| Acronym | Description | Association |
| AAPA | American Academy of Physician Assistants | Non-Gov't |
| AAR | After Action Review | Emerg-Prep |
| ACF | Administration for Children & Families | HHS |
| ACPHP | Academic Center for Public Health Preparedness | Non-Gov't |
| ACU-1000 | Interop Bridge for Two-Way Communication Devices | Emerg-Prep |
| ADD | Administration on Development Disabilities | HHS |
| AE | Aeromedical Evacutation | HHS |
| AELT | Aeromedical Evacutation Liason Team | HHS |
| AHA | American Hospital Association | Non-Gov't |
| AHEC | Area Health Education Center | Non-Gov't |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Gov't |
| ALRT | Advance Logistics Reception Team | HHS |
| ALS | Advanced Life Support | NIMS |
| AMA | American Medical Association | Non-Gov't |
| AmeriCorps*NCCC | AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps | Gov't |
| AmeriCorps*VISTA | AmeriCorps*Volunteers in Service to America | Gov't |
| AMSC | American Mobile Satellite Company - Mitsubischi Sat-Phone | HHS |
| AoA | Administration on Aging | HHS |
| APEX-CPH | Assessment and Planning Excellence Through Community Partners for Health | Non-Gov't |
| APHA | American Public Health Association | Non-Gov't |
| APHT | Applied Public Health Team | HHS |
| APHIS | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Gov't |
| APHL | Association of Public Health Laboratories | Non-Gov't |
| ARC | American Red Cross | Non-Gov't |
| ARF | Action Request Form | Emerg-Prep |
| ART | Assessment and Response Team | Gov't |
| ASAM | Assistant Secretary for Administration & Management | HHS |
| ASH | Assistant Secretary for Health | Gov't |
| ASHP | American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists | Non-Gov't |
| ASL | Assistant Secretary for Legislation | HHS |
| ASPA | Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs | HHS |
| ASPE | Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation | HHS |
| ASPH | Association of Schools of Public Health | Non-Gov't |
| ASPHEP | Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness | Gov't |
| ASPR | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | HHS |
| ASRT | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology | HHS |
| ASTHO | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials | Non-Gov't |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry | HHS |
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| BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs | Gov't |
| BGAN | Broadband Global Area Network | Gov't |
| BOHTI | Board of Health Training Institute | Non-Gov't |
| BPT | Be Prepared to.... | HHS |
| BRAC | Bioterrorism Response Advisory Committee | Gov't |
| BST | Burn Specialty Team | HHS |
| BT | Bioterrorism | Emerg-Prep |
| C-5a | Aircraft holds ?? patients on litters | Emerg-Prep |
| C-9 | Aircraft holds 40 patients on litters | Emerg-Prep |
| C-130 | Aircraft holds 40 patients on litters | Emerg-Prep |
| C-141 | Aircraft holds 100 patients on litters | Emerg-Prep |
| C3I | Command, Control, Communications, Information | Emerg-Prep |
| CBO | Community-Based Organization | Emerg-Prep |
| CBP | Customs and Border Protection | Gov't |
| CBIRF | US Marine Corp, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force | Emerg-Prep |
| CBRNE | Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive | NIMS |
| CC | Commission Corps | Gov't |
| CCC | Citizen Corps Councils | Gov't |
| CCRF | Commission Corps Readiness Force | Gov't |
| CD | Communicable Disease | Emerg-Prep |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Gov't |
| CDRG | Catastrophic Disaster Response Group | Gov't |
| CERT | Community Emergency Response Team | Gov't |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer | Emerg-Prep |
| CHSI | Community Health Status Indicators | Emerg-Prep |
| CI/KR | Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources | Emerg-Prep |
| CIS | Catastrophic Incident Supplement | Emerg-Prep |
| CMC | Crisis Management Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | HHS |
| COCA | Consent Order and Compliance Agreement | HHS |
| COG | Continuity of Government | Emerg-Prep |
| COML | Communications Leader | Emerg-Prep |
| COMT | Communications Technician | Emerg-Prep |
| CONOPS | Concept of Operations | Emerg-Prep |
| CONPLAN | U.S. Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan | Gov't |
| CONUS | continental United States | Gov't |
| COOP | Continuity of Operations | Emerg-Prep |
| COP | Common Operating (Operational) Picture | NIMS |
| CPHP | Center for Public Health Preparedness | Non-Gov't |
| CR | Continuing Resolution | Gov't |
| CRI | Cities Readiness Initiative | Gov't |
| CST | Civil Support Team | Gov't |
