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BLM <\/strong>= United States Bureau of Land Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 CAC<\/strong> = Citizens Advisory Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CRAB<\/strong> = County Road Administration Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CUT<\/strong> = Current Use Timber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CWPP<\/strong> = Community Wildfire Protection Plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DRC (Disaster Recovery Center): <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 DLPOA<\/strong> = Deer Lake Property Owners Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 DNR<\/strong> = Department of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 EMC<\/strong> = Emergency Management Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EOC (Emergency Operations Center): <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EOP (Emergency Operations Plan): <\/strong>The plan that each jurisdiction has and maintains for responding to appropriate hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESFs (Emergency Support Functions): <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEMA: <\/strong>Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F&W<\/strong> = Fish & Wildlife<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FP<\/strong> = Forest Practices (Board)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FS<\/strong> = Forest Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FSA<\/strong>= Farm Service Agency<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IFPL<\/strong>= Industrial Fire Precaution Level: As set by DNR. Notifies people as to current restrictions concerning working in the woods, equipment, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KRAB<\/strong> = Kettle River Advisory Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEOFF<\/strong> = Law Enforcement Officers & Fire Fighters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEPC<\/strong> = Local Emergency Planning Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIP<\/strong>= Livestock Indemnity Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LL<\/strong> = Loon Lake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LLMD<\/strong> = Loon Lake Management District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOS<\/strong> = level of service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LRF<\/strong> = Lake Roosevelt Forum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LRNRA<\/strong> = Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LRWQC<\/strong> = Lake Roosevelt Water Quality Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LSCAC<\/strong> = Lake Spokane Citizens Advisory Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOA<\/strong> = Memorandum of Agreement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOU<\/strong> = Memorandum of Understanding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MRT<\/strong> = Management Review Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NACo<\/strong> = National Association of Counties<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCWRSN<\/strong> = North Central Washington Regional Support Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEO<\/strong> = Newly Elected Official<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NETCH<\/strong> = NE Tri-County Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEWACS<\/strong> = NE Washington Alliance Counseling Services (formerly Stevens County Counseling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Services)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEWFC<\/strong> = NE Washington Forestry Coalition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEWHGA<\/strong> = NE Washington Hay Growers Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEWICC<\/strong> = Northeast Washington Interagency Communication Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEWSTART<\/strong> = NE Washington Sustainable Tourism and Recreation Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEWAFR<\/strong>= Northeast Washington Fire Recovery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NFP<\/strong> = National Fire Plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOI<\/strong> = Notice of Intent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NGO (Nongovernmental Organization): <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPS<\/strong> = National Park Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NRCS<\/strong> = Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OS<\/strong> = Open Space<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLAC<\/strong> = Public Lands Advisory Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PO<\/strong> = (usually) Pend Oreille<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PSA<\/strong> = Personal Services Agreement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PIO (Public Information Officer): <\/strong>A member of the Command Staff responsible for interfacing with the public and media and\/or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUD<\/strong> = Public Utility District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PW<\/strong> = Public Works<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RAC<\/strong> = Resource Advisory Committee (USFS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RAMID<\/strong> = rural area of more intense development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOP (Standard Operating Procedure): <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOPA<\/strong> = Schedule of Proposed Action<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SWAC<\/strong> = Solid Waste Advisory Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TEDD <\/strong>= Tri County Economic Development District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCRC&D<\/strong> = Upper Columbia Resource Conservation & Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCUT<\/strong> = Upper Columbia United Tribes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UGA<\/strong> = urban growth area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDA<\/strong> = United States Department of Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USFS<\/strong>= United States Forest Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTA<\/strong> = Unable to attend<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VF&RC<\/strong> = Volunteer Food & Resource Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WACO<\/strong> = Washington Association of County Officials<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASPC<\/strong> = Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WCB<\/strong> = Water Conservancy Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WDC<\/strong> = Workforce Development Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WDFW<\/strong> = Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WMP<\/strong> (associated with WRIAs) = Watershed Management Partnership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WRAC<\/strong> = Washington Risk Pool Advisory Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WRCIF\/P<\/strong> = Washington Rural Counties Insurance Fund\/ Pool<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WRIA<\/strong> = Water Resource Inventory Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WSAC<\/strong> = Washington State Association of Counties<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WSDA<\/strong> = Washington State Department of Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WSMD<\/strong> = Washington State Military Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WUI<\/strong> = Wildland Urban Interface<\/p>\n\n