CFS Glossary

Glossary of CFS-related Terms

14 Tanker
A tanker with 1000 litre water carrying capacity and 4-wheel drive.
22 Tanker
A tanker with 2000 litre water carrying capacity and 2-wheel drive.
24 Tanker
A tanker with 2000 litre water carrying capacity and 4-wheel drive.
24P Tanker
A tanker with 2000 litre water carrying capacity and 4-wheel drive. Pump capability 2000 litres per minute and can carry a specialist resource eg RCR or Hazmat.
34 Tanker
A tanker with 3000 litre water carrying capacity and 4-wheel drive.
34P Tanker
A tanker with 3000 litre water carrying capacity and 4-wheel drive. Pump capability 3000 litres per minute and can carry a specialist resource eg RCR or Hazmat.
AAR
Focuses directly on causes, principles, tasks, goals and lessons Learnt
AAS
Air Attack Supervisor
Accountable Incident
An Incident that meets the criteria outlined in SOP 3.5 and may incur costs outside of the Brigade and Group budgets.
Adelaide Fire
The callsign of the communication centre servicing SACFS, SAMFS and SASES. Provides a call receipt and dispatch function.
ADF
Australian Defence Force
AGL
Above Ground Level. a term used in air operations.
AIIMS
Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System.
Air Attack
The direct use of aircraft in the suppression of bushfire.
AIRS
Australasian Incident Reporting System.
Alarm Call
Emergency telephone call generated to the Local Alarm Number by a member of the public or brigade member.
Alarm Panel
Fire Indicator Panel (FIP) located in the client premises or the brigade station.
ALERTS
ADTEC Linked Emergency Response Telephone System.
ALERTS PIN
Personal Identification Number. Used with ALERTS to instigate or enter an alarm conference to obtain a Brigade Message.
ALERTS Server
The computers that serve the ALERTS System.
Alpha Particles
A nuclear particle produced by the decay of a radioactive material. The alpha particle is a helium nucleus, consisting of two protons and two neutrons.
Anchor Point
An advantageous location, generally a fuel break, from which to start construction of a fire-line. Used to minimise the chance of being out flanked by the fire while the line is being constructed.
AO
Air Observer
AOM
Air Operations Manager
Area of Origin
General location of the point of origin.
ARMS
Automated Real Time Mapping System
Assembly Area
An area where resources are organised and prepared for deployment
Assets
Anything valued by people which includes houses, crops, forests and in many cases the environment.
AWS
Automatic Weather Station
BA
Brigade Auxiliary Member
Backburn
A fire started intentionally along the inner edge of a fire-line to consume the fuel in the path of a bushfire.
BC
Brigade Captain
BCAD
Brigade Cadet
Beta Particles
A nuclear particle produced by the decay of a radioactive material. The beta particle is an electron travelling at high speed.
BF
Brigade Firefighter
BL
Brigade Lieutenant
Blacking Out
To systematically work the entire area of a fire for a defined distance in from the edge/control line to ensure it is a safe incident.
BOM
Bureau of Meteorology
BOMS
Adtec Linked Emergency Response Telephone System
Branched Broomrape
(Orbanche Ramose) Parasitic plant 10-3cm tall that attacks the roots of pasture plants crops and some native plants. Can infest an area through accidental spread of seeds in contaminated soil on vehicles and machinery.
Brigade Response Area
The area designated around a brigade as a turnout area and administration area.
Brigade Messaging
Facility available to leave response messages on Brigade members telephones when GRN paging is unavailable.
Bulk Water Carrier
A large tanker used for replenishing a firefighting tanker
Burnover
A section of fire that overruns personnel or equipment.
Bushfire
An unplanned fire. A generic term that includes grass fires, forest fires and scrub fires.
Bushfire Watch & Act Message
Information provided to the community concerning a going bushfire that is threatening or has the potential to threaten public safety. This definition also includes information and advice provided in relation to the effects of a bushfire (i.e.: smoke) that may be impacting on an area other than in the immediate area of the bushfire
Bushfire Emergency Warning Message
Information provided to the community concerning a major going bushfire that is burning out of control under Severe, Extreme or Catastrophic weather conditions. A significant and widespread life threat exists and an immediate action is expected of the community to ensure their safety and survival. A Bushfire Emergency Warning message will be accompanied by the use of the Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS)
CAFS
Compressed Air Foam System
Campaign Fire
A fire normally of a size and/or complexity that requires substantial firefighting resources and possibly several days or weeks to suppress.
