Emergency Readiness Resources: Acronyms

Acronyms

CDC		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
FBI		Federal Bureau of Investigation
FEMA		Federal Emergency Management Agency
HazMat		Hazardous Material
HHS		Department of Health and Human Services
ICS		Incident Command System
LEPC		Local Emergency Planning Committee
MMRS		Metropolitan Medical Response System
NBC		Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
NDMS		National Disaster Medical System
NDPO		National Domestic Preparedness Office
NMRT		National Medical Response Team
NTIS		National Technical Information Service
OEP		Office of Emergency Preparedness
OSLDPS		Office for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support
PHS		Public Health Service
RRIS		Rapid Response Information System
VA		Department of Veterans Affairs
WMD		Weapons of Mass Destruction