A Guidebook for Integrating NIMS for Personnel and Resources at Airports (2014)

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H-1 ACM Airport Certification Manual AEP Airport Emergency Plan ARFF Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting CDL Commercial Driver’s License CERT Certified Emergency Response Team CIS Critical Incident Stress COMEX Command Exercise (aka Tabletop) COOP Continuity of Operations Plan CP Command Post CRM Crew Resource Management DHS Department of Homeland Security DMAT Disaster Medical Assist Teams DMORT Disaster Mortuary Teams EMS Emergency Medical Services ENS Event Notification System EOC Emergency Operations Center ESCAT Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic ESF Emergency Support Functions FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAR Federal Aviation Regulation FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FRP Federal Response Plan GA General Aviation HAZMAT Hazardous Material HSGP Homeland Security Grant Program IAP Incident Action Plan IC Incident Commander ICS Incident Command System IED Improvised Explosive Device IMS Incident Management System IROPS Irregular Operations IT Information Technology JIC Joint Information Center MABAS Mutual Aid Box Alarm System MKE General Mitchell International Airport NIMS National Incident Management System NRP National Response Plan A P P E N D I X H Glossary of Acronyms

H-2 A Guidebook for Integrating NIMS for Personnel and Resources at Airports NRS National Response Structure NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PIO Public Information Officer PR Public Relations PSGP Port Security Grant Program SAA State Administrative Agencies SME Subject Matter Expert SNS Strategic National Stockpile TSA Transportation Security Administration UASI Urban Area Strategic Initiative UC Unified Command UCP Unified Command Post VIP Very Important Person(s) WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction

Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S.DOT United States Department of Transportation