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LRC Subject List
(Thesaurus)
Abbreviations used in this subject list:
SN:
UF:
BT:
NT:
RT:
scope note
use for
broader term
narrower term
related term
2 IN 2 OUT
SN
OSHA regulation regarding respiratory protection
UF
2-IN 2-OUT
TWO IN TWO OUT
TWO-IN TWO-OUT
BT
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY
REGULATIONS
RT
STAFFING
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USE
2 IN 2 OUT
2000 COMPLIANCE
3-1-1
USE
311
311
SN
UF
RT
NATIONAL NON-EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NUMBER.
3-1-1
PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS
9-1-1
USE
911
9-1-1 LOCATOR
USE
911 LOCATOR
9/11
USE
911
UF
BT
RT
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
9-1-1
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION
AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION
ENHANCED 911
PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS
911 LOCATOR
UF
9-1-1 LOCATOR
BT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
ABANDONED BUILDINGS
USE
VACANT BUILDINGS
ABBREVIATIONS
ABORTION
SN
TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY
RT
PREGNANCY
ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS
BT
STORAGE TANKS
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ABSENTEEISM
RT
SICK LEAVE
ABSTRACTING
RT
CATALOGING
INDEXING
ABUSED HUSBANDS
USE
SPOUSE ABUSE
ABUSED WIVES
USE
SPOUSE ABUSE
ACCELERANTS
NT
HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELERANTS
RT
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
ACCIDENT CAUSES
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
SN
INCIDENTS AND PROCEDURES
BT
INVESTIGATIONS
ACCIDENT PREVENTION
RT
INJURY PREVENTION
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
ACCIDENT STATISTICS
BT
STATISTICS
ACCIDENTS
SN
SEARCH SPECIFIC ACCIDENTS, I.E., AUTOMOBILES, RAILROADS,
ETC.
NT
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS
FIRE APPARATUS ACCIDENTS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
MARINE ACCIDENTS
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
RESIDENTIAL ACCIDENTS
RT
LEAKS
RELEASES
SPILLS
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ACCOUNTABILITY
SN
The quality or state of being accountable, liable or
responsible
NT
PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
BT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
RT
AUDITING
BUDGETING
ACCREDITATION
ACE
USE
AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATION SYSTEM
ACID RAIN
BT
AIR POLLUTION
ACIDS
ACLS
USE
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
ACOUSTICS
RT
NOISE
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
USE
AIDS
ACRONYMS
ADA
USE
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
ADHESIVES
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
BT
LAW
RT
CRIMINAL LAW
ADOBE
BT
BUILDING MATERIALS
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ADOLESCENTS
UF
TEENAGERS
RT
CHILDREN
ADULT EDUCATION
UF
CONTINUING EDUCATION
BT
EDUCATION
ADULTS
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
UF
ACLS
BT
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
RT
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
BASIC CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
UF
ALS
BT
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
RT
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
UF
ATLS
BT
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
RT
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
ADVERTISING
AED
USE
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION
NT
WATER BOMBING
BT
FIRE SUPPRESSION
RT
SMOKE JUMPERS
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
AERIAL LADDERS
BT
FIRE APPARATUS
RT
ELEVATING PLATFORMS
LADDERS
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
BT
PHOTOGRAPHY
RT
CAMERAS
AERIAL WARFARE
AEROBICS
SN
ANY CONDITIONING, OR MEASURE OF CAPACITY OR DEVELOPMENT,
THAT INVOLVES ENHANCING THE BODY'S ABILITY TO HANDLE
OXYGEN.
BT
PHYSICAL FITNESS
AEROMEDICS
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
RT
AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT
AERONAUTICS
RT
ASTRONAUTICS
AEROSOLS
AFFF
USE
AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAMS
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
BT
DISCRIMINATION
RT
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
MINORITIES
AFRICAN AMERICANS
SN
BLACK AMERICANS
RT
BLACKS
AFRICAN BEES
UF
KILLER BEES
BT
INSECTS
AFTER ACTION REPORTS
BT
REPORTS
RT
CRITIQUES
INCIDENT REPORTS
LESSONS LEARNED
AGE DISCRIMINATION
BT
DISCRIMINATION
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AGED
USE
ELDERLY
AGILITY TESTS
BT
TESTS
RT
PHYSICAL FITNESS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
NT
FOOD
AGRICULTURE
RT
FARMS
AHJ
USE
AIDS
UF
BT
RT
AIMS
USE
AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
HIV
IMMUNOLOGY
ARSON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
AIR BAGS
UF
AIRBAGS
RT
EXTRICATION
AIR CONDITIONING
RT
COOLING SYSTEMS
AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90
SN
Air Florida Flight 90 crash, January 1982
AIR FLOWS
AIR MANAGEMENT
SN
relates to operation of breathing apparatus
RT
BREATHING APPARATUS
AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT
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NT
BT
RT
MEDIVACS
AIRCRAFT
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
AEROMEDICS
HELICOPTERS
PATIENT TRANSFER
AIR POLLUTION
NT
ACID RAIN
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
BT
POLLUTION
RT
EMISSIONS
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
RT
RADAR
AIRBAGS
USE
AIR BAGS
AIRBORNE PATHOGENS
RT
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
AIRCRAFT
NT
AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT
BOMBERS
HELICOPTERS
MILITARY AIRCRAFT
BT
TRANSPORTATION
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
BT
ACCIDENTS
RT
AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
BT
SHIPS
AIRCRAFT COMPARTMENTS
AIRCRAFT EXITS
BT
EXITS
AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING
UF
ARFF
CRASH FIRE RESCUE
RT
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
RESCUE OPERATIONS
