FEMA 453 / May 2006
Risk Management Series
Safe Rooms and Shelters
Protecting People Against Terrorist Attacks 

Appendix B - Abbreviations and Acronyms 

A
ACI		American Concrete Institute
ADA		Americans with Disabilities Act
AED		Automated External Defibrillator
AF & PA		American Forest and Paper Association
AFCESA		Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency
AFMAN		Air Force Manual
AIA		American Institute of Architects
ANFO		ammonium nitrate and fuel oil
ANSI		American National Standards Institute
ARC		American Red Cross
ASCE		American Society of Civil Engineers
ASF		anti-shatter film
ASHRAE		American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-
Conditioning 	
		Engineers
ASME		American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASOS		Automated Surface Observing System
ASTM		American Society for Testing and Materials
ATF		Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

C
CA		California
C&C		components and cladding
CBF		concentric braced frame
CBR		chemical, biological, and radiological
CBRE		chemical, biological, radiological, and explosive
CBRNE		chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive
CCA		Contamination Control Area
CCP		Casualty Collection Point
cfm		cubic feet per minute
CIS		Catastrophic Incident Supplement
cm		centimeter
CMU		concrete masonry unit
CO2		carbon dioxide
CPTED		Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
CSEPP		Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
CST		Civil Support Team

D
DBT		design basis threat
DC		District of Columbia
DHS		Department of Homeland Security
DMAT		Disaster Medical Assistance Team
DMORT		Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
DoD		Department of Defense
DOE		Department of Energy
DOJ		Department of Justice
DWI		Disaster Welfare Information

E
EBF		eccentric braced frame
ECBC		Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
ED		Emergency Director
EDCS		Emergency Decontamination Corridor System
EMG		Emergency Management Group
EMS		Emergency Medical Services
EOC		Emergency Operations Center 
EOC		Emergency Operator Coordinator
EOD		Explosive Ordnance Dispersal
EOG		Emergency Operations Group
EPRI		Electric Power Research Institute
ERDEC		Edgewood Research, Development, and Engineering Center (U.S. Army)
ERT-JA		Emergency Response to Terrorism: Job Aid
ESF		Emergency Support Function
ETL		Engineering Technical Letter

F
FBI		Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCO		Federal Coordinating Officer 
FDEM		Florida Department of Emergency Management
FEMA		Federal Emergency Management Agency
FF		firefighter
FL		Florida
FMC		Federal Mobilization Center
fps		feet per second
FRC		Federal Resources Coordinator
FRF		fragment retention film
ft		foot, feet
ft2		square foot, feet

G
gal		gallon, gallons
GSA		General Services Administration

H
HazMat		hazardous material
HEGA		high-efficiency gas adsorber
HEPA		high-efficiency particulate air
HHS		Department of Health and Human Services
HPS		Health Physics Society
HQ		Headquarters
hr		hour, hours
HSDL		Homeland Security Digital Library
HSOC		Homeland Security Operations Center
HSPD		Homeland Security Presidential Directive
HSS		Hollow Structural Section
HVAC		heating, ventilation, and air conditioning 

I
IAEA		International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEM		International Association of Emergency Managers
IBC		International Building Code
IC		Incident Commander
ICP		Incident Command Post
ICS		Incident Command System
IEEE		Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IGU		insulated glazing unit
IIMG		Interagency Incident Management Group
IL		Illinois
IMC		International Mechanical Code
IMT		Incident Management Team
ISAO		Information Sharing and Analysis Organization
ISC		Interagency Security Commitee
IT		information technology
IVA		Integrated Vulnerability Assessment
iwg		inch water gauge

J
JFO		Joint Field Office

K
kb		kilobyte
kg		kilogram
km		kilometer

l
l		liter
lb		pound
lbs 		pounds
LDS		Ladder Pipe Decontamination System
LOP		level of protection
LPG		liquefied petroleum gas

M
m		meter
MA		Massachusetts
MCC		Movement Coordination Center
MD		Maryland
MERV		minimum efficiency reporting value
mg		milligram 
MI		Michigan
min		minimum
mm		millimeter
mph		miles per hour

N
NASAR		National Association for Search and Rescue
NBS 		National Bureau of Standards
NCIS		National Institute for Chemical Studies
NCTC 		National Counterterrorism Center
NDMS		National Disaster Medical System
NDS		National Design Specifications
NE 		Nebraska
NEHRP 		National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
NEMA		National Emergency Management Association 
NFPA		National Fire Protection Association
NIMS		National Incident Management System
NIST		National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMRT		National Medical Response Team
NMRT-WMD	National Medical Response Team-Weapons of Mass Destruction
NOAA		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRCC		National Response Coordination Center
NRP		National Response Plan
NWS		National Weather Service

O
O.C.		on center
OG		outer garments
OH		Ohio
ORNL		Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OSHA		U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P
PA		Pennsylvania
PAG		Protective Action Guidance
PAO		poly-alpha olefin
PC		personal computer
PDA		personal data assistant
PFO		Principal Federal Official
PHS		U.S. Public Health Service
PIVA		Port Integrated Vulnerability Assessment
PPE		personal protective equipment
PSA		Patient Staging Area
psi		pounds per square inch
PVB		polyvinyl butyral

R
RAMPART		Risk Assessment Method Property Analysis and Ranking Tool
RDD		radiological dispersal device (dirty bomb)
RRCC		Regional Response Coordination Center

S
SC		South Carolina
SCWB		strong-column weak-beam
SFPE		Society of Fire Protection Engineers
SGP		Sentry Glass  Plus
SIOC		Strategic Information and Operations Center (FBI HQ)
sq ft		square feet
SRA 		Safe Refuge Area
SRWF		shatter-resistant window film
STD		Standard

T
TCL		Target Capabilities List
TFA		Toxic-free Area
TM		Technical Manual
TMS		The Masonry Society
TN		Tennessee
TNT		trinitrotoluene
TR		Technical Report
TX		Texas

U
UBC		Building Code
UCRL		University of California Radiation Laboratory
UFC		United Facilities Criteria
UK		United Kingdom
UL		Underwriters Laboratories
UPS		uninterruptible power supply
URM		unreinforced masonry
U.S.		United States
US&R		Urban Search and Rescue
USDA		U.S. Department of Agriculture
UTL		Universal Task List
UV		ultraviolet
UVGI		ultraviolet germicidal irradiation

V
VA		Virginia

W
WA		Washington
WMD		Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMD-CST		Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team
WTC		World Trade Center