Emergency Management Acronyms
- ARC
- American Red Cross
- ARRL
- American Radio Relay League, Inc.
- CBO
- Community-Based Organization
- CDC
- Centers for Disease Control
- CERT
- Community Emergency Response Team
- COOP
- Continuity of Operations
- DEMA
- Delaware Emergency Management Agency
- DHS
- US Department of Homeland Security
- DOD
- Department of Defense
- DRC
- Disaster Recovery Center
- DUA
- Disaster Unemployment Assistance
- EAS
- Emergency Alert System
- EMAC
- Emergency Management Assistance Compact
- EOC
- Emergency Operations Center
- EOP
- Emergency Operations Plan
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- ERT
- Emergency Response Team
- ESF
- Emergency Support Function
- FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- GIS
- Geographic Information System
- GPS
- Global Positioning System
- HVA
- Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
- IA
- Individual Assistance
- IAEM
- International Association of Emergency Managers
- ICS
- Incident Command System
- IDEAS
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance
- IHP
- Individual and Household Programs
- LHA
- Local Health Authority
- LHD
- Local Health Department
- NGO
- Non-Governmental Organization
- NIMS
- National Incident Management System
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- OES
- Office of Emergency Services
- PIO
- Public Information Officer
- SBA
- Small Business Administration
- SERT
- State Emergency Response Team
- SNS
- Strategic National Stockpile
- SOC
- State Operations Center
- VOAD
- Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
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