Glossary

A
AAR – After Action Review

AAS – Air Attack Supervisor

ABC – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

AC – Assistant Commissioner

ACOO – superseded by DC Operations

ACPD – Assistant Commissioner Professional Development

ACSES – Australian Council of States and Territories Emergency Services

ADF – Australian Defence Force

AED – Automated External Defibrillator

AIIMS – Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System

AMSA – Australian Marine Safety Authority

ASO – Air Search Observer

AVL – Automatic Vehicle Location

B
BGR – Basic General Rescue

C
CESM – Community Emergency Services Manager

CPR – Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

CSIRO – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

CSU – Communications Support Unit

D
DFES – Dept. of Fire and Emergency Services

DivCom – Division Commander

DLM – Deputy Local Manager

DO – District Officer (formerly DM)/Duty Officer

DRSABCD – Danger, Response, Send for Help, Airway, Breathing, Compressions, Defibrillation

DTL – Deputy Team Leader

E
EPIRB – Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

ESM – Emergency Services Medal

ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival –

ETC – Estimated Time of Completion –

ETD – Estimated Time of Departure

ETR – Estimated Time of Return

F
FSC – Field Search Controller

G
GPS  – Global Positioning System

GR – General Rescue

H
HAZMAT – Hazardous Materials

HF – High Frequency (radio)

HMA – Hazard Management Agency

HR – Heavy Rigid vehicle class or license (over 8000kg with three or more axles (not articulated))

I
IC  – Incident Controller

ICP – Incident Control Point

ICV – Incident Control Vehicle

IMT – Incident Management Team

K
KVA – Kilo Volt Ampere (1,000 volts)

L
LACES – Lookout, Awareness, Communications, Escape Routes, Safety Zones

LEMC  – Local Emergency Management Committee

LM – Local Manager (in charge of an SES Unit)

M
MR – Medium Rigid vehicle class or license (over 8000kg Gross Vehicle Mass with only two axles (dual rear wheels included))

N
NUCOMS – Name, Use, Construction, Operation, Maintenance, Safety

NURE – Navigate in Urban and Rural Environments

O
Ops. – Operations

P
P&W – Department of Parks and Wildlife

PC – Personnel Carrier / Landcruiser

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

R
Recce – Reconnaissance

RRS – Rope Rescue Systems

S
SAR – Search and Rescue

Sector – A small part of a search area, to which a single team might be sent. It is given an alphabetic or alphanumeric designation.

SES – State Emergency Service

SESVA – State Emergency Service Volunteers Association of WA (inc)

SITREP – Situation Report – Incident Operations

SWORD – State Wide Operations Responses Division

T
TL – Team Leader

TM – Training Manager

TRK – Training Resource Kit

Troopie – An informal name for the Landcruiser PC used by many units.

U
UHF Band – Ultra High Frequency (range 402 MHz – 512 MHz)

USAR – Urban Search and Rescue

V
VA – Volunteer Association

VFRS – Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service

VHF  – Very High Frequency (range 30 MHz to 300 MHz)

VKW200 – SES Radio call sign

VR – Vertical Rescue

W
WAERN – Western Australian Emergency Radio Network

WAPol  – Western Australia Police

WebEOC – Web-based Emergency Operations Centre

1
1.4 – 1000 litres of water and 4 wheel drive (the type of fire appliance)

12.2 – 12000 litres of water and 2 wheel drive (the type of fire appliance)

2
2.4 – 2000 litres of water and 4 wheel drive (the type of fire appliance)

3
3.4 – 3000 litres of water and 4 wheel drive (the type of fire appliance)

320/8 – 320 hours worked in an 8 week period

3CIS – Command, Control, Coordination & Information Systems

4
4.4 – 4000 litres of water and 4 wheel drive (the type of fire appliance)

44 – Arrival Code – Arrived at the reported address. No sign of reported incident. Crews are investigating.

6
66 – Arrival Code – Arrived at the reported address. Incident reported is of a minor nature.

6IP/6AR – Callsign within the gazetted metropolitan fire district.

7
7.2 – 7000 litres of water and 2 wheel drive (the type of fire appliance)

8
88 – Arrival Code – Arrived at the reported address. Incident reported is of a major nature.

9
9.2 – 9000 litres of water and 2 wheel drive (the type of fire appliance)