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