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| DAB | Departmental Appeals Board | HHS |
| DART | Disaster Assistance Response Team | Gov't |
| DCE | Defense Coordinating Element | Emerg-Prep |
| DCO | Defense Coordinating Officer | Emerg-Prep |
| DEM | Department of Emergency Management | Gov't |
| DEOC | Directors Emergency Operations Center [CDC] | HHS |
| DEST | Domestic Emergency Support Team | Gov't |
| DFO | Disaster Field Office | Gov't |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services | HHS |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security | Gov't |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency | Gov't |
| DMAT | Disaster Medical Assistance Team | HHS |
| DMORT | Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team | HHS |
| DOC | Department of Commerce | Gov't |
| DOC | Department Operations Center | NIMS |
| DoD | Department of Defense | Gov't |
| DOE | Department of Energy | Gov't |
| DOI | Department of Interior | Gov't |
| DOJ | Department of Justice | Gov't |
| DOL | Department of Labor | Gov't |
| DoS | Department of State | Gov't |
| DOT | Department of Transportation | Gov't |
| DPA | Defense Protection Act | Gov't |
| DPMU | Disaster Portable Morgue Unit | Emerg-Prep |
| DRC | Disaster Recovery Center | Emerg-Prep |
| DRG | Disaster Response Group | Emerg-Prep |
| DRM | Disaster Recovery Manager | Emerg-Prep |
| DS | Office of the Deputy Secretary | HHS |
| DSCA | Defense Support of Civil Authorities | Gov't |
| DSNS | Director, Strategic National Stockpile | HHS |
| DTR | Digital Technology Radio - issues DTRxxx Radios | HHS |
| DTRIM | Domestic Threat Reduction and Incident Management | Gov't |
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| EAS | Emergency Alert System | Emerg-Prep |
| EC | Emergency Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| EMA | Emergency Management Agency | Emerg-Prep |
| EMAC | Emergency Management Assistance Compact | Gov't |
| EMG | Emergency Management Group | HHS |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Records | Emerg-Prep |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services (System) | Emerg-Prep |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician | Emerg-Prep |
| EMTALA | Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act | HHS |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Center | Gov't |
| EOP | Emergency Operations Plan | NIMS |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency | Gov't |
| EPI | Emergency Public Information | NIMS |
| ERC | Emergency Response Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| ERCG | Emergency Response Coordination Group | Gov't |
| ERT | Emergency Response Team | Gov't |
| ERT-A | Emergency Response Team-Advance | Gov't |
| ERT-N | Emergency Response Team-National | Gov't |
| ESAR-VHP | Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals | Gov't |
| ESF | Emergency Support Function | Emerg-Prep |
| ESFLG | Emergency Support Function Leaders Group | Emerg-Prep |
| EST | Emergency Support Team | Emerg-Prep |
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| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration | Gov't |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation | Gov't |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission | Gov't |
| FCC | Federal Coordinating Center | Gov't |
| FCO | Federal Coordinating Officer | Emerg-Prep |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration | Gov't |
| FECC | Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator | Gov't |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Gov't |
| FERC | FEMA Emergency Response Capability | Gov't |
| FESC | Federal Emergency Support Coordinator | Gov't |
| FIRST | Federal Incident Response Support Team | Gov't |
| FIT | Federal Medical Station Installation Team | HHS |
| FMC | Federal Mobilization Center | Gov't |
| FMCS | Federal Medical Contingency Station | Emerg-Prep |
| FMS | Federal Medical Station | Emerg-Prep |
| FNS | Food and Nutrition Service | Gov't |
| FOC | FEMA Operations Center | Gov't |
| FOG | Field Operations Guide | Emerg-Prep |
| FOIA | Fredom of Information Act | Gov't |
| FOUO | For Official Use Only | Gov't |
| FPS | Federal Protection Service | Gov't |
| FRC | Federal Resource Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| FRCM | FEMA Regional Communications Manager | Gov't |
| FRERP | Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan | Gov't |
| FRP | Federal Response Plan | Gov't |
| FSA | Farm Service Agency | Gov't |
| FY | Fiscal Year | NIMS |
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| GAR | Governor’s Authorized Representative | Emerg-Prep |
| GETS | Government Emergency Telecommunications Service | Emerg-Prep |
