AAR

After Action Report

AC

Hydrogen Cyanide

ACADA

Automatic Chemical Agent Detector/Alarm

ACTD

Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration

ADL

Advanced Life Support

ADW

Agent Defeat Weapon

AICPS

Advanced Integrated Collective Protective System

ALCM

Air Launched Cruise Missile

ALF

Animal Liberation Front

AMC

Army Material Command

AMS

Aerial Measuring System

ANO

Abu-Nidal Organization

APHL

Agency for Public Health Laboratories

ARAC

Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability

ARG

Accident Response Group

ASAC

Assistant Special Agent in Charge

ASTHO

Association for State and Territorial Health Officials

ATFE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

ATTF

U.S. Attorney’s Terrorism Task Force

BATS

Biological Agent Treatment Set

BCBP

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (DHS)

BCIS

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)

BDRP

Biological Defense Research Program

BICE

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS)

BIDS

Biological Integrated Detection System

BISA

Battlefield Information System Application

BM/C3I

Battle Mgt/Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence

BMD

Ballistic Missile Defense

BMDO

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

BRACIS

Biological Radiological and Chemical Information System

BSA

Body Surface Area

BTS

Border and Transportation Security (DHS)

BTWC

Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

BW

Biological Weapons

BWC

Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

C3

Command, Control, and Communications

CALEA

Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

CAM

Chemical Agent Monitor

CB

Chemical/Biological

C/B-RRT

Chemical Biological Rapid Response Team

CBD

Chemical and Biological Defense

CBDCOM

Chemical and Biological Defense Command

CBIRF

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force

CBRNE

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (weapons of mass destruction)

CBW

Chemical and Biological Weapons

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CFR

Code of Federal Regulation

CG

Phosgene

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CINC

Commander in Chief

CIRG

Critical Incident Response Group

CISD

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

CISM

Critical Incident Stress Management

CJCS

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

CK

Cyanogen Chloride

CL

Chlorine

COBRA

Chemical, Ordinance, Biological, Radiological

COCOM

Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls

COLPRO

Collective Protection

COMBOPEN®

Nerve Agent Antidote Injection Device

CONPLAN

U.S. Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan

CPC

Counter Proliferation Council

CPRC

Counter Proliferation Program Review Committee

CPTED

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

CPX

Command Post Exercise

CSD

Chemical Support Division

CSTE

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

CT

Counter-Terrorism

CTBT

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

CTR

Cooperative Threat Reduction

CTTS

Counter Terror Technical Support

CW

Chemical Weapons

CWC

Chemical Weapons Convention

CWD

Chemical Weapons Destruction

CX

Phosgene Oxime (Blister Agent)

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

D CBW POL

Directorate of Chemical and Biological Weapons Policy

DERA

Defense Evaluation and Research Agency

DFO

Disaster Field Office

DGP

NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DHS

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

DIA

Defense Intelligence Agency

DMAT

Disaster Medical Assistance Team

DMSO

Dimethyl Sulfoxide

DMZ

Demilitarized Zone

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOC

Department Operations Center

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

DOI

Department of the Interior

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOL

Department of Labor

DOS

Department of State

DOT

Department of Transportation

DP

Diphosgene (Choking Agent)

DSWA

Defense Special Weapons Agency

DTSA

Defense Technology Security Administration

ECC

Emergency Communications Center

EFR

Emergency First Responders

EIS

Epidemiological Intelligence Service

ELA

National Liberation Army (South America)

ELF

Earth Liberation Front

EMA

Emergency Management Agency

EMAC

Emergency Management Assistance Compact

EMS

Emergency Medical Service

EMT

Emergency Medical Technician

EOC

Emergency Operations Center

EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

EOP

Emergency Operations Plan

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPCI

Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative

EPR

Emergency Preparedness and Response (DHS)