CBRN
Chemical Biological Radiological & Nuclear
CFS
SA Country Fire Service
CFS SCC
Country Fire Service State Coordination Centre
Change of Command
Upon arrival of a more senior officer from the same service or an officer with relevant legislative responsibility for the area in which the incident occurred, that officer may assume command.
Change of Quarters
Term used to describe when a Brigade is placed in active standby in another Brigade Station.
CMDR
Commander
CO
Chief Officer
Cold Zone
The cold zone contains the forward control point and other support functions as are deemed necessary to control the incident (see Control Zones).
Commcen
Communications Centre
Command
The direction of members and resources of an agency in performance of the agencys role and tasks. Authority to command is established by legislation or by agreement with an agency. Command relates to agencies and operates vertically within an agency.
CRD
Call Receipt, Dispatch
ALERTS Conference
Retrieval of and discussion of information, regarding an emergency between the public caller, volunteer call taker and Adelaide Fire.
Confined Space
Enclosed or partially enclosed space, which at atmospheric pressure during occupancy and is not intended as a workspace and may have restricted entry and exit. It may include but not restricted to storage tanks, vessels, boilers, silo, sewers, ducts and shaft. It may also include ship space entered through small hatchway or access point. (OH&S Regs 1995).
Confirmed Incident
Any verbal report of a fire or other emergency. This excludes automatic and manual fire alarm calls that are not supported by verbal confirmation.
Contained Incident
A fire is contained when its spread has been halted, but it may still be burning freely within the perimeter or fire control lines. Other incidents are contained when the spread or growth of the incident has been halted.
Control
The overall direction of response activities in an emergency situation. Authority for control is established in legislation or in an emergency response plan, and carries with it the responsibility for tasking and coordinating other agencies in accordance with the needs of the situation. Control relates to situations and operates horizontally across agencies.
Control Agency
The agency, service, organisation or authority with the legislative authority for control of the incident. Also referred to as the Responsible Authority or Agency.
Control Zone
The designation of areas at a hazardous materials incident based upon safety and the degree of hazard. These zones are defined as Hot, Warm, and Cold Zones.
Controlled Incident
The time, which the complete perimeter of a fire is secured, and no breakaway are expected. For other incidents, the time at which the incident is secure and there is no possibility of extension of growth of the incident.
Cordon
The means to maintain an area and it is used to restrict movement into and out of an area.
Coordination
The bringing together of agencies and elements to ensure effective response to an incident or emergency. It is primarily concerned with the systematic acquisition and application of resources (agency, personnel and equipment) in accordance with the requirements imposed by the emergency or emergencies. Co-ordination relates primarily to resources and operates: vertically, within and agency, as a function of the authority to command; and horizontally, across agencies, as a function of the authority to control.
COP
Codes of Practice are a set of principles or rules, which are generally made between two or more individuals, groups or agencies. They enable different agencies to have agreed ways of working together and an understanding of each others position.
COSO
Chief Officers Standing Order sets out specific responsibilities, both individual and organisational for all CFS personnel to follow without exception.
CRIIMSON
The system used to deliver and share information at all levels during incidents.
Crew
The basic unit of firefighters in a team. It normally consists of four to eight personnel and shall be a minimum of four.
Decontamination Officer
The Officer designated as having responsibilities for decontamination
Decontamination Zone
A zone established for decontamination operations and is set up in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Training Manual.
Defensive
A firefighting strategy used where the protection of life and assets is a priority but a fire is: a) located in innaccessable or remote location or b) too intense to be safely or effectively attacked directly.
DENR
Department of Environment & Natural Resources (NPWSA)
Deliberate fire
A fire resulting from a person placing burning material to cause ignition.
Demobilisation
The returning of personnel and equipment from operations to home location.
Deployment
Extended participation in an operation usually consisting of 1 day travel, 3 days work, 1 day travel.
DGO
Deputy Group Officer
Direct Paging
Calls originating from Adelaide Fire and calls instigated by Brigade, Group or Region.
Division
A portion of the fire perimeter comprising of two or more sectors. The number of sectors grouped in a Division should be such as to ensure effective direction and control of operations. Divisions are generally identified by a local geographic name.