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AIRLIFTS
SN
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION BY AIR
AIRLINE PILOTS
BT
PILOTS
AIRLINES
AIRPORTS
NT
HANGARS
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
RT
FOREIGN BODIES
INTUBATION
ALARM BOXES
RT
ALARMS
ALARMS
NT
RT
FIRE ALARMS
ALARM BOXES
FALSE ALARMS
SIRENS
VOICE ALARM SYSTEMS
WARNING SYSTEMS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
UF
LIQUOR
ALCOHOLISM
BT
DRUG ABUSE
RT
DRUNK DRIVING
INTOXICATION
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ALFRED P. MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING
USE
OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING
ALI
USE
AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION
ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES
UF
ATV
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ALLERGIES
ALLOYS
BT
RT
METALS
ALUMINUM
ALMANACS
ALS
USE
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
NT
COST RECOVERY
RT
APPROPRIATIONS
BONDS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FUND RAISING
GAMBLING
IMPACT FEES
SUBSCRIPTION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
TAXATION
USER FEES
ALTITUDE
ALUMINUM
BT
METALS
RT
ALLOYS
AMATEUR
UF
BT
RT
RADIO OPERATORS
HAM RADIO OPERATORS
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
RADIOS
AMBASSADORS
USE
DIPLOMATS
AMBULANCE ACCIDENTS
RT
FIRE APPARATUS ACCIDENTS
AMBULANCE SERVICE
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
RT
PATIENT TRANSFER
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AMBULANCES
NT
SIRENS
BT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNITS
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
AMBULATORY CARE
BT
MEDICAL CARE
AMERICAN INDIANS
USE
NATIVE AMERICANS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
UF
ADA
AMMUNITION
RT
WEAPONS
AMPLIFIERS
RT
RADIOS
AMPUTATION
RT
REPLANTATION
AMUSEMENT PARKS
RT
CARNIVALS
ROLLER COASTERS
ANATOMY
ANESTHESIA
ANI
USE
AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION
ANIMAL BITES
RT
SNAKEBITES
ANIMALS
UF
PETS
NT
DOGS
LIVESTOCK
RT
VETERINARY MEDICINE
WILDLIFE
ZOOS
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ANTENNAS
ANTHRAX
BT
BIOTERRORISM
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
NT
MILITARY ANTISHOCK TROUSERS
PNEUMATIC ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
ANTISTATIC MATERIAL
ANTITRUST LAWS
ANXIETY
BT
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
RT
CRISIS INTERVENTION
DEPRESSION
PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
AOR
USE
AREA OF REFUGE
APARTMENTS
SN
INDIVIDUAL UNITS
BT
DWELLINGS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RT
CONDOMINIUMS
APPLIANCES
NT
CLOTHES DRYERS
STOVES
RT
WATER HEATERS
APPRENTICESHIP
BT
TRAINING
RT
INTERNSHIP
APPROPRIATIONS
UF
FUNDING
RT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
BUDGETING
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APTITUDE TESTS
BT
TESTS
AQUATIC HAZARDS
USE
WATER HAZARDS
AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAMS
UF
AFFF
BT
FOAMS
ARAC
USE
ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE ADVISORY CAPABILITY
ARBITRATION
BT
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
RT
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
GRIEVANCES
ARCHAEOLOGY
UF
ARCHEOLOGY
ARCHEOLOGY
USE
ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHES
BT
ARCHIE
USE
STRUCTURES
AUTOMATED RESOURCE FOR CHEMICAL HAZARD INCIDENT
EVALUATION
ARCHITECTS
ARCHITECTURE
RT
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
ARCHIVES
NT
RECORDS
RT
LIBRARIES
AREA OF REFUGE
SN
A PLACE WHERE PERSONS CAN WAIT SAFELY DURING AN
EMERGENCY UNTIL THEY ARE EVACUATED.
UF
AOR
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RT
EVACUATION
ARENAS
BT
RT
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
STADIUMS
ARFF
USE
AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING
ARMED FORCES
SN
ENTER THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES WITHOUT
U.S., I.E., ARMY, NAVY, ETC.
NT
MILITIAS
RT
MILITARY DEFENSE
ARMORIES
ARMS CONTROL
NT
VERIFICATION
BT
DISARMAMENT
RT
DETERRENCE
ARMS RACE
ARMS SALES
ARRESTS
BT
LAW ENFORCEMENT
ARRHYTHMIA
RT
HEART
PACEMAKERS
ARSENIC
BT
POISONS
ARSON
NT
BT
RT
ARSON FOR PROFIT
CRIME
FIRE BOMBS
FRAUD
JUVENILE FIRESETTING
ARSON FOR PROFIT
SN
ARSON TO COLLECT INSURANCE
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BT
RT
ARSON
INSURANCE
ARSON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
UF
AIMS
ARSON PREVENTION
ARSON SQUADS
USE
ARSON UNITS
ARSON STRIKE FORCES
SN
PRE ARSON PROGRAMS
ARSON TASK FORCES
SN
COMBINED POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARSON INVESTIGATION
ARSON UNITS
SN
GROUP THAT INVESTIGATES SUSPICIOUS FIRES
UF
ARSON SQUADS
BT
FIRE INVESTIGATORS
ARSONISTS
UF
PYROMANIACS
RT
FIRESETTERS
JUVENILE FIRESETTERS
ARTHRITIS
ASBESTOS
ASH
BT
RT
WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
ASPHALT
RT
PAVEMENT
ASPHYXIATION
ASPIRATORS
ASSESSMENT CENTERS
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SN
MANAGEMENT EVALUATION OF EMPLOYEES
ASTRONAUTICS
RT
AERONAUTICS
SPACE
SPACE SHUTTLE
SPACE STATIONS
SPACECRAFT
ASTRONAUTS
RT
SPACE SHUTTLE
SPACE STATIONS
ASTRONOMY
ATLASES
ATLS
USE
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE ADVISORY CAPABILITY
UF
ARAC
RT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSION EFFECTS
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION
RELEASES
ATOMIC ENERGY
USE
NUCLEAR ENERGY
ATOMIC INDUSTRIES
USE
NUCLEAR INDUSTRIES
ATOMIC POWER PLANTS
USE
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
ATOMIC RADIATION
USE
NUCLEAR RADIATION
ATOMIC REACTORS
USE
NUCLEAR REACTORS
ATOMIC RESEARCH
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USE
NUCLEAR RESEARCH
ATOMIC TESTS
USE
NUCLEAR TESTS
ATOMIC WARFARE
USE
NUCLEAR WARFARE
ATRIUMS
ATTACK LINE
BT
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
RT
HOSE LAYS
ATTICS
ATTITUDES
SN
Use for viewpoints, beliefs and opinions, not for state
of mind. As an example, do not use the term for items
on employees with a "bad attitude." For workplace
negativity, use the broader terms of job satisfaction or
morale.
