| AC | Area Command | |
| ACP | Area Command Post | |
| ANG | Air National Guard | |
| AOBD | Air Operations Branch Director | |
| AOR | Area of Responsibility | |
| ARC | American Red Cross | |
| AREP | Agency Representative | |
| ASG | Air Support Group | |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control | |
| ATF | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substance Disease Registry | |
| C2 | Command and Control | |
| CAAG | Commonwealth Analysis and Assessment Group | Joint Force Head Quarter (JFHQ) -J 2/KYEM Planning and Incident Management Leads
■ Responsible for gathering situation intelligence from pre-planned, ad hoc and social media sources
■ Develops and executes the Incident Assessment Plan
■ Produces the Commonwealth Analysis Report
■ Monitors WebEOC – Significant Actions Board
■ Manages the WebEOC – County Status Board
■ Manages the CAAG – Status Board (Situation Report)
■ Responsible for WebEOC Board – CAAG Status Board (Overall Assessment)
■ Produces the CAAG Briefing (Battle Rhythm 1300)
■ CAAG Operations Cell
■ Scalable workforce directed to collect data from multiple sources to gain detail information to support the situational awareness mission to include Phone, Radio, Social Media, Commercial Media
■ Updates WebEOC County Status Board and geospatial status map |
| CAU | Commonweath Unified Command | ■ State Responsibility meeting the Citizen/Local Government Requirements
■ Commanded by the Governor
■ Standing Members – The Adjutant General, Director, Division of Emergency Management
■ Additional Cabinet Representative as required
■ Commonwealth Unified Command Brief (Battle Rhythm 1600)
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| CBIRF | Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force | |
| CBRNE | Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive (Threat) | |
| CCCD | Chemical Causality Care Division (USAMRICD) | |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| CEOC | Commonwealth Emergency Operations Center | ■ State Responsibility meeting the Citizen/Local Government Requirements
■ Commanded by the Governor
■ Standing Members – The Adjutant General, Director, Division of Emergency Management
■ Additional Cabinet Representative as required
■ Commonwealth Unified Command Brief (Battle Rhythm 1600)
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| CERC | Commonwealth Emergency Response Commission | |
| CERFP | CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package | |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations | |
| CGIG | Commonwealth Geospatial Information Group | ■ Responsible for representing operations, impact and future operations geospatially
■ Coordinates other agency geospatial reference documents
■ Monitors WebEOC – Significant Actions Board
■ Creates geospatial status map
■ Responsible for WebEOC Board – CGIG Products Board (Available Products)
■ Supports the CAAG and CPG Briefing (Battle Rhythm 1300/1400)
■ Direct support to the CEOC CUC Briefing (Battle Rhythm 1600)
■ Supports the V-USA Data feeds and Flex Viewer
■ Virtual Workspace – Coordinates common workspace to integrate and make available all response elements mapping products
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| CISM | Critical Incident Stress Management | |
| CJE | County Judge Executive | |
| CJIC | Commonwealth Joint Information Center | KYEM-Public Affairs and DMA-Public Affairs
■ Responsible for crafting the Commonwealth message to the Citizens
■ Prepares the comments for the CUC/Governor
■ Provides Liaison to CAAG
■ Drafts the lead paragraph for the 3-Hour Situation Report
■ Coordinates Press Releases
■ Coordinates Press Conferences
■ Manages the Public Facing Web Portals and Social Media
■ Monitors WebEOC – Significant Actions Board and CAAG Status Board
■ Responsible for WebEOC Board – CJIC Status |
| CST | Civil Support Team | |
| DES | Disaster and Emergency Services | A county/ city organization comprised of chief elected officials, the local emergency management director, emergency services department heads or agency chiefs, public agencies and others as defined in KRS 39B.050. |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security | |
| DMAT | Disaster Medical Assistance Team | |
| DMORT | Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team | |
| DOC | Department Operations Center | |
| DoD | Department of Defense | |
| DOE | Department of Energy | |
| ECIC | Emergency Communications & Information Center | |
| EIS | Emergency Interim Successors | |
| EM | Emergency Management or Emergency Manager | |
