| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| RFI | Request for Information | |
| 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 | |