DSC
Deputy State Coordinator
Dual Response Area
Any defined area adjacent to the CFS/SAMFS boundary that is mutually agreed and documented for Mutual Aid procedures.
ECO
Entry Control Officer for CABA operations
EEP
Eastern Eyre Peninsula Fire Ban District
EPA
Environmental Protection Authority
Escape Route
A pre-planned route away from danger area at a fire.
FDI
Fire Danger Index
F-FDI
Forest Fire Danger Index
FIP
Fire Indicator Panel (FIP) located in the client premises or the brigade station.
Fire Bombing
A technique of suppressing a wildfire by dropping water, foam or retardants on it from an aircraft.
Fire Danger Catastrophic
G-FDI of 150+ F-FDI of 100+
Fire Danger Extreme
G-FDI of 75 -149 F-FDI of 75- 99
Fire Danger High
FDI of 12 - 24
Fire Danger Index
A relative number denoting an elevation of rate of spread, or suppression difficulty for specific combinations of fuel, fuel moisture, temperature, humidity and wind speed.
Fire Danger Low- Moderate
FDI of 0 - 11
Fire Danger Severe
G-FDI of 50 - 99 F-FDI of 50 - 74
Fire Danger Very High
FDI of 25 - 49
Fireground Practices
A standard document practice for undertaking specific fireground tasks.
Fireground
The level at which VHF simplex radio will be used and i.e. generally for communications between Strike Team Leader, individual tankers and fire fighters.
Fixed Alarm
A client alarm system connected to a fire station
FMC
Fuel Moisture Content
Fuel
Any material such as grass, leaf litter and live vegetation, which can be ignited and sustains a fire. Fuel is usually measured in tonnes per hectare.
Fuel Moisture Content
The water content of a fuel particle expressed as a percent of the oven dry weight of the fuel particle (%ODW).
Gamma
Gamma Radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to x-ray.
GCC
Group Control Centre
GDO
Group Duty Officer
General Purpose Tanker
Vehicles with 2000 litres of water, crew space (haven/deck/cabin), standard CFS fire fighting equipment, a minimum of 2.2 type.
G-FDI
Grassland Fire Danger Index
GO
Group Officer
Going Incident
Any incident that is expanding or continuing to require an active or escalating response.
GOMP
Group Operations Management Plan
SAGRN
South Australian Government Radio Network
Half-life
The radioactivity of all radioactive materials reduces as time passes. The half-life of a radioactive substance is the average time for one half of any activity or any quantity of atoms to decay or disintegrate.
Hazard Area
Hot Zone or initial isolation zone
HAZMAT
Hazardous Materials
Heavy Aircraft
All aircraft that carries greater than 60 passengers.
Hot Zone
The area immediately surrounding a hazardous materials incident, which extends far enough to prevent adverse affects from hazardous materials releases to personnel outside the zone (see Control Zones).
HQ
Headquarters
IAP
Incident Action Plan
IC
Incident Controller
ICC
Incident Control Centre
ICS
Incident Control System
IERG
Initial Emergency Response Guide
Impact Fire
A fire normally of a size and/or complexity that is dealt with by a single shift, it may require substantial numbers of resources, but is generally concluded with 24 hours.
IMT
Incident Management Team
Incident
An event, accidentally or deliberately caused, which requires a response from one or more of the statutory emergency response agencies.
Incident Action Plan
A statement of objectives and strategies to be taken to control or suppress an incident, approved by the Incident Controller.
Incident Audit Report
An investigation that shall occur after any incident involving a death, which occurred as a result of a structure fire or wildfire.
Incident Control
The overall management of the incident.
Incident Control System
A command structure to systematically and logically manage suppression of emergency incidents including Wildfires, from small, simple incidents to large, difficult or multiple situations. It is designed to develop in modular fashion from the top (Incident Controller) downwards.
Incident Controller
The individual responsible for the management of an incidents operations.
Incident Management Talkgroup
Talkgroup allocated for the management of an Incident.
Incident Management
The group of incident management personnel comprising the
Incident.
IRIS
A computer based resource tracking system.
Team
Controller, and the personnel he or she appoints to be responsible for the functions of Operations, Planning and Logistics.
Indials
The number used to access the ALERTS servers by authorised officers to leave a Brigade Response Messaging.
