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NVADG Acronyms

  AC Animal Control
  ACO Animal Control Officer
  AHA  American Humane Association
  AH&FSS Animal Health and Food Safety Services
  ARC    American Red Cross
  ARRL American Radio Relay League
  AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association
 

BCAC 

Butte County Animal Control
  BCACAB Butte County Animal Control Advisory Board
  BCSCR Butte County Sheriff's Communications Reserve
  BCFSC  Butte County Fire Safe Council
  BCHC   Sutter/Buttes Back Country Horseman of California
  BCSO     Butte County Sheriff’s Office (Sometimes abbreviated to SO)
  BCS&R  Butte County Search and Rescue
 

Cal-Fire

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
  CAP    Civil Air Patrol
  CARDA   California Rescue Dog Association
  CARES California Animal Emergency Response System
  CART  County Animal Response Team
  CDF California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (old, no longer used - see Cal-Fire)
  CDF&G California Department of Fish and Game
  CDFA    California Department of Food and Agriculture
 

CEA 

Chico Equestrian Association
  CERT   Certified Emergency Response Teams
  CFD   City of Chico Fire Department
  CHP    California Highway Patrol
  Comm 2  SCR's Communications Truck a.k.a. Sheriff's Comm 2
  CSHA California State Horsemen’s Association
  CSTI    California Specialized Training Institute
  CSUC  California State University, Chico
  CVMA  California Veterinary Medical Association
 

DART

Drowning Accident Rescue Team
  DART  Disaster Animal Response Team
  DOC Department Operations Center (ex. Public health)
  DSW     Disaster Service Worker
  DSWVP    Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Program
  EARS    Emergency Animal Rescue Services (UAN)
  ECC       Emergency Command Center (CDF in Butte County)
  EOC   Emergency Operating Center
  EMS    Emergency Medical Services
 

ESN         

Emergency Service Number
  ESO    Emergency Service Officer
  FCC   Federal Communications Commission
  FRS    Family Radio Service
  FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
  FTC City of Chico Fire Training Center
  GEARS Golden Empire Amateur Radio Society
  GIS Geographical Information System
  GRMS General Mobile Radio Service
  HSUS Humane Society of the United States
  HT Handheld Transceiver (handheld two-way radio)
 

IAP  

Incident Action Plan
  IC  Incident Commander
  ICP  Incident Command Post
  ICS  Incident Command System
  IO   Information Officer
  LAST Locate, Assess, Stabilize, Transport
  LCES  Lookout, Communications, Escape Route, Safety Zone
  LKP   Last Known Position
  MAU  Lake Oroville Mounted Assistance Unit
  Mobile Vehicle Two-way Radio
 

NART          

National Animal Response Team
  NCO     Net Control Operator
  NEMS National Emergency Management System
  NIMS  National Incident Management System
  NGO Non Governmental Organization
  NVADG North Valley Animal Disaster Group
  NVVMA North Valley Veterinary Medical Association
  OA  Operational Area
  OARS Oroville Amateur Radio Society
  OEM Office of Emergency Management (often synonymous with OES)
  OES Office of Emergency Services
  OFD Oroville Fire Department
  Ops Operations
  PASH Paradise Animal Shelter Helpers
 

PAWS           

Promotion of Animal Welfare
  PFD Paradise Fire Department
  PHA  Paradise Horseman’s Association
  PLB   Personal Locator Beacon
  PLS Place Last Seen
  POA  Probability of Area
  POD   Probability of Detection
  PIO  Public Information Officer
  PSAP  Public Safety Answering Point
  PTT Push to Talk
 

RACES          

Radio Amateur Communications Emergency System
  REOC Regional Emergency Operations Center
  RIMS Response Information Management System
  RP Reporting Party
  SART State Animal Response Team
  SAR Search and Rescue
  SCBA Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
  SCR Sheriff's Communications Reserve
  SEMS Standardized Emergency Management System
  SOC State Operations Center
  SOG Standard Operating Guidelines
  SOP Standard Operating Procedures (Sometimes abbreviated as OP)
 

UAN

United Animal Nations
  USAR   Urban Search and Rescue
  VMAT Veterinary Medical Assistance Team
  VOX Voice Activated
  YSDADA Yuba/Sutter Domestic Animal Disaster Assistance

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