RT
CULTURE
CUSTOMS
PUBLIC OPINION
VALUES
ATTORNEYS
UF
LAWYERS
ATTRITION
RT
JOB SATISFACTION
PERSONNEL RETENTION
REDUCTIONS IN FORCE
ATV
USE
ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES
AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT
RT
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
NT
VIDEOS
BT
TRAINING AIDS
RT
AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT
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AUDITING
BT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
RT
ACCOUNTING
COST CONTROL
AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION
SN
THOSE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE THE FINAL AUTHORITY
ON QUESTIONS IN A PARTICULAR AREA (OR JURISDICTION)
UF
AHJ
RT
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATION SYSTEM
UF
ACE
BT
INSPECTIONS
AUTOMATED DEFIBRILLATORS
UF
AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATORS
BT
DEFIBRILLATORS
RT
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
UF
AED
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
BT
DEFIBRILLATORS
RT
AUTOMATED DEFIBRILLATORS
AUTOMATED RESOURCE FOR CHEMICAL HAZARD INCIDENT EVALUATION
UF
ARCHIE
RT
CHEMICAL HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM
CHEMICAL HAZARDS RESPONSE INFORMATION SYSTEM
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES
AUTOMATIC AID
SN
PERMITS DISPATCHERS TO SEND THE NEAREST AVAILABLE UNIT
AUTOMATICALLY, REGARDLESS OF JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES.
RT
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
MUTUAL AID
AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATORS
USE
AUTOMATED DEFIBRILLATORS
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
USE
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
NT
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
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BT
RT
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION
UF
ALI
RT
911
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION
UF
ANI
RT
911
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEMS
UF
AVLS
RT
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
AUTOMATIC WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BT
METEOROLOGY
AUTOMATION
SN
Automatically controlled operation of an apparatus,
process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices
that take the place of human labor
RT
ROBOTICS
AUTOMOBILE RACING
UF
CAR RACING
AUTOMOBILES
UF
CARS
BT
VEHICLES
RT
TRUCKS
AUTOPSIES
AVALANCHES
AVIAN FLU
USE
AVIAN INFLUENZA
AVIAN INFLUENZA
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UF
BT
AVIAN FLU
BIRD FLU
H5N1
INFLUENZA
AVIATION
AVIONICS
SN
ELECTRONICS APPLIED TO AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS.
BT
ELECTRONICS
AVLS
USE
AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEMS
AWARDS
AXES
BT
TOOLS
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BABY SITTERS
UF
BABYSITTERS
BABYSITTERS
USE
BABY SITTERS
BACK INJURIES
BT
INJURIES
RT
SPINE
BACKDRAFT
RT
EXPLOSIONS
FLASHOVER
BACKFLOW
SN
WATER FLOWING FROM A SECONDARY OR CONTAMINATED WATER
SOURCE (i.e., sprinkler systems) INTO THE POTABLE WATER
SUPPLY AT PLUMBING CROSS CONNECTIONS.
RT
PLUMBING
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
WATER QUALITY
WATER SUPPLIES
BACKHAULING
SN
PERTAINING TO HAULING OF PRODUCE THEN USING SAME VEHICLE
TO TRANSPORT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
BACKUP
SN
BT
RT
backup refers to making copies of data so that these
additional copies may be used to restore the original
after a data loss event.
COMPUTER NETWORKS
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
BACTERIA
UF
GERMS
BAM EARTHQUAKE
SN
EARTHQUAKE THAT STRUCK BAM, IRAN ON DECEMBER 26 2003
REGISTERING 6.6 ON THE RICHTER SCALE
BANDAGES
BT
FIRST AID
BANKRUPTCY
RT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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BANKS
NT
INTEREST
LOANS
MORTGAGES
BAR CODES
UF
BARCODES
BARCODES
USE
BAR CODES
BARGES
BARNS
SN
RT
A LARGE FARM BUILDING USED FOR STORING FARM PRODUCTS AND
SHELTERING LIVESTOCK
FARMS
STABLES
BASE ISOLATION
USE
SEISMIC ISOLATION
BASEMENTS
UF
CELLARS
BASIC CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
UF
BCLS
BT
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
RT
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
UF
BLS
BT
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
RT
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
BATHROOMS
BATTERIES
BCLS
USE
BASIC CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
BDS
USE
BRADFORD DISASTER SCALE
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RT
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
COASTAL ZONES
SAND
SHORELINES
BEAMS
BEDDING
NT
MATTRESSES
PILLOWS
BEDROOMS
BEHAVIOR
USE
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
BELOWGROUND STORAGE TANKS
USE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
BENCHMARKING
SN
A STANDARD BY WHICH SOMETHING CAN BE MEASURED.
BT
MODELS
TEST PROCEDURES
RT
QUALITY CONTROL
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
BENEFITS
SN
RELATED TO TYPES OF NON-MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR
EMPLOYEES
UF
FRINGE BENEFITS
NT
LEAVE
BEREAVEMENT
USE
GRIEF
BEST PRACTICES
SN
THESE ARE WIDELY RECOGNIZED PRACTICES DRAWN FROM GENERAL
EXPERIENCE AS OPPOSED FROM A SPECIFIC INCIDENT.
RT
CLOSE CALLS
LESSONS LEARNED
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
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BEVERLY HILLS SUPPER CLUB
SN
Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky.
Occurred May 28, 1977.
BHOPAL CHEMICAL RELEASE
SN
A UNION CARBIDE OWNED AND OPERATED PESTICIDE PLANT
ACCIDENTALLY LEAKED TOXIC GAS ON THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER
2ND, 1984 IN BHOPAL, INDIA. DEATH TOLL ESTIMATES RANGE
FROM 3000 TO AS MANY AS 16,000.
BT
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
BIA
USE
BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BICYCLES
BIODEGRADATION
BIOGRAPHIES
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
RT
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
DISEASES
EPIDEMICS
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
SN
USE FOR ACT OR APPLICATION OF WEAPONS - NOT THE
INSTRUMENTS.