ERDEC

Edgewood Research Development and Engineering Center

ERG

Emergency Response Guidebook

ERT

Evidence Response Teams

ERTA

Emergency Response Team Advance Element

ERTN

Emergency Response Team National

ESF

Emergency Support Function

EST

Emergency Support Team

ETA

Basque Fatherland and Liberty

FARC

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FIRESCOPE

Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies

FLIR

Forward Locking Infrared

FOG

Field Operations Guide

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FTX

Functional Training Exercise

FRERP

Federal Radiological and Emergency Response Plan

FRMAC

Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center

FRP

Federal Response Plan

GA

Tabun (Nerve Agent)

GAO

General Accounting Office

GB

Sarin (Nerve Agent)

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

GD

Soman (Nerve Agent)

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GIS

Geographic Information System

GSA

General Services Administration

H

Blister Agents

HAZMAT

Hazardous Materials

HCL

Hydrochloric Acid

HDBTDC

Hard and Deeply Buried Target Defeat Capability

HEPA

High Efficiency Particulate Air

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

HMRT

Hazardous Materials Response Teams

HMRU

Hazardous Materials Response Unit

HSEEP

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

HSPD-5

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5

HTH

Calcium Hypochlorite

HUD

Department of Housing and Urban Development

IACP

International Association of Chiefs of Police

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAIP

Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (DHS)

IAP

Incident Action Plan

IC

Incident Commander

ICAM

Improved Chemical Agent Monitor

ICBM

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Range: greater than 5,500 kilometers)

ICDDC

Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact

ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ICP

Incident Command Post

ICS

Incident Command System

IDLH

Immediate Danger to Life or Health

IED

Improvised Explosive Device

IEMC

Integrated Emergency Management Course

IEMS

Integrated Emergency Management System

ILEA

International Law Enforcement Academy

IMT

Incident Management Team

INRP

Interim National Response Plan

IO

International Affairs Office (DHS)

IPDS

Improved Point Detection System

IPE

Individual Protective Equipment

IRA

Irish Republican Army

IRBM

Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (Range: 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers)

IRP

Integrated Recovery Program

IRZ

Immediate Response Zone

ISTAR

Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance

JBPDS

Joint Biological Point Detection System

JIC

Joint Information Center

JIS

Joint Information System

JOC

Joint Operations Center

JRA

Japanese Red Army

JSLIST

Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology

JTAC

Joint Terrorism Advisory Council

JTTF

Joint Terrorism Task Force

JTWG

Joint Terrorism Working Group

JVAP

Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program

JWCO

Joint Warfighting Capability Objective

km

Kilometer

L

Lewisite (Blister Agent)

LA

Legislative Affairs (DHS)

LD50

Lethal Dose

LEO

Law Enforcement Online

LEPC

Local Emergency Planning Committee/Council

LFA

Lead Federal Agency

LNBCRS

Lightweight Nuclear Bio. & Chem. Reconnaissance System

LNO

Liaison Officer

LPHA

Local Public Health Agency

LPHS

Local Public Health System

LR BSDS

Long Range Biological Standoff Detection System

LTTE

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

M256A1

Chemical Agent Detector Kit

M8 Paper

Chemical Agent Detector Paper

M9 Paper

Chemical Agent Detector Paper

MAC

Multi-Agency Coordinating

MCAD

Man-Portable Chemical Agent Detector

MCC

Maximum Containment Control

MCI

Mass Casualty Incident

MCTL

Militarily Critical Technologies List

MEADS

Medium Extended Air Defense System

MEDCOM

U.S. Army Medical Command

MERS

Mobile Emergency Response Support

MIL STD

Military Standard

MMST

Metropolitan Medical Strike Team

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MRBM

Medium Range Ballistic Missile (Range: 1,000 to 3,000 kms)

MRTA

Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement

MT

Metric Ton

MTCR

Missile Technology Control Regime

MTOPS

Million Theoretical Operations Per Second

NACCHO

National Association for County and City Health Officials

NAERG

North American Emergency Response Guidebook

NAIAD

Nerve Agent Immobilized Enzyme Alarm and Detector

NAPS

Nerve Agent Pre-Treatment Set

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NBC

Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical

NBC/M

NBC Weapons and Their Means of Delivery

NBCRS

NBC Reconnaissance System

NCAVC

National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime

NCP

National Contingency Plan

NDAA

National Defense Authorization Act

NDMS

National Disaster Medical System

NEPMU

New Environmental and Preventive Medicine Units

NEST

Nuclear Emergency Search Team

NFPA

National Fire Protection Association

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

NIMS

National Incident Management System

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NIS

New Independent States

NMD

National Missile Defense

NMRI

U.S. Naval Medical Research Incident

NMRT

National Medical Response Team

NPSP

National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program

NPT

Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty

NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRP

National Response Plan

NSG

Nuclear Suppliers Group

ODP

Office for Domestic Preparedness

OES

Office of Emergency Services

OGC

Office of General Counsel (DHS)