| GIS | Geographic Information System | NIMS |
| GIS | Geographical Information System | Gov't |
| GPS | Global Positioning System | Emerg-Prep |
| GSA | General Services Administration | Gov't |
| HAMR | Health and Medical Response teams | HHS |
| HAN | Health Alert Network | Gov't |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material[s] | Emerg-Prep |
| HEICS | Hospital Emergency Incident Command System | Emerg-Prep |
| HETC | Health Education Training Center | Gov't |
| HIPPA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | Gov't |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services | Gov't |
| HQ | Headquarters | Emerg-Prep |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration | Gov't |
| HSAS | Homeland Security Advisory System | Gov't |
| HSC | Homeland Security Council | Gov't |
| HSIN | Homeland Security Information Network | Gov't |
| HSOC | Homeland Security Operations Center | Gov't |
| HSPD | Homeland Security Presidential Directive | Gov't |
| HSPD-5 | Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 | NIMS |
| HSPD-8 | Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8 | NIMS |
| HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Gov't |
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| IAC | Interagency Advisory Council | Gov't |
| IAIP | Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection | Emerg-Prep |
| IAP | Incident Action Plan | Emerg-Prep |
| IC | Incident Command[er] | Emerg-Prep |
| IC or UC | Incident Command or Unified Command | NIMS |
| ICE | Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Gov't |
| ICP | Incident Command Post | Emerg-Prep |
| ICS | Incident Command System | Emerg-Prep |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit | Emerg-Prep |
| IGA | Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | HHS |
| IHS | Indian Health Service | HHS |
| IIMG | Interagency Incident Management Group | Gov't |
| IMSuRT | International Surgical Response Team | HHS |
| IMT | Incident Management Team | Emerg-Prep |
| INRP | Initial National Response Plan | Gov't |
| INS | Incident of National Significance | Emerg-Prep |
| INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service | Gov't |
| IOF | Interim Operating Facility | Emerg-Prep |
| IOS | Immediate Office of the Secretary | HHS |
| IRA | Immediate Response Authority | Emerg-Prep |
| IRCT | Incident Response Coordination (Control) Team | HHS |
| IRCT-A | Incident Response Coordination (Control) Team - Advance | HHS |
| ISAO | Information-Sharing and Analysis Organization | Emerg-Prep |
| ITEC | Information Technology Electronics and Communications | HHS |
| ITSC | Information Technology Support Center | HHS |
| JACHO or JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations | Non-Gov't |
| JFO | Joint Field Office | Gov't |
| JIC | Joint Information Center | Gov't |
| JIS | Joint Information System | Gov't |
| JOC | Joint Operations Center | Gov't |
| JPMT | Joint Patient Movement Team | HHS |
| JTF | Joint Task Force | Gov't |
| JT's | Motorola JT-1000 , formerly issued Team Radios | HHS |
| JT-100 | Motorola JT-1000 , formerly issued Team Radios | HHS |
| JTTF | Joint Terrorism Task Force | Gov't |
| LBOH | Local Board of Health | Non-Gov't |
| LC | Logistics Center | Emerg-Prep |
| LEPC | Local Emergency Planning Committee | Emerg-Prep |
| LERC | Local Emergency Response Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| LNO | Liaison Officer | NIMS |
| LRC | Learning Resource Center | |
| LRC | Logistics Readiness Center | Gov't |
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| MAC | Entity Multi-agency Coordinating Entity | Gov't |
| MACC | Multi-agency Command Center | Gov't |
| MAPP | Mobilizing Action through Planning and Partnerships | Emerg-Prep |
| MC | Mobilization Center | Emerg-Prep |
| MCE | Mass Casualty Event | Emerg-Prep |
| MCP | Mobile Command Post | HHS |
| MICU | Mobile Intensive Care Unit | HHS |
| MERS | Mobile Emergency Response Support or Mobile Emergency Response System | Emerg-Prep |
| MMRS | Metropolitan Medical Response System | Gov't |
| MNAT | Medical Needs Assessment Team | HHS |
| MNET | Medical Needs Assessment Tool | HHS |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement | Emerg-Prep |
| MOB center | Mobilization Center | Emerg-Prep |
| MOD | Medical Operations Detachment | HHS |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding | Emerg-Prep |
| MRC | Medical Reserve Corps | Gov't |
| MRE | Meals-Ready-to-Eat | Emerg-Prep |
| MRTE | Medical Readiness, Training, and Education committee | Gov't |
| MSV | Mobile Satellite Ventures | |
| MTF | Mission Task Force | HHS |
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| NACCHO | National Association of County and City Health Officials | Non-Gov't |