UF
GERM WARFARE
RT
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
BIOTERRORISM
CHEMICAL WARFARE
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
SN
USE FOR THE INSTRUMENTS OF DESTRUCTION - NOT THE ACT.
BT
WEAPONS
RT
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
BIOTERRORISM
CHEMICAL WEAPONS
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
BIOLOGY
NT
RADIOBIOLOGY
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MEDICINE
PHYSIOLOGY
TOXICOLOGY
BIOREMEDIATION
BIOTERRORISM
SN
Intentional release or dissemination of biological
agents such as bacteria, viruses or toxins and used to
cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants. Do
not confuse with use by a country's armed forces against
other military targets.
NT
ANTHRAX
BT
TERRORISM
RT
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
BIRD FLU
USE
AVIAN INFLUENZA
BIRDS
BT
WILDLIFE
BIRTH CONTROL
BLACKS
SN
RT
BLACK PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
AFRICAN AMERICANS
BLANKETS
SN
CONCERNS BLANKETS USED FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION DURING
FIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES.
RT
FIRE BLANKETS
BLAST CLOSURE DEVICES
BLAST EFFECTS
BLAST WAVES
RT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
BLEEDING
USE
HEMORRHAGE
BLEVE
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USE
BLIND
BT
BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSIONS
HANDICAPPED
BLIZZARDS
UF
SNOW STORMS
RT
STORMS
WINTER STORMS
BLOOD
RT
EMBOLISM
EVIDENCE
BLOOD PRESSURE
BT
VITAL SIGNS
RT
HYPERTENSION
HYPOTENSION
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
RT
AIRBORNE PATHOGENS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
BLS
USE
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
BOARDING HOUSES
BT
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RT
HOTELS
MOTELS
BOATS
RT
SHIPS
BOCA
USE
BUILDING OFFICIALS CODE ADMINISTRATORS
BODY ARMOR
BT
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
BODY HANDLING
RT
MASS CASUALTIES
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MORGUES
VICTIM IDENTIFICATION
BODY TEMPERATURE
BT
TEMPERATURE
BOILERS
RT
PRESSURE VESSELS
BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSIONS
UF
BLEVE
BT
EXPLOSIONS
BOMBERS
BT
AIRCRAFT
BOMBINGS
RT
SUICIDE BOMBERS
BOMBS
UF
NT
BT
RT
BONDS
RT
IED
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
SMOKE BOMBS
WEAPONS
EXPLOSIVES
INCENDIARY DEVICES
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
SUICIDE BOMBERS
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
BONE
BOOSTER REELS
RT
HOSE LOADS
BOOTS
BT
RT
CLOTHING
SHOES
BORDER SECURITY
BT
HOMELAND SECURITY
BOTULISM
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BOYCOTTS
RT
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
STRIKES
BRADFORD DISASTER SCALE
UF
BDS
RT
DISASTER RESEARCH
BRAKES
BREATHING APPARATUS
NT
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
BT
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
RT
AIR MANAGEMENT
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
BREEDER REACTORS
USE
NUCLEAR REACTORS
BRIDGES
BRUSH
SN
BT
RT
A collective term that refers to stands of vegetation
dominated by shrubby, woody plants, or low growing
trees, usually of a type undesirable for livestock or
timber management
VEGETATION
DUFF
FORESTS
WILDLAND
BUDGETING
UF
BUDGETS
NT
ZERO BASED BUDGETING
BT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
RT
ACCOUNTING
APPROPRIATIONS
COST ESTIMATES
FEDERAL BUDGET
MUNICIPAL BUDGETS
STATE BUDGETS
BUDGETS
USE
BUDGETING
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BUILDING CODES
BT
CODES
RT
ELECTRICAL CODES
FIRE CODES
BUILDING COLLAPSE
NT
FLOOR COLLAPSE
ROOF COLLAPSE
WALL COLLAPSE
RT
STRUCTURAL FAILURE
URBAN SEARCH RESCUE
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
NT
CONCEALED SPACES
EARTHEN BUILDINGS
FACADES
LIVE LOADS
BT
CONSTRUCTION
RT
ARCHITECTURE
PLANS REVIEW
RENOVATIONS
STEEL CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
BUILDING INSPECTIONS
NT
PLANS REVIEW
BT
INSPECTIONS
RT
BUILDING OFFICIALS
TARGET HAZARDS
BUILDING MATERIALS
NT
ADOBE
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CONCRETE
GLASS
GYPSUM BOARD
MASONRY
PLYWOOD
STEEL
STONE
WOOD
BUILDING OFFICIALS
RT
BUILDING INSPECTIONS
BUILDING OFFICIALS CODE ADMINISTRATORS
UF
BOCA
BUILDING PERMITS
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BUILDINGS
NT
CHURCHES
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
EARTHEN BUILDINGS
HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
NURSING HOMES
OFFICES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETAIL STORES
SCHOOLS
SHOPPING CENTERS
TAXPAYERS
VACANT BUILDINGS
WAREHOUSES
RT
STRUCTURES
BUOYANT FLAMES
BT
FLAMES
RT
STRATIFICATION
BUOYANT GASES
RT
STRATIFICATION
BUREAUCRACY
BURN BUILDINGS
BT
TRAINING FACILITIES
BURN CENTERS
UF
BURN UNITS
BT
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
BURN EXERCISE
USE
LIVE BURNS
BURN PATTERNS
SN
THE CHARACTERISTIC CONFIGURATION OF CHAR LEFT BY A FIRE.