OJP

Office of Justice Programs

ONCRC

Office of National Capital Region Coordination (DHS)

OSCE

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OSC

On-Scene Coordinator

OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSIA

On-Site Inspection Agency

OSTP

White House Office of Science & Technology Policy

P3I

Pre-Planned Product Improvement

PAC-3

Patriot Advanced Capability-3

PAS

Passport Accountability System

PAZ

Protective Action Zone

PBDS

Prototype Biological Detection System

PDA

Preliminary Damage Assessment

PDD

Presidential Decision Directive

PFP

Partnership for Peace

PHS

Public Health Service

PIO

Public Information Officer

PKK

Kurdistan’s Workers Party

PPE

Personal Protection Equipment

PPV

Positive Pressure Ventilation

POLREP

Pollution Report

PS

Chloropicrin (Choking Agent)

PTE

Potential Threat Element

PVO

Private Voluntary Organizations

PZ

Precautionary Zone

QDR

Quadrennial Defense Review

RAP

Radiological Assistance Program

R&D

Research and Development

REAC/TS

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site

RESTAT

Resources Status

RISS

Regional Information Sharing Systems

ROC

Regional Operations Center

ROSS

Resource Ordering and Status System

RPG

Rocket-Propelled Grenade

RRIS

Rapid Response Information System

RSO

Radiological Safety Officers

RSCAAL

Remote Sensing Chemical Agent Alarm

RTAP

Real Time Analytical Platform

RVD

Residual Vapor Detector

S&L

Office of State and Local Coordination (DHS)

S&T

Science and Technology (DHS)

SAA

State Administrative Agency

SAC

Special Agent in Charge

SALAD

Shipboard Automatic Liquid Agent Detector

SAR

Supplied Air Respirator

SARA

Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act

SBCCOM

Soldier Biological and Chemical Command

SBIRS

Space Based Infrared System

SCBA

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

SCO

State Coordinating Office

SDI

Strategic Defense Initiative

SDO

Standards Developing Organization

SEL

Standardized Equipment List

SIOC

Strategic Information Operations Center

SITREP

Situation Report

SLBM

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile

SLV

Space Launch Vehicle

SMART

Single Membrane Antigen Rapid Test Tickets

SNS

Strategic National Stockpile (formerly National Pharmaceutical Stockpile)

SO

Safety Officer

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SPLC

Southern Poverty Law Center

SRBM

Short Range Ballistic Missile (Range: 1,000 kilometers or less)

SSA

Supervisory Special Agent

START

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

SWAT

Special Weapons and Tactics

TA

Territorial Army

TBM

Theater Ballistic Missile

TEA

Threat Environment Assessment

TEU

U.S. Army Technical Escort Unit

THAAD

Theater High Altitude Area Defense

TMD

Theater Missile Defense

TRRAP

Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment Programs

TSWG

Technical Support Working Group

TTT

Train the Trainer

TTX

Tabletop Exercise

UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UC

Unified Command(er)

UN

United Nations

UNSCOM

UN Special Commission on Iraq

UNSCR

UN Security Council Resolution

USAMRCD

U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command

USAMRIID

U.S. Army Military Research Institute for Infectious Disease

USAR

Urban Search and Rescue

USC

United States Code

USCG

United States Coast Guard (DHS)

USDA

Department of Agriculture

USPS

United States Postal Service

USSS

United States Secret Service (DHS)

VEE

Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis

VOLAG

Voluntary Agency

VX

VX (Nerve Agent)

WHO

World Health Organization

WMD

Weapons of Mass Destruction