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Glossary

CD

Certificate of Deposit

CERT

Community Emergency Response Team

COVID-19

Novel Coronavirus

DAT

Disaster Action Team

DCF

New Jersey Department of Children and Families

DCS

Disaster Cycle Services

DOC

Red Cross Disaster Operations Center - like an EOC.

DR

Disaster Response, an acronym used by FEMA for designated presidentially-declared disasters.

DRO

Disaster Relief Operation, also known as Disaster Response Operation. Term used by the American Red Cross internally to represent the temporary organization established in response to a level of disaster which exceeds $10,000 in expenses to the Red Cross.

EMAC

Emergency Management Assistance Compact

FAC

Family Assistance Center, as organized by the National Transportation Safety Board, where the Red Cross has a designated role for supporting families.

FCO

Federal Coordinating Officer

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency.

GO

Governmental Organization - such as a town, municipality, county or parish, state, territory, or tribal nation. Can also represent organizations within or across multiple jurisdictions, such as a Port Authority.

HRBFA

H&R Block Financial Advisors

HUD

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department

IAEM

International Association of Emergency Managers

IAP

Incident Action Plan, written document used by command to guide the DRO/DR (or any incident) through the next operational period.

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

ICS

Incident Command System

IFRC

International Federation of the Red Cross

IMTA

Incident Management Team Association

IS

International Services

JFO

Joint Field Office - used for coordinating a disaster between the state and federal officials. The Red Cross has designated roles on both 'sides' in New Jersey.

MASRU

Military Aid Society Referral Unit

MIS

Management Information Systems

NDRF

National Disaster Recovery Framework

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization, can include both for-profit and non-profit organizations.

NJVOAD

New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

NSSE

National Security Special Event

NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board

NWS

Naval Weapons Station

OEM

Office of Emergency Management

OU

Ohio University

PACE

Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency

POETE

Planning, Organizing, Equipping, Training and Exercising

RDO

Regional Disaster Officer

RFL

Restoring Family Links

RRCC

Regional Response Coordination Center

RSF

Recovery Support Functions

RSFLG

Recovery Support Function Leadership Group

RSSTO

Regional Steady-State Table of Organization

SAF

Service to the Armed Forces

SEOC

State Emergency Operations Center

SERE

Special Event Assessment Rating - see https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R47439.html

SLTT

States, Local Governments, Territories, and Tribal Nations

VAL

Voluntary Agency Liaison

VOAD

Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

WHO

World Health Organization

WTC

World Trade Center - in New York City

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