Acronym |
Definition |
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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 |