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ACO |
Animal Control Officer |
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AHA |
American Humane Association |
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AH&FSS |
Animal Health and Food Safety Services |
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ARC |
American Red Cross |
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ARRL |
American Radio Relay League |
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AVMA |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
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BCAC |
Butte County Animal Control |
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BCACAB |
Butte County Animal Control Advisory Board |
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BCSCR |
Butte County Sheriff's Communications Reserve |
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BCFSC |
Butte County Fire Safe Council |
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BCHC |
Sutter/Buttes Back Country Horseman of California |
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BCSO |
Butte County Sheriff’s Office (Sometimes abbreviated to SO) |
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BCS&R |
Butte County Search and Rescue |
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Cal-Fire |
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection |
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CAP |
Civil Air Patrol |
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CARDA |
California Rescue Dog Association |
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CARES |
California Animal Emergency Response System |
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CART |
County Animal Response Team |
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CDF |
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (old, no longer used - see Cal-Fire) |
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CDF&G |
California Department of Fish and Game |
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CDFA |
California Department of Food and Agriculture |
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CEA |
Chico Equestrian Association |
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CERT |
Certified Emergency Response Teams |
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CFD |
City of Chico Fire Department |
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CHP |
California Highway Patrol |
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Comm 2 |
SCR's Communications Truck a.k.a. Sheriff's Comm 2 |
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CSHA |
California State Horsemen’s Association |
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CSTI |
California Specialized Training Institute |
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CSUC |
California State University, Chico |
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CVMA |
California Veterinary Medical Association |
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DART |
Drowning Accident Rescue Team |
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DART |
Disaster Animal Response Team |
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DSW |
Disaster Service Worker |
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DSWVP |
Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Program |
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EARS |
Emergency Animal Rescue Services (UAN) |
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ECC |
Emergency Command Center (CDF in Butte County) |
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EOC |
Emergency Operating Center |
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EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
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ESN |
Emergency Service Number |
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ESO |
Emergency Service Officer |
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FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
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FRS |
Family Radio Service |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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FTC |
City of Chico Fire Training Center |
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GEARS |
Golden Empire Amateur Radio Society |
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GIS |
Geographical Information System |
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GRMS |
General Mobile Radio Service |
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HSUS |
Humane Society of the United States |
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HT |
Handheld Transceiver (handheld two-way radio) |
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IAP |
Incident Action Plan |
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IC |
Incident Commander |
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ICP |
Incident Command Post |
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ICS |
Incident Command System |
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IO |
Information Officer |
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LAST |
Locate, Assess, Stabilize, Transport |
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LCES |
Lookout, Communications, Escape Route, Safety Zone |
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LKP |
Last Known Position |
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MAU |
Lake Oroville Mounted Assistance Unit |
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Mobile |
Vehicle Two-way Radio |
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NART |
National Animal Response Team |
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NCO |
Net Control Operator |
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NEMS |
National Emergency Management System |
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NIMS |
National Incident Management System |
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NGO |
Non Governmental Organization |
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NVADG |
North Valley Animal Disaster Group |
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NVVMA |
North Valley Veterinary Medical Association |
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OA |
Operational Area |
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OARS |
Oroville Amateur Radio Society |
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OEM |
Office of Emergency Management (often synonymous with OES) |
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OES |
Office of Emergency Services |
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OFD |
Oroville Fire Department |
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Ops |
Operations |
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PAWS |
Promotion of Animal Welfare |
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PFD |
Paradise Fire Department |
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PHA |
Paradise Horseman’s Association |
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PLB |
Personal Locator Beacon |
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PLS |
Place Last Seen |
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POA |
Probability of Area |
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POD |
Probability of Detection |
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PIO |
Public Information Officer |
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PSAP |
Public Safety Answering Point |
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PTT |
Push to Talk |
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RACES |
Radio Amateur Communications Emergency System |
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REOC |
Regional Emergency Operations Center |
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RIMS |
Response Information Management System |
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RP |
Reporting Party |
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SART |
State Animal Response Team |
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SAR |
Search and Rescue |
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SCBA |
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus |
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SCR |
Sheriff's Communications Reserve |
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SEMS |
Standardized Emergency Management System |
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SOG |
Standard Operating Guidelines |
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SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures (Sometimes abbreviated as OP) |
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UAN |
United Animal Nations |
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USAR |
Urban Search and Rescue |
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VMAT |
Veterinary Medical Assistance Team |
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VOX |
Voice Activated |
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YSDADA |
Yuba/Sutter Domestic Animal Disaster Assistance |