RT
CHARRING
BURN UNITS
USE
BURN CENTERS
BURNERS
RT
OIL BURNERS
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BURNOUT
USE
JOB STRESS
BURNS
RT
ELECTRICAL INJURIES
INJURIES
BUS STATIONS
RT
BUSES
BUSES
BT
RT
TRANSIT VEHICLES
BUS STATIONS
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
BUSINESS
NT
CORPORATIONS
RT
COMMERCE
INDUSTRY
TRADE
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
NT
BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS
BT
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS
RT
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
SUCCESSION PLANNING
BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS
UF
BIA
BT
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
BUYOUTS
SN
Purchase of at-risk properties
BYSTANDERS
RT
SPECTATORS
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CABINET
SN
REFERS TO U.S. CABINET
CABLE TELEVISION
RT
TELEVISION
CABLES
NT
POWER CABLES
CAD
USE
COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCHING
CAER
USE
COMMUNITY AWARENESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
CAFS
USE
COMPRESSED AIR FOAM SYSTEMS
CAI
USE
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING
CALIBRATION
CALL BOXES
BT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
CALORIMETERS
RT
HEAT RELEASE RATE
CAMEO
USE
COMPUTER AIDED MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CAMERAS
RT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
THERMAL IMAGING
CAMPAIGNS
BT
POLITICS
RT
VOTING
CAMPING
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CAMPUS SAFETY
SN
SAFETY ISSUES, MEASURES, POLICIES, INCIDENTS RELATING TO
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
BT
SAFETY
CANCER
NT
BT
RT
LEUKEMIA
DISEASES
CARCINOGENS
CHEMOTHERAPY
CANDLES
CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR READINESS
UF
CAR
BT
MITIGATION
RT
NATIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
CAPITALISM
BT
ECONOMICS
CAR
USE
CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR READINESS
CAR RACING
USE
AUTOMOBILE RACING
CARBON MONOXIDE
BT
TOXIC GASES
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
BT
DETECTORS
CARCINOGENS
NT
CHLORDANE
RT
CANCER
CARDIAC ARREST
USE
HEART ATTACK
CARDIOCEREBRAL RESUSCITATION
USE
CCR
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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
UF
CPR
BT
RESUSCITATION
RT
POCKET FACE MASKS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
RT
HEART
PACEMAKERS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
NT
MENTORING
RT
CAREER PLANNING
OFFICER DEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSION PLANNING
CAREER PLANNING
RT
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CARNIVALS
SN
A TRAVELING FAIR
RT
AMUSEMENT PARKS
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
CARS
USE
AUTOMOBILES
CASE STUDIES
SN
Use for items that ARE case studies as well as items
that pertain to WRITING or DESIGNING case studies.
RT
DISASTER SCENARIOS
EXERCISES
CASUALTIES
SN
USE TO DESCRIBE A SMALL SCALE INCIDENT THAT RESULTS IN
HARM, EITHER PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR FINANCIAL, TO PERSONS
INVOLVED.
RT
MASS CASUALTIES
CATALOGING
RT
ABSTRACTING
INDEXING
CATALOGS
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
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CATASTROPHES
USE
DISASTERS
CATHETERIZATION
CATHETERS
BT
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
CATHODE RAY TUBES
UF
CRT
BT
TELEVISIONS
CAVE INS
RT
SHORING
CAVES
CBRN
USE
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
CBRNE
USE
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
CCA
USE
COMPREHENSIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
CCR
UF
CARDIOCEREBRAL RESUSCITATION
CD ROMS
CEILINGS
CELL PHONES
USE
CELLULAR PHONES
CELLARS
USE
BASEMENTS
CELLULAR FOAM
BT
FOAMS
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CELLULAR PHONES
UF
CELL PHONES
BT
TELEPHONES
CEM
USE
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGERS
CENSORSHIP
CENSUS
RT
DEMOGRAPHICS
CERAMIC TILES
USE
TILE
CERAMICS
SN
USE FOR INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS, i.e., ABRASIVES,
ELECTRONICS, COATINGS, ETC. DO NOT USE AS IN ART WORKS.
RT
INSULATION
CERCLA
SN
RT
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation
Liability Act
SARA
SUPERFUND
CEREMONIES
USE
MEMORIALS
CERT
USE
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
CERTIFICATION
RT
EDUCATION
LICENSES
TRAINING
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGERS
UF
CEM
BT
EMERGENCY MANAGERS
CFSI
USE
CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE
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CHAIN SAWS
BT
POWER TOOLS
CHANGE
SN
USE IN SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OR ORGANIZATIONAL
SENSE.
CHAPLAINS
RT
RELIGION
CHARCOAL
CHARLESTON SOFA SUPER STORE
SN
Charleston Sofa Super Store fire occurred on June 18,
2007, in Charleston, South Carolina
CHARRING
RT
BURN PATTERNS
CHAWS
USE
CHEMICAL HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
BT
CONTAMINATION
RT
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIONS
BT
EXPLOSIONS
RT
TOXIC HAZARDS
CHEMICAL HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM
UF
CHAWS
BT
WARNING SYSTEMS
RT
AUTOMATED RESOURCE FOR CHEMICAL HAZARD INCIDENT
EVALUATION
CHEMICAL HAZARDS RESPONSE INFORMATION SYSTEM
UF
CHRIS
RT
AUTOMATED RESOURCE FOR CHEMICAL HAZARD INCIDENT
EVALUATION
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
BT
INDUSTRY
RT
CHEMICAL PLANTS
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CHEMICAL PLANTS
RT
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
CHEMICAL SALTS
CHEMICAL SPILLS
BT
SPILLS
CHEMICAL STOCKPILE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
USE
CSEPP
CHEMICAL WARFARE
SN
USE FOR ACT OR APPLICATION OF WEAPONS - NOT THE
INSTRUMENTS.
RT
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
CHEMICAL WEAPONS
SN
USED FOR THE INSTRUMENTS OF DESTRUCTION - NOT THE ACT.
