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Jan 30, 2008 21st century fema course manuals fema acronyms, abbreviations, and terms faat, handy reference of over 4200 emergency operation terms for first responder usage ringbound federal emergency management agency fema on. National academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine. Efforts are underway to consolidate this information into one location for future. The original emergency managementrelated terms and definitions guide was developed as a student handout in an introduction to emergency management college course taught by the author in 1999 and has been maintained as time allows for the authors own purposes, one of which is to continue supporting collegiate emergency management courses. Emergency response plan list of acronyms and glossary. The dhs acronyms, abbreviations, and terms daat list contains homeland security related. Based on the survey, teams of experienced recovery professionals from fema and other federal agencies were assembled and dispatched to the areas that sustained the most damage. The dhs acronyms, abbreviations, and terms daat list contains homeland security related acronyms, abbreviations, and terms that can be found in dhs documents, reports, and the fema acronyms, abbreviations, and terms faat list. A copy of the terms and definitions document on cd can be obtained by emailing your request to the higher education program assistant at barbara.
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