Arms, Ammunition and Explosives Aeromedical Evacuation Control Team American Association of Exporters and Importers Average Annual Erosion Rate Automated Airborne Flight Alert System Agency Aviation Military Liaison Automated Acquisition Management System American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Alert and Accountability Notification System Alternate Approving Official Antarctic Oscillation Associate Administrator, Office of Response and Recovery American Academy of Pediatrics American Association of Port Authorities American Association of People with Disabilities Asian American and Pacific Islander

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Acronym, Abbreviation or Term

AAR

AASHTO AAU AAVLD

ABA

ABAG

ABC

ABCI ABCO ABD ABEL ABF ABFE ABHS ABI ABIH ABIS ABM ABMC

Meaning/Description After-Action Report After-Action Review Area at Risk Association of American Railroads

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Association of American Universities

American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians American Bar Association American Baptist Association Annual Budget Authorization Architectural Barriers Act

Association of Bay Area Governments Airway, Breathing, Circulation American Baptist Churches Atomic, Biological and Chemical

Arizona Border Control Initiative

Automated Billing and Collection Offsets

Air Bridge Denial

Agent-Based Economic Laboratory

Automatic Broadcast Feed

Advisory Base Flood Elevations

Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer

Airborne Illness

American Board of Industrial Hygiene

Automated Biometric Identification System (Department of Defense [DOD]) (see IDENT)

Anti-Ballistic Missile

American Battle Monuments Commission

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Acronym, Abbreviation or Term ABNCP ABO ABRO ABS ABYC

AC

ACA

ACAA ACAC ACADA ACAMS ACAP ACBIRC

ACC

ACCOE ACCS

Meaning/Description

Airborne Command Post

Agents of Biological Origin

Aircraft Base Radio Operator

Arson and Bomb Squad

American Boat and Yacht Council Active Component (of the United States

Military-DOD) Advisory Committee Alternating Current (electrical) Area Command Area Coordinator Affordable Care Act Airspace Control Authority Alternate Command Authority Air Carrier Association for Americans Automatic Chemical Agent Alarm

Area Command Aviation Coordinator

Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm

Automatic Continuous Air Monitoring System Agency-wide Corrective Action Program Alien Criminal Apprehension Program

Advanced Chemical/Biological Integrated Response Course Agency Command Center Air Combat Command American Chemistry Council Aviation Command Center

Accessibility Compliance Center of Excellence (Department of Homeland Security [DHS])

Accounting Classification Code Structure

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