| NACHO | National Association of County Health Officers | Non-Gov't |
| NACo | National Association of Counties | Non-Gov't |
| NAHERC | National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps | Gov't |
| NALBOH | National Association of Local Boards of Health | Non-Gov't |
| NAO | National AHEC Organization | Non-Gov't |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Gov't |
| NASAR | National Association of Search and Rescue | Non-Gov't |
| NAWAS | National Warning System | Gov't |
| NCC | National Coordinating Center | Gov't |
| NCCDPH | National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | Gov't |
| NCEH | National Center for Environmental Health | Gov't |
| NCID | National Center for Infectious Disease | Gov't |
| NCP | National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan | Gov't |
| NCS | National Communications System | Gov't |
| NCTC | National Counterterrorism Center | Gov't |
| NDMS | National Disaster Medical System | HHS |
| NDMS OSC | National Disaster Medical System Operations Support Center | Gov't |
| NDRT | ??? | HHS |
| NEDSS | National Electronic Disease Surveillance System | Gov't |
| NEEP | National Exercise and Evaluation Program | Gov't |
| NEMA | National Emergency Management Association | Non-Gov't |
| NEP | National Exercise Program | Gov't |
| NGA | National Geospatial Intelligence Agency | Gov't |
| NGB | National Guard Bureau | Gov't |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization | Emerg-Prep |
| NHC | National Hurricane Center | Gov't |
| NHSU | National Homeland Security University | Gov't |
| NIC | NIMS Integration Center | Gov't |
| NICC | National Infrastructure Coordinating Center/National Interagency Coordination Center | Gov't |
| NICCL | National Incident Communications Conference Line | Gov't |
| NIFC | National Interagency Fire Center | Gov't |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health | HHS |
| NIMS | National Incident Management System | Gov't |
| NIPP | National Infrastructure Protection Plan | Emerg-Prep |
| NIPP | National Institute for Public Policy | Non-Gov't |
| NIRT | Nuclear Incident Response Team | Gov't |
| NISAC | National Infrastructure Simulation & Analysis Center | Gov't |
| NJTTF | National Joint Terrorism Task Force | Gov't |
| NMRT | National Medical Response Team | HHS |
| NNRT | National Nurse Response Team | HHS |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Gov't |
| NOC | National Operations Center | Gov't |
| NOC | Network Operations Center | Emerg-Prep |
| NPG | National Preparedness Goal | Emerg-Prep |
| NPHRN | National Public Health Radio Network | HHS |
| NPO | National Program Office | Emerg-Prep |
| NPRT | National Pharmacy Response Team | HHS |
| NPS | National Park Service | Gov't |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Gov't |
| NRCC | National Response Coordination Center | Gov't |
| NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Service | Gov't |
| NRP | National Response Plan | Gov't |
| NRP-CIA | Catastrophic Incident Annex to the National Response Plan | NIMS |
| NRP-CIS | Catastrophic Incident Supplement to the National Response Plan | NIMS |
| NRT | National Response Team | Gov't |
| NS/EP | National Security/Emergency Preparedness | Emerg-Prep |
| NSA | National Security Agency | Gov't |
| NSC | National Security Council | Gov't |
| NSP | National Search and Rescue Plan | Gov't |
| NSSE | National Special Security Event | Emerg-Prep |
| NTIA | National Telecommunications and Information Administration | Gov't |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board | Gov't |
| NVOAD | National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster | Gov't |
| NVRT | National Veterinary Response Team [ formerly VMAT ] | HHS |
| NWCG | National Wildlife Coordinating Group | Gov't |
| NWR | NOAA Weather Radio | Gov't |
| NWS | National Weather Services | Gov't |
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| OCONUS | Outside of the continental United States | Gov't |
| OCR | Office for Civil Rights | HHS |
| OD | Office on Disability | HHS |
| OEM | Office of Emergency Management | Gov't |
| OER | Office of Emergency Response | Gov't |
| OFRD | Office of Force Readiness and Deployment | HHS |
| OGC | Office of the General Counsel | HHS |
| OGHA | Office of Global Health Affairs | HHS |
| OIA | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis | Gov't |
| OIG | Office of the Inspector General | HHS |
| OIGA | Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | Gov't |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget | Gov't |
| OMCP | Office of Mass Casualty Planning | HHS |
| OMHA | Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals | HHS |