LEP
Lower Eyre Peninsula
Light Aircraft
All aircraft, fixed or rotary wing, single or twin engine that carries less than60 passengers.
Light Pumper
Tanker with a light pumping capability (i.e. 1000 litres/minute @ 700 kpa).
Log / Logging
Documentation of CFS activities in relation to incidents.
Logistics
The provision of facilities, services and materials required to assist in the combat of the incident.
LPG
Liquid Petroleum Gas
LSE
Lower South East Fire Ban District
LZ
Landing Zone
Major Incident
An incident that incurs costs outside of Regional Budgets.
Major Injury Reporting
Procedures in the event of an Immediately Notifiable Work Related Injury of Notifiable Dangerous Occurrence involving a CFS fire fighter.
Media
Any person or organisation employed by or contracted to a television or radio station, wire service providing news information, newspaper or magazine, this is available for consumption by the general public.
Media Liaison Officer (Corporate Affairs Officer)
A HQ Media Liaison Officer is responsible for the provision of an efficient, effective and timely communication, media liaison and public relations service in support of internal and external corporate communication strategies and programs, emergency incidents and the management of public safety issues.
Medium Pumper
A Tanker with medium volume pump (i.e. 2000+ litres / minute @ 700 kpa).
ML
Murray Lands Fire Ban District Area
MLR
Mount Lofty Ranges Fire Ban District Area
MN
Mid North Fire Ban District Area
Mobilisation
The moving of assembled and prepared resources to an incident.
Mopping Up
To systematically work the entire area of a fire for a defined distance in from the edge/control line to ensure it is a safe incident.
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
NEP
North East Pastoral Fire Ban District Area
Network
The GRN System accessed by terminal equipment.
Neutron-emitting
A radioactive source that emits neutrons. Neutrons cannot be
detected.
NOCC
(SAGRN) Network Operations Control Centre
NPWSA
National Parks and Wildlife Service of South Australia
NWP
North West Pastoral Fire Ban District
OBAOC
Operate Breathing Apparatus Open Circuit
Objective
A goal statement identifying the desired outcomes of an incident.
Occurrence Book
CFS issued book for logging and documentation of CFS activities.
ODW
Oven Dry Weight
Off Field
The area where CFS responds to a RAAF aircraft emergency off field, where the SA Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 applies
Officer In Charge (OIC)
The person whom for the time being is at Brigade level, the most senior officer in charge of that CFS Brigade. At Group Level, the most senior officer in charge of the CFS region. (Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2005).
OHS&W
Occupational Health and Safety.
OIC
Officer-in-Charge
On Call
The Designated Officer to be Operationally Available for an area of responsibility.
On Field
The area where RAAF is the combatant authority and civil aviation regulations apply. CFS may respond if requested to an aircraft emergency in this area.
Operations
The active involvement in emergency incident normalisation, or practice or training exercise for members of the CFS organisation.
Outage
A period of time where a component of the SAGRN is out of service for maintenance or repair.
PAR
The Principal Authorised Representative and the person in each agency using SAGRN who is appointed to be responsible for that agencys use of SAGRN.
Phytophthora
(Phytophora Cinnamomi) Biological fungi, which can have devastating effects on natural habitats that can infest an area through accidental spread of contaminated soil on vehicles and boots.
Planning
Collection and analysis of specific information and the planning of response activities as the incident progresses.
POO
Point of Origin
PPC
Personal Protective Clothing
PPV
Positive Pressure Ventilation
Prescribed Burning
The controlled application of fire under specified environmental conditions to a predetermined area and at the time, intensity and rate of spread required to attain planned resource management objectives.
Primary Response Area
The designated response area for a brigade.
Primary Talkgroup
Region wide talkgroup allocated to a Group.
Priority 1
To respond to emergency incident, which requires an urgent response, complying with Rule 306 of the Australian Road Rules and using flashing lights and sirens.
Priority 2
For non-urgent travel, including to an emergency incident where non-urgent attendance is required complying with the Australian Road Rule, siren and flashing lights are not to be used.
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network and the conventional landline telephone system.
QAV
Quick Attack Vehicle
Quick Attack Tanker
Tanker with 1000 litres of water and a minimum 1.2 type
RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force
Radiation
Rays produced by the decay of a radioactive material.
Radioactivity
The emission of sub-atomic particles or rays by the nuclei of atoms.
