BLM = United States Bureau of Land Management
CAC = Citizens Advisory Committee
CRAB = County Road Administration Board
CUT = Current Use Timber
CWPP = Community Wildfire Protection Plan
DRC (Disaster Recovery Center): A facility established in a centralized location within or near the disaster area at which disaster victims (individuals, families, or businesses) apply for disaster aid.
DLPOA = Deer Lake Property Owners Association
DNR = Department of Natural Resources
EMC = Emergency Management Committee
EOC (Emergency Operations Center): The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support incident management (on-scene operations) activities normally takes place. An EOC may be a temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently established facility, perhaps at a higher level of organization within a jurisdiction. EOCs may be organized by major functional disciplines (e.g., fire, law enforcement, and medical services), by jurisdiction (e.g., Federal, State, regional, tribal, city, county), or some combination thereof.
EOP (Emergency Operations Plan): The plan that each jurisdiction has and maintains for responding to appropriate hazards.
ESFs (Emergency Support Functions): Used by the Federal Government and many State governments as the primary mechanism at the operational level to organize and provide assistance. ESFs align categories of resources and provide strategic objectives for their use. ESFs utilize standardized resource management concepts such as typing, inventorying, and tracking to facilitate the dispatch, deployment, and recovery of resources before, during, and after an incident.
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
F&W = Fish & Wildlife
FP = Forest Practices (Board)
FS = Forest Service
FSA= Farm Service Agency
IFPL= Industrial Fire Precaution Level: As set by DNR. Notifies people as to current restrictions concerning working in the woods, equipment, etc.
KRAB = Kettle River Advisory Board
LEOFF = Law Enforcement Officers & Fire Fighters
LEPC = Local Emergency Planning Committee
LIP= Livestock Indemnity Program
LL = Loon Lake
LLMD = Loon Lake Management District
LOS = level of service
LRF = Lake Roosevelt Forum
LRNRA = Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
LRWQC = Lake Roosevelt Water Quality Committee
LSCAC = Lake Spokane Citizens Advisory Committee
MOA = Memorandum of Agreement
MOU = Memorandum of Understanding
MRT = Management Review Team
NACo = National Association of Counties
NCWRSN = North Central Washington Regional Support Network
NEO = Newly Elected Official
NETCH = NE Tri-County Health
NEWACS = NE Washington Alliance Counseling Services (formerly Stevens County Counseling
Services)
NEWFC = NE Washington Forestry Coalition
NEWHGA = NE Washington Hay Growers Association
NEWICC = Northeast Washington Interagency Communication Center
NEWSTART = NE Washington Sustainable Tourism and Recreation Team
NEWAFR= Northeast Washington Fire Recovery
NFP = National Fire Plan
NOI = Notice of Intent
NGO (Nongovernmental Organization): An entity with an association that is based on interests of its members, individuals, or institutions. It is not created by a government, but it may work cooperatively with government. Such organizations serve a public purpose, not a private benefit. Examples of NGOs include faith-based charity organizations and the American Red Cross. NGOs, including voluntary and faith-based groups, provide relief services to sustain life, reduce physical and emotional distress, and promote the recovery of disaster victims. Often these groups provide specialized services that help individuals with disabilities. NGOs and voluntary organizations play a major role in assisting emergency managers before, during, and after an emergency.
NPS = National Park Service
NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)
OS = Open Space
PLAC = Public Lands Advisory Committee
PO = (usually) Pend Oreille
PSA = Personal Services Agreement
PIO (Public Information Officer): A member of the Command Staff responsible for interfacing with the public and media and/or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements.
PUD = Public Utility District
PW = Public Works
RAC = Resource Advisory Committee (USFS)
RAMID = rural area of more intense development
SOP (Standard Operating Procedure): Complete reference document or an operations manual that provides the purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the preferred method of performing a single function or a number of interrelated functions in a uniform manner.
SOPA = Schedule of Proposed Action
SWAC = Solid Waste Advisory Committee
TEDD = Tri County Economic Development District
UCRC&D = Upper Columbia Resource Conservation & Development
UCUT = Upper Columbia United Tribes
UGA = urban growth area
USDA = United States Department of Agriculture
USFS= United States Forest Service
UTA = Unable to attend
VF&RC = Volunteer Food & Resource Center
WACO = Washington Association of County Officials
WASPC = Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
WCB = Water Conservancy Board
WDC = Workforce Development Council
WDFW = Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
WMP (associated with WRIAs) = Watershed Management Partnership
WRAC = Washington Risk Pool Advisory Council
WRCIF/P = Washington Rural Counties Insurance Fund/ Pool
WRIA = Water Resource Inventory Area
WSAC = Washington State Association of Counties
WSDA = Washington State Department of Agriculture
WSMD = Washington State Military Department
WUI = Wildland Urban Interface