| Acronym |
Definition |
|---|
| ALS |
Advanced Life Support |
| ART |
Advanced Rescue Technician |
| AFRCC |
Air Force Rescue Coordinator Center |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| A/C |
Aircraft |
| ATV |
All Terrain Vehicle |
| ARC |
American Red Cross |
| ASRC |
Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference |
| AHJ |
Authority Having Jurisdiction |
| BLS |
Basic Life Support |
| BRT |
Basic Rescue Technician |
| BDSAR |
Black Diamond Search and Rescue |
| BVRS |
Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad |
| BRMRG |
Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group |
| COQ |
Call Out Qualified |
| CCERT |
Campus Community Emergency Response Team |
| CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CDC |
Center for Disease Control |
| CAP |
Civil Air Patrol |
| COVSAR |
Commonwealth of Virginia Search and Rescue |
| CSAR |
Commonwealth Search and Rescue |
| CERT |
Community Emergency Response Team |
| CONUS |
Continental United States |
| UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
| CSP |
Crime Scene Preservation |
| CISM |
Critical Incident Stress Management |
| CIS |
Critical Indicent Stress |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOF |
Department of Forestry |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DOI |
Department of Interior |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DF |
Direction Finding |
| ELB |
Emergency Locator Beacon |
| ELT |
Emergency Locator Transmitter |
| EMS |
Emergency Management System |
| EMT-B |
Emergency Medical Technician Basic |
| EMT-E |
Emergency Medical Technician Enhanced |
| EMT-I |
Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate |
| EMT-P |
Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| EPIRB |
Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon |
| EPLO |
Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer |
| ESF |
Emergency Support Function |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETD |
Estimated Time of Departure |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAST |
Foundations of Awareness, Signcutting, and Tracking |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FOG |
Field Operations Guide |
| FTL |
Field Team Leader |
| FTM |
Field Team Member |
| FTS |
Field Team Signcutter |
| FLIR |
Forward Looking Infared |
| FAST |
Foundations of Awareness, Signcutting, and Tracking |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GSAR |
Ground Search and Rescue College |
| HazMat |
Hazardous Material |
| HTR |
Heavy Technical Rescue |
| ICP |
Incident Command Post |
| ICS |
Incident Command System |
| IC |
Incident Commander |
| IS |
Incident Staff |
| IAP |
Initial Action Plan |
| IPP |
Initial Planning Point |
| LKP |
Last Known Position |
| LOS |
Line of Sight |
| LPB |
Lost Person Behavior |
| MLSO |
Management of Land Search Operations |
| MTL |
Management Team Leader |
| MTM |
Management Team Member |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MGRS |
Military Grid Refernce System |
| MARG |
Mountain Area Rescue Group |
| MRA |
Mountain Rescue Association |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NAWAS |
National Alert Warning System |
| NASAR |
National Association of Search and Rescue |
| NCRC |
National Cave Rescue Committee |
| NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
| NIMS |
National Incident Management System |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NPS |
National Park Service |
| NRF |
National Response Framework |
| NSARC |
National Search and Rescue Committee |
| NSP |
National Search and Rescue Plan |
| NSS |
National Speleological Society |
| NTAP |
National Track Analysis Program |
| NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
| NWS |
National Weather Service |
| NATS |
Natural Awareness Tracking School |
| NRV |
New River Valley |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OOC |
Officer On Call |
| OSC |
On-Scene Coordinator |
| PLB |
Personal Locator Beacon |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| PSAR |
Preventative Search and Rescue |
| PSAR |
Piedmont Search and Rescue |
| PLS |
Point Last Scene |
| POA |
Probability of Area |
| POC |
Probability of Containment |
| POD |
Probability of Detection |
| POS |
Probability of Success |
| PIO |
Public Information Officer |
| PR |
Public Relations |
| ROC |
Rescue Onscene Commander |
| RTL |
Rescue Team Leader |
| RTM |
Rescue Team Member |
| RA |
Responsible Agent |
| SATCOM |
Satellite Communications |
| SAP |
Search Action Plan |
| SAR |
Search and Rescue |
| SC |
Search and Rescue Coordinator |
| SMC |
Search Management Coordinator |
| STL |
Search Team Leader |
| STM |
Search Team Member |
| SCBA |
Self-Containted Breathing Apparatus |
| SWVAMRG |
Southwest Virginia Mountain Rescue Group |
| SOG |
Standard Operating Guidelines |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures |
| SOLO |
Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities |
| TAF |
Task Assessment Form |
| TF |
Task Force |
| TFL |
Task Force Leader |
| TFM |
Task Force Member |
| TS |
Technical Specialist |
| UHF |
Ultra High Frequency |
| UC |
Unified Command |
| USAF |
United States Air Force |
| USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
| USFS |
United States Forest Service |
| USNG |
United States National Grid |
| USN |
United States Navy |
| UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
| USAR |
Urban Search and Rescue |
| VRT |
Vertical Rescue Technician |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VAVRS |
Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads |
| VDEM |
Virginia Department of Emergency Management |
| VDFP |
Virginia Department of Fire Programs |
| VASARCO |
Virginia Search and Rescue Council |
| WMD |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| WAS |
Wide Area Search |
| WEMT |
Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician |
| WFA |
Wilderness First Aid |
| WFR |
Wilderness First Responder |
| WRT |
Wilderness Rescue Technician |