BT
WEAPONS
RT
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
CHEMICALS
NT
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS
TOXIC CHEMICALS
CHEMISTRY
CHEMOTHERAPY
RT
CANCER
RADIATION MEDICINE
CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT
SN
Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster occurred April 26,
1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine
CHILD ABUSE
RT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SPOUSE ABUSE
CHILD SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
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CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINTS
BT
SAFETY DEVICES
RT
SEAT BELTS
CHILDBIRTH
RT
MISCARRIAGES
PREGNANCY
CHILDREN
NT
INFANTS
RT
ADOLESCENTS
DAY CARE CENTERS
PEDIATRICS
CHIMNEYS
RT
FIREPLACES
CHLORDANE
BT
CARCINOGENS
CHLORINE
BT
HALOGENS
CHOLESTEROL
BT
NUTRITION
RT
DIET
CHRIS
USE
CHEMICAL HAZARDS RESPONSE INFORMATION SYSTEM
CHROMATOGRAPHY
NT
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
CHURCHES
BT
BUILDINGS
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
RT
RELIGION
CIGARETTE LIGHTERS
RT
CIGARETTES
CIGARETTES
RT
CIGARETTE LIGHTERS
MATCHES
SMOKING
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CINEMAS
USE
THEATERS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
RT
FILMS
CIRCUIT BREAKERS
RT
ELECTRICAL ARCING
ELECTRICAL FUSES
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
CIRCUSES
CIS
USE
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
CITATIONS
RT
PENALTIES
VIOLATIONS
CITIES
UF
BT
RT
TOWNS
URBAN AREAS
SUBURBS
CITIZEN ACADEMIES
SN
Academies, attended by citizens, that provide a better
understanding of the fire service, law enforcement etc.
BT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
RT
CITIZENS
CIVILIANS
TRAINING PROGRAMS
CITIZENS
RT
CITIZEN ACADEMIES
CITY GOVERNMENT
USE
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
CITY MANAGERS
BT
MANAGERS
RT
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
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CITY PLANNING
USE
URBAN PLANNING
CIVIL DEFENCE
USE
CIVIL DEFENSE
CIVIL DEFENSE
UF
CIVIL DEFENCE
NT
RADEF
RT
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
HOMELAND SECURITY
NATIONAL DEFENSE
CIVIL DISTURBANCES
UF
RIOTS
BT
VIOLENCE
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BT
ENGINEERING
RT
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL RIGHTS
RT
DISCRIMINATION
CIVILIANS
RT
CITIZEN ACADEMIES
CLANDESTINE DRUG LABORATORIES
UF
METH LAB
CLASS A FOAMS
BT
FOAMS
CLASS B FOAMS
BT
FOAMS
CLAUSTROPHOBIA
CLEANUP OPERATIONS
UF
REMEDIATION
RT
SPILLS
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CLIMATES
BT
METEOROLOGY
RT
WEATHER
CLOSE CALLS
UF
NEAR MISSES
RT
BEST PRACTICES
FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES
FIREFIGHTER INJURIES
LESSONS LEARNED
CLOTHES DRYERS
BT
APPLIANCES
RT
LAUNDRY FACILITIES
CLOTHING
NT
BOOTS
GLOVES
HATS
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
SHOES
CLOUD SEEDING
SN
Weather modification method
BT
WEATHER
RT
CLOUDS
HURRICANES
CLOUDS
RT
CLOWNS
RT
COAL
BT
CLOUD SEEDING
METEOROLOGY
FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUPPETS
SOLID FUELS
COAL MINES
BT
MINES
COALITIONS
RT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
EMERGENT GROUPS
LOBBYING
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
RT
BEACHES
ECOLOGY
SEA LEVEL RISE
SHORELINES
WATERFRONTS
COASTAL ZONES
RT
BEACHES
SHORELINES
WATERFRONTS
COATINGS
NT
POWDER COATINGS
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
COCOANUT GROVE
SN
Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, Boston, Massachusetts,
November 28, 1942
CODE ADMINISTRATION
RT
CODE ENFORCEMENT
CODE ENFORCEMENT
BT
ENFORCEMENT
RT
CODE ADMINISTRATION
CODES
SN
NT
RT
FOR CODES ISSUED BY A PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION,
I.E., BOCA, NFPA, ETC., ENTER CODES IN THE SUBJECT FIELD AND,
SEPARATELY, ENTER THE ORGANIZATION'S ABBREVIATION & THE CODE
NUMBER I.E., NFPA 72, IN THE SUBJECT FIELD.
BUILDING CODES
ELECTRICAL CODES
FIRE CODES
NFPA 101
NFPA 72
PERFORMANCE CODES
PRESCRIPTIVE CODES
REGULATIONS
STANDARDS
COG
USE
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
COLD
RT
WINTER
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COLLECTIBLES
UF
MEMORABILIA
RT
FIRE BUFFS
FIRE SERVICE HISTORY
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
UF
LABOR MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
RT
ARBITRATION
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
LABOR CONTRACTS
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
NEGOTIATION
STRIKES
COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR
RT
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
COLLEGES
UF
UNIVERSITIES
BT
HIGHER EDUCATION
RT
DORMITORIES
EDUCATION
SCHOOLS
COLOR CODING
BT
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
COLOR GUARDS
USE
HONOR GUARDS
COLOR VISIBILITY
BT
VISIBILITY
COLUMBINE
SN
Shooting occurred on April 20, 1999 in Columbine, CO
COMA
RT
CONSCIOUSNESS
COMBAT
USE
WAR
COMBINATION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
SN
PAID AND VOLUNTEER MEMBERS
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BT
RT
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
COMBUSTION
NT
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION
RT
FIRE TRIANGLE
COMBUSTION TEMPERATURE
USE
IGNITION TEMPERATURE
COMBUSTION WAVES
COMMAND POSTS
NT
MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLES
RT
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS
COMMERCE
NT
CORPORATIONS
RT
BUSINESS
INDUSTRY
TRADE
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
BT
BUILDINGS
RT
RETAIL STORES
SHOPPING CENTERS
TAXPAYERS
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
NT
TRUCKS
BT
VEHICLES
RT
BUSES
TRANSIT VEHICLES
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
USE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
COMMUNICATION
SN
BEHAVIORAL CONTEXT, i.e., BODY LANGUAGE, NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
NT
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
NETWORKING
ORAL COMMUNICATION
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
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COMMUNICATIONS
SN
The overall technological and organizational system for
conveying information of any kind from one person or
place to another.
NT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
VOIP
RT
LIFELINES
COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
BT
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
SN
FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND THEIR OPERATIONS
NT
COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
PAGING SYSTEMS
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
TELEPHONES
RT
AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION
AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION
INTEROPERABILITY
VOIP
COMMUNISM
BT
ECONOMICS
COMMUNITY AWARENESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
UF
CAER
RT
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
URBAN PLANNING
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
UF
CERT
BT
SPECIALTY TEAMS
RT
COMMUNITY AWARENESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
BT
ORGANIZATIONS
RT
COALITIONS
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
EMERGENT GROUPS
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COMMUNITY POLICING
BT
LAW ENFORCEMENT
RT
POLICE
COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM
UF
CRS
BT
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
RT
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
SN
ACTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING FAVORABLE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, WHETHER
DEFINED GEOGRAPHICALLY OR BY COMMON INTERESTS AND
ACTIVITIES.