| OMSPH | Office of Medicine, Science and Public Health | HHS |
| OPDIV | Operating Division | Gov't |
| OPEO | Office of Prepardness and Emergency Operations | HHS |
| OPHEP | Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness | Gov't |
| OPHP | Office of Public Health Preparedness | Gov't |
| OPHS | Office of Public Health and Science | Gov't |
| OS | Office of the Secretary | Gov't |
| OSC | On-Scene Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| OSC | Operations Support Center | NDMS |
| OSG | Office of the Surgeon General | Gov't |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Gov't |
| OSLGCP | Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness | Gov't |
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| PAO | Public Affairs Office/Public Affairs Official | Emerg-Prep |
| PCC | Policy Coordination Committee | Gov't |
| PDA | Preliminary Damage Assessment | Emerg-Prep |
| PDD | Presidential Decision Directive | Gov't |
| PFO | Principal Federal Officer | Emerg-Prep |
| PHF | Public Health Foundation | Non-Gov't |
| PHICS | Public Health Incident Command System | Emerg-Prep |
| PHIN | Public Health Information Network | Non-Gov't |
| PHS | Public Health Service | Gov't |
| PHS CC | Public Health Serivce Commissioned Corps | HHS |
| PHTN | Public Health Training Network | Non-Gov't |
| PIO | Public Information Officer | NIMS |
| PMA | President's Management Agenda | HHS |
| POC | Point of Contact | Emerg-Prep |
| POD | Point of Distribution/Dispensing | Emerg-Prep |
| POLREP | Pollution Report | NIMS |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment | Emerg-Prep |
| PST | Pediatric Support Team | HHS |
| PVO | Private Voluntary Organizations | NIMS |
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| R&D | Research and Development | Emerg-Prep |
| RA | Reimbursable Agreement | Emerg-Prep |
| RAMP | Remedial Action Management Program | Gov't |
| RCP | Regional Contingency Plan | Gov't |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | Gov't |
| RD | Regional Director | Gov't |
| REC | Regional Emergency Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| RECC | Regional Emergency Communications Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| RECP | Regional Emergency Communications Plan | Emerg-Prep |
| REP | Regional Evacuation Point | Emerg-Prep |
| REPLO | Regional Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer | Emerg-Prep |
| REQ-A | Request for Assistance | Emerg-Prep |
| RERC | Regional Emergency Response Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| RESTAT | Resources Status | NIMS |
| RET | Regional Emergency Transportation | Emerg-Prep |
| RFI | Request for Information | Emerg-Prep |
| RHA | Regional Health Administrator | Gov't |
| RISC | Regional Interagency Steering Committee | Gov't |
| RMS | Response Management System | HHS |
| RNA | Rapid Needs Assessment | HHS |
| ROC | Regional Operations Center | Emerg-Prep |
| ROSS | Resource Ordering and Status System | NIMS |
| RRCC | Regional Response Coordination Center | Gov't |
| RRT | Regional Response Team | Gov't |
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| SA | Staging Area | Emerg-Prep |
| SAC | Special Agent-in-Charge | Emerg-Prep |
| SALBOH | State Association of Local Boards of Health | Non-Gov't |
| SALF | Save A Life Foundation | Non-Gov't |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration | HHS |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | Emerg-Prep |
| SCC | Secretary’s Command Center (HHS) | Gov't |
| SCHIP | State Children's Health Insurance Program | HHS |
| SCO | State Coordinating Officer | Emerg-Prep |
| SDO | Standards Development Organizations | NIMS |
| SECDEF | Secretary of Defense | Gov't |
| SEMO | State Emergency Management Office | Emerg-Prep |
| SEOC | State Emergency Operations Center | NIMS |
| SERC | State Emergency Response Coordinator | Emerg-Prep |
| SERT | Secretary's Emergency Response Team | HHS |
| SFLEO | Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official | Emerg-Prep |
| SFO | Senior Federal Official | Emerg-Prep |
| SHO | Senior Health Official | HHS |
| SIMCEN | National Exercise Simulation Center | Gov't |
| SIOC | Strategic Information and Operations Center | Gov't |
| SITREP | Situation Report | NIMS |
| SLO | State Liaison Officer | Emerg-Prep |
| SLPP | State and Local Preparedness Program | Gov't |
| SLPS | State and Local Programs and Support Directorate | Gov't |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert | Gov't |
| SNS | Strategic National Stockpile | Gov't |
| SO | Safety Officer | NIMS |
| SOC | Secretary's Operations Center | HHS |
| SOG | Standard Operating Guideline | Emerg-Prep |
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