Fire and Aviation Management Acronyms
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
JHA |
Job Hazard Analysis |
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ADAAG |
Americans with Disabilities Act and Accessibility Guidelines |
JPL |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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AFB |
Air Force Base |
LMP |
Land and Resource Management Plan/Planning |
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AGFEM |
Advisory Group for Fire in Ecosystems Management |
LSR |
Late Successional Reserve |
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APCD |
Air Pollution Control District |
MEL |
Most Efficient Level |
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A.S. |
Associate of Science degree |
MIST |
Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics |
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ARB |
Air Resources Board (state) |
MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
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BD |
Brush Disposal |
MM5 |
Mesoscale Model 5 | |
BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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BoD |
R5 Fire and Aviation Management Board of Directors |
NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality System |
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CARB |
California Air Resources Board |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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CASA |
California Air Specialists Association |
NARTC |
National Advanced Resource Technology Center |
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CAD |
Computer-Aided Dispatch |
NFDRS |
National Fire Danger Rating System |
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CDF |
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection |
NFMAS |
National Fire Management Analysis System |
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CFC |
California Fuels Committee |
NFPA |
National Fire Prevention Association |
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COTR |
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative |
NIFC |
National Interagency Fire Center |
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CWCG |
California Wildfire Coordinating Group |
NJAC |
National Joint Apprenticeship Committee |
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CWFPP |
Community Wildfire Protection Plans | NPS |
National Park Service |
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DFMO |
District Fire Management Officer |
NWCG |
National Wildfire Coordinating Group |
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DOT |
Department of Transportation |
NWS |
National Weather Service |
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DSA |
Designated Support Agency |
NZ/SZ |
North Zone / South Zone (Northern/Southern Geographic Operational Area) |
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EAO |
Excellence in Administration Organization |
OES |
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services...Cal EMA |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (federal) |
OC |
Organized Crews (emergency hire crew programs) |
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FAM |
Fire and Aviation Management |
OPM |
Office of Personnel Management |
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FEIS |
Fire Effects Information System |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
PAO |
Public Affairs Officer |
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FEPP |
Federal Excess Property Program |
PFIRS |
Prescribed Fire Information Reporting System |
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FIREWERRQ |
Fire Workforce Employee Recruitment, Retention, and Qualifications (subcommittee to the Division Chief's Committee) |
POW |
Program of Work |
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FFMO/FMO |
Forest Fire Management Officer |
PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
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FMP |
Fire Management Plan |
PSW |
Pacific Southwest (Research and Experiment Station) |
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FMT |
Forest Management Team |
R5 |
Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region |
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FPA |
Fire Program Analysis | R5 FAM |
Region 5 Fire and Aviation Management |
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FS |
Forest Service |
RAWS |
Remote Automated Weather System |
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FSM/H |
Forest Service Manual/Handbook |
RLF |
Regional Leadership Forum (R5 Line Officers and Directors) |
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FWS |
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
RO |
Regional Office |
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GA |
General Administration |
SCBA |
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus |
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FWC |
Fire Weather Center |
T&E Species |
Threatened and Endangered Species |
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GACC |
Geographic Area Coordination Center |
TFM |
Technical Fire Management (study course) |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
USDA, FS |
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
VFA |
R5 FAM Vision Focus Area |
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GSA |
General Services Administration |
WAE |
When-Actually-Employed (personnel status) |
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HRO |
Human Resource Officer |
WCF |
Working Capital Fund (fund code) |
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IASC |
Interagency Air and Smoke Council |
WFHF |
Wildland Fire Hazardous Fuels |
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IC |
Incident Commander |
WFPR |
Wildland Fire Presuppression (fund code) |
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ICS |
Incident Command System |
WFSA |
Wildland Fire Situation Analysis |
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IHC |
Interagency Hotshot Crew |
WIMS |
Weather Information Management System |
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IRM |
Information Resource Management |
WO |
Washington Office, Forest Service |
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IMT |
Incident Management Team |
WRAPS |
Workforce Reduction and Placement System |
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ANF |
Angeles National Forest |
PNF |
Plumas National Forest |
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BDF |
San Bernardino National Forest |
SHF |
Shasta-Trinity National Forest |
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CNF |
Cleveland National Forest |
SNF |
Sierra National Forest |
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ENF |
Eldorado National Forest |
SQF |
Sequoia National Forest |
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INF |
Inyo National Forest |
SRF |
Six Rivers National Forest |
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KNF |
Klamath National Forest |
STF |
Stanislaus National Forest |
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LNF |
Lassen National Forest |
TMU |
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit |
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LPF |
Los Padres National Forest |
TNF |
Tahoe National Forest |
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MDF |
Modoc National Forest |
NOPS |
Northern Operations, Redding, Regional Office |
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MNF |
Mendocino National Forest |
SOPS |
Southern Operations, Riverside, Regional Office |
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