Rate of Speed
The progress of a fire expressed as a unit of time over a distance.
RCord
Regional Coordinator
RCC
Regional Coordination Centre
RCR
Road Crash Rescue
Relative Humidity
The amount of water vapour in a given volume of air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount of water vapour the air can hold at that temperature.
REM
The REM (Radiation Equivalent-Man) is a unit of radiation dose equivalent, now superseded by the Sievert. A REM is one-hundredth of a Sievert.
Reported Incident
On the first notification of an incident, that incident is said to be a reported incident.
Response Plan
A plan detailing the response for a risk or an area including the type and number of resources.
RH
Relative Humidity
RHQ
Regional Headquarters
Risk Plan
Plan for assets (risk) to detail layout, construction, potential hazards, on-site firefighting equipment and resources and an action plan.
RL
Riverland Fire Ban District
RO
Regional Officer
ROMP
Regional Operations Management Plan
ROS
Rate of Speed
RX
Received
SAAS
SA Ambulance Service
Safe Incident
The stage if fire suppression, prescribed burning or incident response when it is considered that no further suppression or control action or patrols are necessary.
Safety Zone
An area cleared of flammable materials used for escape if the line is outflanked or in case a spot fire outside the control line renders the line unsafe. In fire operations, crews progress so as to maintain a safety zone close at hand, allowing the fuels inside the control line to be consumed before going ahead. Safety zones may also be constructed as integral parts of fuelbreaks. They are greatly enlarged areas which can be used with relative safety by fire fighters and their equipment in the event of a blow up in the vicinity.
SAMFS
South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service
SAPOL
South Australian Police
SCC
State Coordination Centre
SDI
Soil Dryness Index
Sealed Source
In a sealed source, the radioactive material is encapsulated in a non-radioactive material such as stainless steel. The encapsulation prevents the escape of the radioactive material but allows the radiation to pass through.
Secondary Talkgroup
A Region wide talkgroup allocated by Region in accordance with Communications Section of Regional Response Plan.
Sector
A specific area of a fire, which is under the control of a Sector Commander who is supervising a number of crews.
SEC
State Emergency Centre
SES
State Emergency Service
SFEC
Standards of Fire and Emergency Cover
SFF
Senior Firefighter
Shielded Source
A shielded source is stored within a container, often a lead pot, which is designed to prevent radiation from escaping. While the containment is intact, no danger exists from this source.
Shift
The period resources are allocated during an operation at the incident or on the fireground.
Shift Change
Replacement of allocated crews and or equipment during operations.
SHQ
State Headquarters
SMEAC
Briefing process should be adopted for operational briefings / debriefings
Sievert
The Sievert is the standard unit of radiation dose equivalent. A micro-Sievert is one-millionth of a Sievert.
Significant Incident
Paper message to allow timely advice to CFS staff to enable monitoring of current State Wide operational activity and contingency capability.
SITREP
Situation Report Brief situation report, usually given at regular intervals (COSO 2).
SPAM
Stress Prevention and Management
Span of Control
A concept, which related to the number of groups or individuals, controlled by one person a factor of 1:5 is recommended.
Staging Area
A location close to the incident where personnel and equipment are available.
Standby
The period during which personnel are to be immediately available at home or at other locations for emergency events.
SOMP
State Operational Management Plan
SCCSO
State Coordination Centre Support Officer
Stop Call
A responding tanker is not required and is to return to station Priority 2.
Stowage Kit
Standard equipment stowed on a tanker or CFS vehicle.
Strategy
A statement detailing how an objective is to be achieved.
Strike Team
A set number of resources of the same type that have an established minimum number of personnel. Strike Teams always have a leader in a separate vehicle and a common communications system. They are made up of five resources of the same type eg earth moving machinery, crews and vehicles.
Structure Fire
A fire burning part, or all of any building, shelter, or other construction.
Support Agency
An Agency, Service, Organisation or Authority providing assistance to the combatant authority.
Tactic
The tasking of personnel and resources to implement the incident strategies. Incident control tactics are accomplished in accordance with appropriate agency procedures and safety directives. Tactics are normally determined at Division/Sector
level with corresponding allocation of resources and personnel.
Talkgroup
Trunking channel available on the voice network.