BT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
RT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MEDIA RELATIONS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
STAKEHOLDER THEORY
COMMUNITY SHELTER PLANNING
UF
CSP
COMPANY INSPECTIONS
BT
INSPECTIONS
RT
FIRE INSPECTIONS
IN SERVICE INSPECTIONS
COMPANY OFFICERS
BT
FIRE OFFICERS
COMPARABLE WORTH
BT
DISCRIMINATION
RT
GENDER
SALARIES
SEX DISCRIMINATION
COMPARTMENTS
RT
VOIDS
COMPENSATION
SN
Forms of recompense or payment not connected to workers
salaries or benefits.
RT
WORKERS COMPENSATION
COMPETITION
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COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
SN
A humanitarian crisis where there is dramatic political,
economic and social disruption resulting from internal
or external conflict or natural disaster, seriously
impairing the capacity for survival and requiring a
consolidated multi-sectoral international response.
RT
DISASTERS
HUMANITARIANISM
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
COMPLIANCE
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
BT
BUILDING MATERIALS
COMPREHENSIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
UF
CCA
COMPRESSED AIR
COMPRESSED AIR FOAM SYSTEMS
UF
CAFS
BT
FOAM SYSTEMS
COMPRESSED GASES
BT
GASES
COMPRESSORS
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
SN
branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods to
solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows
enabling creation of simulation scenarios
BT
MODELS
RT
COMPUTER MODELS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCHING
UF
CAD
BT
DISPATCHING
RT
SYSTEM STATUS MANAGEMENT
COMPUTER AIDED MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
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SN
UF
PROPER NAME FOR OLD SOFTWARE. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH USE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
CAMEO
COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
USE
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING
UF
CAI
COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARDS
COMPUTER FACILITIES
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
BT
GRAPHICS
COMPUTER HARDWARE
SN
the physical components of a computer system including
physical memory and storage devices
NT
COMPUTER MONITORS
BT
COMPUTERS
RT
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
COMPUTER MODELS
BT
MODELS
RT
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
COMPUTER MONITORS
SN
A piece of electrical equipment which displays images
generated from the video output of electronic devices
such as computers
UF
VDT
VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINALS
BT
COMPUTER HARDWARE
RT
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
COMPUTER NETWORKS
NT
BACKUP
BT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RT
INTERNET
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
USE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
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COMPUTER SOFTWARE
SN
instructions that run an application on a computer
UF
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
BT
COMPUTERS
RT
COMPUTER HARDWARE
OPERATING SYSTEMS
COMPUTER VIRUSES
BT
CYBERSECURITY
RT
COMPUTERS
COMPUTERS
SN
Any electronic device or machine that manipulates data
according to a list of instructions called programs. Can
range from a personal digital assistant to a personal
computer, laptop or to a super computer.
NT
COMPUTER HARDWARE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
MOBILE DATA TERMINALS
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
BT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RT
COMPUTER VIRUSES
DATA PROCESSING
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
CONCEALED SPACES
BT
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
RT
VOIDS
CONCRETE
NT
CONCRETE BEAMS
REINFORCED CONCRETE
BT
BUILDING MATERIALS
RT
PAVEMENT
CONCRETE BEAMS
BT
CONCRETE
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
BT
CONSTRUCTION
CONDEMNED BUILDINGS
USE
VACANT BUILDINGS
CONDENSATION
RT
MOISTURE
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CONDOMINIUMS
UF
CONDOS
BT
DWELLINGS
RT
APARTMENTS
TOWNHOUSES
CONDOS
USE
CONDOMINIUMS
CONDUITS
RT
ELECTRICAL WIRING
CONFERENCES
SN
Not used when the item itself is a PROCEEDING. But is
used when the item is NOT a PROCEEDING and describes a
conference, seminar, symposium, or workshop, its subject
focus, management or production.
UF
SEMINARS
SYMPOSIA
WORKSHOPS
NT
TELECONFERENCES
RT
EXPOSITIONS
FORUMS
MEETINGS
CONFIDENTIALITY
RT
PRIVACY
CONFINED SPACES
CONFLAGRATIONS
UF
LARGE FIRES
MASS FIRES
BT
FIRES
RT
FOREST FIRES
PESHTIGO
URBAN FIRES
WILDFIRES
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
BT
MANAGEMENT
CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES CAUCUS
USE
FIRE SERVICES CAUCUS
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CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE
UF
CFSI
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
CONSCIOUSNESS
SN
PHYSICAL CONSCIOUSNESS NOT SOCIAL AWARENESS
RT
COMA
CONSERVATION
NT
ENERGY CONSERVATION
WATER CONSERVATION
CONSOLIDATION
NT
POLICE FIRE CONSOLIDATION
REGIONAL CONSOLIDATION
CONSTRUCTION
NT
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
STEEL CONSTRUCTION
WOOD CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION SITES
CONSULTANTS
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
CONSUMER PROTECTION
RT
RECALLS
CONTACT LENSES
RT
EYESIGHT
CONTAINERS
NT
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
STEEL CONTAINERS
CONTAINMENT
BT
FIRE SUPPRESSION
RT
CONTAINMENT VESSELS
FIRESTOPS
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CONTAINMENT VESSELS
BT
NUCLEAR REACTORS
RT
CONTAINMENT
CONTAMINATION
NT
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION
CONTESTS
CONTINGENCY PLANNING
USE
DISASTER PLANNING
CONTINUING EDUCATION
USE
ADULT EDUCATION
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
UF
COG
BT
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS
RT
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
EMERGENCY POWERS
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS
UF
COOP
NT
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
RT
RISK MANAGEMENT
CONTRACTORS
CONTROLLED BURNING
BT
OPEN BURNING
WILDLAND MANAGEMENT
RT
PRESCRIBED BURNING
CONVENTIONS
RT
EXHIBITIONS
EXPOSITIONS
CONVEYOR BELTS
COOKING
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NT
COOKING
UF
NT
BT
COOKING OILS
OILS
GREASE
VEGETABLE OILS
COOKING
COOKOUTS
COOLING SYSTEMS
RT
AIR CONDITIONING
HEATING SYSTEMS
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
COOLING TOWERS
RT
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
REFINERIES
COOP
USE
COPING
SN
BT
RT
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS
the process of managing difficult or traumatic
circumstances
PSYCHOLOGY
GRIEF
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
SOCIAL SUPPORT
COPPER PIPING
BT
PIPING
COPYRIGHT
RT
PATENTS
TRADEMARKS
CORPORATE LIABILITY
BT
LIABILITY
RT
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY
NEGLIGENCE
PRODUCT LIABILITY
CORPORATE MERGERS
UF
TAKEOVERS
CORPORATIONS
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BT
BUSINESS
COMMERCE
INDUSTRY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
USE
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
UF
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
RT
PRISONS
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
BT
EDUCATION
RT
DISTANCE EDUCATION
CORRIDORS
SN
USE AS A UNIT/PART OF A BUILDING.
