Risk Management Series

Risk Assessment
A How-To Guide to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings
FEMA 452 / January 2005

Appendix C - Acronyms and Abbreviations

B
BCC	Backup Control Center

C
CAD	computer-aided design
CBR	chemical, biological, or radiological
CCTV	closed-circuit television
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEMP	Certified Emergency Management Plan
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
COG	Continuity of Government
COOP	Continuity of Operations
COTS	Commercial off the Shelf
CSI	Construction Specifications Institute 

D
DHS	Department of Homeland Security
DoD	Department of Defense

E
EMS	Emergency Management Services
EOC	Emergency Operations Center 
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency

F
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency

G
GIS	Geographic Information System
GSA	General Services Administration

H
HazMat	hazardous material
HEMP	High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
HPM	High Power Microwave
HSO	Homeland Security Office
HSOC	Homeland Security Operations Center
HVAC	heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

I
IA/IP	Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
IP/TCP	Internet Protocol/Transmission Control Protocol
ISC	Interagency Security Committee
IT	information technology

J
JRIES	Joint Regional Information Exchange System

L
LAN	local area network
LEPC	Local Emergency Planning Committee

M
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding

N
NAVFAC	Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NIBS	National Institute of Building Sciences
NIOSH	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology

P
PC	personal computer
PPE	personal protective equipment
psi	pounds per square inch
RDD	radiological dispersal device

S
SBU	Sensitive-but-Unclassified
SERC	State Emergency Response Commission

T
TIC	Toxic Industrial Compound
TNT	trinitrotoluene
TTIC	Terrorist Threat Integration Center

U
UPS	uninterruptible power supply
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture

V
VA	Department of Veterans Affairs  
VoIP	Voice over Internet Protocol

W
WAN	wide area network
WMD	weapons of mass destruction