Bulk Water Carrier
Vehicles with a minimum water capacity of 4000 litres, a transfer pump and 30-metre protection hose reel.
TAS
Training Administration System
Task
A job given to any firefighting force or unit.
Task Force
A combination of resources assembled for a specific purpose. They always have a leader in a separate vehicle and a common communications system. Task Forces are established t meet tactical needs and may be demolished as single resources.
Terminal Equipment
Portable, mobile and base station radios.
Total Fire Ban
A ban on lighting and maintaining of a fire in the open, and can be invoked at any time during the year. When invoked, the Total Fire Ban is imposed for a period of 24 hours, from midnight to midnight, but may also be imposed for part of a day or days. (Country Fire Service Regulations, 2003)
Turnout
Respond a brigade or tanker to an incident.
Turnout Gear
Standard personal protective clothing and equipment used at incidents eg overall, helmet, boots, gloves, turnout coat, goggles and safety glasses.
Tx
Transmit
Type 1 Incident
Small. Simple to manage. Small number of resources. Minimal threat or impact to the general community. Managed by 1 to 3 personnel.
Type 3 Incident
Large. Complex. Divided into sectors and divisions. There may be multiple shifts and numerous other agencies involved. Significant threat or impact to community.
Urban Pumper
Tanker with large volume pump (i.e. 3000+litres/minute @ 700 kpa) and stowage principally used for urban fire fighting.
USE
Upper South East Fire Ban District Area.
User ID (Alias)
The five-digit identification number assigned to a particular radio terminal (and the name assigned to that terminal).
Volunteer Call Takers
Those people nominated by a Group or Brigade to answer Alarm Calls on the ALERTS.
Warm Zone
The control zone at a hazardous materials site where personnel and equipment decontamination and hot zone support takes place. It includes control points for the access corridor, helping to reduce the spread of contamination (see Control Zones).
WC
West Coast Fire Ban District Area
Wx
Weather

ACRONYMS

AAR
After Action Review
AAS
Air Attack Supervisor
AFAC
Australian Fire Authorities Council
AFC
Australian Fire Competencies
AFFF
Aqueous Film Forming Foam
AIES
Australian Institute of Emergency Services
AIIMS
Australasian Interservice Incident Management System
AIRS
Australasian Incident Reporting System
ALERTS
Adtec Linked Emergency Response Telephone System
ANRARA
Australian National Road Accident Rescue Association
AO
Air Observer
AOM
Air Operations Manager
AS
Australian Standard
ATC
Alcohol Resistant Form
BCA
Building Code of Australia
BFFF
Bush Fire Fighting Foam
BOM
Bureau of Meteorology
BSO
Business Services Officer
BYO
Busy Out
CARBA
Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus
CAT 1
Category 1 Workplace Trainer
CAT 2
Category 2 Workplace Trainer
CB
Citizens Band Radio
CBR
Chemical, Biological and Radiological
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CFA
Country Fire Authority (Vic.)
CFS
Country Fire Service
CISM
Critical Incident Stress Management
CO
Chief Officer
CommCen
SA Metropolitan Fire Service Communications Centre
Comms
Communications
COSO
Chief Officers Standing Order
CRIIMSON
Critical Resource Incident Information Management System Online Network
CWA
Country Womens Association
DAIS
Department of Administrative and Information Services
DBFPC
District Bushfire Prevention Committee
DC
District Council
DC
Divisional Commander
DCO
Deputy Chief Officer
DEH
Department of Environment and Heritage
DEHAA
Department of Environment Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs
DGO
Deputy Group Officer
DSC
Deputy State Coordinator
DSU
Distress Signal Unit
ERS7
Emergency Response System (Phone)
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
EWIS
Early Warning Intercommunications System
EWM
Bushfire Emergency Warning Message
FACU
Fire Alarm Control Unit
FDI
Fire Danger Index
FDR
Fire Danger Rating
FDS
Fire Danger Season
FGP
Fire Ground Practice
FMC
Fuel Moisture Content
FPI
Fire Panel Indicator
FPO
Fire Prevention Officer
GCC
Group Control Centre
GO
Group Officer
GOMP
Group Operations Management Plan
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPSC
Group Primary Simplex Channel
GSSC
Group Secondary Simplex Channel
GPTG
Group Primary Talk Group
GR
Grid Reference
GRN
Government Radio Network
GSTG
Group Secondary Talk Group
GTC
Group Training Coordinator
HAZMAT
Hazardous Materials
HAZMAT
Hazardous Chemical Incident
HAZTO
Hazardous Materials Training Officer
HF
High Frequency
HR
Human Resources
IAP
Incident Action Plan
IC
Incident Controller
ICS
Incident Control System
IIR
Initial Incident Report
IMT
Incident Management Team
IRIS
Incident Resource Information System
L1, 2&3
Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 CFS Training Course
LGA
Local Government Association
LOG
Logistics
LPG
Liquid Petroleum Gas
MFS
Metropolitan Fire Service
MIDAS
Mission, Information, Develop options, Analyse options, Select options
MLR
Mount Lofty Ranges
MLRPRZ
Mount Lofty Ranges Primary Response Zone
MMSO
Materials Management Support Officer
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
NFPA
National Fire Prevention Association
NPWS
National Parks and Wildlife Service
NRE
Natural Resources and Environment (Vic.)