| EMA | Emergency Management Agency | The county/ city Emergency Management unit. |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services | |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Center | |
| EOP | Emergency Operations Plan | |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency | |
| ERFOG | Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide | |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration | |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| FOG | Field Operating Guide | |
| FSC | Finance/Administration Section Chief | |
| GIS | Geographic Information System | |
| GSUL | Ground Support Unit Leader | |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material | |
| HHS | Department of Health & Human Services | |
| HLSA | Homeland Security Act | |
| HMRU | HAZMAT Response Unit | |
| HSPD | Homeland Security Presidential Directive | |
| IAP | Incident Action Plan | |
| IAW | In Accordance With | |
| IC | Incident Commander | |
| IC or UC | Incident Command or Unified Command | |
| ICP | Incident Command Post | |
| ICS | Incident Command System | |
| IMT | Incident Management Team | |
| IPT | Integrated Process Team | |
| ITS | Information Technology Specialist | |
| JFHQ- JOC | Joint Force Headquarters /Joint Operations Center | ■ Responsible for Guard Situation Awareness
■ Issues Alert and Mobilization Orders
■ Provides Liaison to CEOC and JAOC-R
■ Mission assigns Guard Units
■ Coordinates Military EMAC (Ingress/Egress from/to JRSOI)
■ Manages the Public Facing Web Portals and Social Media
■ Monitors WebEOC – Significant Actions Board and JOC Status Board (Guard Stats)
■ Responsible for WebEOC Board – JOC Status Board (Guard Stats) |
| JIC | Joint Information Center | |
| JIS | Joint Information System | |
| JRSOI | Joint Reception Staging & Onward Integration Centers | |
| KOHS | Kentucky Office of Homeland Security | |
| KRS | Kentucky Revised Statues | |
| KYEM | Kentucky Emergency Management | |
| LAN | Local Area Network | |
| LEPC | Local Emergency Planning Committee | |
| LNO | Liaison Officer | |
| LSC | Logistics Section Chief | |
| MAC | Multi-agency Coordination | |
| MACS | Multi-agency Coordination System | |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding | |
| NEST | Nuclear Emergency Support Team | |
| NG | National Guard | |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organizations | |
| NIMS | National Incident Management System | |
| NOTAM | Notice to Airmen | |
| NRP | National Response Plan | |
| OEM | Office of Emergency Management | The county/ city Emergency Management unit |
| OHS | Office of Homeland Security | The county/ city Homeland Security unit. |
| OPSEC | Operations Security | |
| OPSUM | Operational Summary | |
| OSC | Operations Section Chief | |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense | |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | |
| PIO | Public Information Officer | |
| POV | Personally Owned Vehicle | |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment | |
| PS-BEOC | Private Sector Business Emergency Operations Center | |
| PSC | Planning Section Chief | |
| RAO | Regional Administrative Officer | |
| RAO | Regional Administrative Officer | |
| RCC | Regional Coordination Center | |
| RFI | Request for Information | |
| RRM | Regional Response Manager | KYEM regions have the responsibility to carry out the coordination of information and resources within the region and between the state and regional levels to ensure effective and efficient support to local response. The Regions serve as the conduit for local and regional perspective and provide a physical presence for Kentucky Emergency Management functions at the local level in all phases of Emergency Management. Visit http://kyem.ky.gov/teams/Pages/rrm.aspx for further details. |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | |
| SBCCOM | Soldier and Biological Chemical Command | |
| SERC | State Emergency Response Commission | |
| SITREP | Situation Report | |
| SM | Security Manager | |
| SNS | Strategic National Stockpile | |
| SO | Safety Officer | |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure | |
| SWET MS | Sewer, Water, Electric, Transportation, Medical, Schools | |
| TES | Threatened and Sensitive Species | |
| TEU | U.S. Army Tech Escort Unit | |
| TFL | Task Force Leader | |
| TFR | Temporary Flight Restriction | |
| UC | Unified Command | |
| USAMRICD | U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense | |
| USAMRIID | U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease | |
| USC | United States Code | |
| VIP | Very Important Person | |