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ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND INITIALISMS ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ATC automatic train control ATF Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms B-NICE biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, and explosive BOMA Building Owners and Managerâs Association CBD central business district CBRN chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear CBWNP chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation program CCTV closed-circuit television CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDISS Centre for Defense and International Security Studies CNS Center for Nonproliferation Studies COOP continuity of operations CP command post CPTED crime prevention through environmental design CRC contamination reduction corridor CTAA Community Transportation Association of America DART Dallas Area Rapid Transit DHS Department of Homeland Security DOD Department of Defense DPS Department of Public Safety EAP employee assistance program EAS emergency alert status or emergency alert system EDCS emergency decontamination corridor system EDU explosives disposal unit EM emergency manager EMA emergency management agency EMS Emergency Management Services or Emergency Medical Services EMT emergency management team EOC emergency operations center EOP emergency operations plan or emergency operating procedure EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act EPPC emergency preparedness and prevention council ERG U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Response Guide ESF emergency support function FAA Federal Aviation Administration FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FERP facility emergency response plan FIC field incident commander FIRP facility incidence response plan FIRT facility incidence response team FRP facility response plan FRT facility response team FTA Federal Transit Administration GAO U.S. General Accounting Office HAZMAT hazardous materials HMRT hazardous materials response team HOV high-occupancy vehicle HSPD-5 Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 HVAC heating, ventilation and air conditioning IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police IAP incident action plan IC incident commander ICP incident command post ICS incident command system ICT International Policy Institute for Counter- Terrorism IED improvised explosive device IID improvised incendiary device IMO incident management organization IMS incident management system INC incident notification checklist IOC incident operations center IRA Irish Republican Army IRP incidence response plan IRT incidence response team IT information technology ITS intelligent transportation systems JOC joint bus-rail operations center LAW light antitank weapon LDS ladder pipe decontamination system LED light emitting diode LEPC local emergency planning committee LESLP London Emergency Services Liaison Panel LRV light rail vehicle MACS Multi-Agency Coordination System MBO management by objectives MCI mass casualty incidents MOU memorandum of understanding MOW maintenance-of-way MPO metropolitan planning organization MTI Mineta Transportation Institute
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NBC nuclear, biological and chemical NFPA National Fire Protection Association NIMS National Incident Management System NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NRC National Response Center or Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRP national response plan NTI National Transit Institute NTSB National Transportation Safety Board OCC operations control center OEM Office of Emergency Management OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PDA personal digital assistant PIO public information officer PPE personal protective equipment RAPID-T recognition, protection, decontamination, triage, treatment ROW right of way SAR search and rescue SBCCOM soldier and biological chemical command SCADA supervisory control and data acquisition SCP situational crime prevention SEP state emergency plan AAI-2 SEPTA Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority SOP standard operating procedure SSAPP system safety program plan SSPP system security program plan START simple triage and rapid treatment/transport SVP safety verification plan SWAT special weapons and tactics TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TDD telecommunication device for the deaf TIC transit incident commander TMA transportation management association TMC traffic management center TNT trinitrotoluene TOSIC transit on-site incident commander TRACEM thermal; radiological; asphyxiation; chemical; etiological; and mechanical Transit EOC Joint Transit Bus and Rail Emergency Operations Center TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration TSI Transportation Safety Institute UC unified command UCS unified command structure UK United Kingdom USDOT United States Department of Transportation WMD weapon of mass destruction