OBAOC
Operate Breathing Apparatus, Open Circuit
OCO
Operations Centre Officer
OH&S
Occupational Health and Safety
OIC
Officer in Charge
OPS
Operations
P.O.O.
Point of Origin
PAWS
Portable Automatic Weather Station
PID
Position Information Description
PIRSA
Primary Industries and Resources South Australia
PL
Planning
PM
Project Manager
PP
Project Participant
PPC
Personal Protective Clothing
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PS
Project Sponsor
QAV
Quick Attack Vehicle
RAO
Regional Administration Officer
RAR
Regional Accident Rescue
RARTO
Road Accident Rescue Training Officer
RBFPC
Regional Bushfire Prevention Committee
RC
Regional Commander
RCord
Regional Coordinator
RCC
Regional Coordination Centre
RCC
Regional Cadet Committee
RCR
Regional Crash Rescue
RCRep
Regional Cadet Rep
RFPO
Regional Fire Prevention Officer
RHQ
Regional Headquarters
RO
Regional Officer
ROMP
Regional Operations Management Plan
ROPO
Regional Operations Planning Officer
ROS
Rate of Spread
RPO
Regional Prevention Officer
RPSC
Regional Primary Simplex Channel
RPTG
Regional Primary Tax Group
RSSC
Regional Secondary Simplex Channel
RSTG
Regional Secondary Talk Group
RTO
Regional Training Officer
SA
Staging Area
SAAS
S A Ambulance Service
SACFS
South Australian Country Fire Service
SAFECOM
South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission
SAFF
SA Farmers Federation
SAM
Staging Area Manager
SAMFS
South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service
SAPOL
South Australian Police
SAR
Search and Rescue
SARC
State Air Response Coordinator
SASES
South Australian State Emergency Service
SC
Sector Commander
SCC
State Coordination Centre
SCC
State Cadet Committee
SDI
Soil Dryness Index
SDP
Supplementary Development Plan
SEC
State Emergency Centre
SEPRZ
South East Primary Response Zone
SES
State Emergency Service
SFC
Standards of Fire Cover
SFEC
Standards of Fire and Emergency Cover
SFF
Senior Fire Fighter
SHQ
State Headquarters
Siglnc
Significant Incident
SIMP
State Information Management Plan
Sitrep
Situation Report
SITREPS
Situation Report Format
SLG
Strategic Leadership Group
SMD
Skills Maintenance Drill
SMEACS
Situation, Mission, Execution, Admin., Communications, Safety
SOP
Standard Operating Procedures
SPAM
Stress Prevention and Management
SSL
Scientific Services Laboratory
ST
Strike Team
STC
State Training Centre (Brukunga)
STL
Strike Team Leader
STO
State Training Officer
SVMC
State Volunteer Management Committee
TAC
Technical Advice Coordinator
TAS
Training Administration System
TF
Task Force
TFB
Total Fire Ban
TFL
Task Force Leader
TPW
Training Provider Workshop
UBD
Universal Business Directory
UFU
United Fire Fighters Union
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
USAR
Urban Search and Rescue
VFBA
Volunteer Fire Brigades Association
VHF
Very High Frequency
VMB
Volunteer Management Branch
VSO
Volunteer Support Officer
WAM
Bushfire Watch & Act Message
Wx
Weather
ZEC
Zone Emergency Centre