CORROSION
CORROSIVES
COST CONTROL
RT
AUDITING
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST ESTIMATES
RT
BUDGETING
COST RECOVERY
BT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
COTTON
BT
FABRICS
COUNSELING
NT
PEER COUNSELING
BT
PSYCHOLOGY
RT
CRISIS INTERVENTION
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
BT
GOVERNMENT
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COUPLINGS
RT
HOSE
COURT CASES
USE
LITIGATION
COURTS
NT
FEDERAL COURTS
CPM
USE
CRITICAL PATH METHOD
CPR
USE
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
CRANES
CRASH FIRE RESCUE
USE
AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING
CRASH TESTS
BT
TESTS
CRATERS
CREATIVITY
CREOSOTE
RT
SOOT
CRIB DEATH
USE
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
CRIBBING
SN
LENGTHS OF WOOD USED TO STABILIZE OBJECTS DURING
EXTRICATION
RT
EXTRICATION
CRIBS
SN
A SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR CONSTRUCTION OF LOOSELY LAID
WOOD BOARDS USED TO SIMULATE A QUANTITY OF FUEL IN FIRE
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TESTS.
CRIME
NT
RT
ARSON
FRAUD
HOMICIDE
ORGANIZED CRIME
SEX CRIMES
CRIME PREVENTION
PRISONS
VICTIMS
CRIME PREVENTION
RT
CRIME
CRIMINAL LAW
BT
LAW
RT
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
SN
THE DISSEMINATION OF TIMELY INFORMATION IN THE MIDST OF
A DISASTER, OFTEN WITH THE AIDE OF TECHNOLOGY, TO ALL
ORGANIZATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE PUBLIC, NEWS
MEDIA AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS.
RT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
RISK COMMUNICATION
CRISIS INTERVENTION
RT
ANXIETY
COUNSELING
DEPRESSION
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
SN
THIS TERM RELATES TO A COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL
MANAGEMENT OF A DISASTER OR CRISIS SITUATION.
BT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RT
EMERGENCY POWERS
CRISIS RELOCATION
BT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RT
EVACUATION
CRITICAL CARE
RT
INTENSIVE CARE
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CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
UF
CIS
BT
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
RT
DEBRIEFINGS
JOB STRESS
PEER COUNSELING
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
CRITICAL INDUSTRIES
UF
KEY INDUSTRIES
CRITICAL PATH METHOD
UF
CPM
CRITIQUES
SN
POST FIREGROUND DISCUSSIONS
RT
AFTER ACTION REPORTS
LESSONS LEARNED
CROSS TRAINING
BT
TRAINING
CROWDS
RT
MASS GATHERINGS
CRS
USE
COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM
CRT
USE
CATHODE RAY TUBES
CRUSH INJURIES
BT
INJURIES
CRYOGENICS
CSEPP
UF
BT
CHEMICAL STOCKPILE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
CSP
USE
COMMUNITY SHELTER PLANNING
CULTURE
RT
ATTITUDES
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CUSTOMS
DIVERSITY
LANGUAGE BARRIERS
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
NT
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
CURTAINS
BT
FURNISHINGS
RT
DRAPERIES
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
SN
ACTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING FAVORABLE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS AND SATISFYING THEIR
EXPECTATIONS.
BT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
RT
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
MEDIA RELATIONS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
STAKEHOLDER THEORY
CUSTOMS
SN
USAGES OR PRACTICES THAT ARE COMMON TO MANY OR TO A
PARTICULAR PLACE/CLASS OR ARE HABITUAL. DO NOT USE IN
RELATION TO U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE.
RT
ATTITUDES
CULTURE
DIVERSITY
CYANIDE
BT
POISONS
CYBERSECURITY
SN
Relates to the protection of information from theft or
corruption
NT
COMPUTER VIRUSES
BT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RT
SECURITY MEASURES
CYCLONES
RT
STORMS
CYLINDERS
CYSTS
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DAMAGE
NT
PROPERTY DAMAGE
SMOKE DAMAGE
WATER DAMAGE
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
RT
PATTERN RECOGNITION
PROPERTY DAMAGE
DAMPERS
DAMPING
SN
TO DIMINISH THE VIBRATION OR OSCILLATION OF...
RT
VIBRATIONS
DAMS
DATA
RT
INFORMATION
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA PROCESSING
NT
DATABASES
BT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RT
COMPUTERS
EXPERT SYSTEMS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DATA SHEETS
NT
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
DATABASES
BT
DATA PROCESSING
DAY CARE CENTERS
RT
CHILDREN
DCPA
USE
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
DEAF
BT
RT
HANDICAPPED
SIGN LANGUAGE
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DEATH
RT
FATALITIES
RIGHT TO DIE
DEATH NOTIFICATION
DEATH RATES
USE
MORTALITY
DEBRIEFINGS
RT
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
DEBRIS
DEBRIS BURNING
DECISION INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
USE
WARNING SYSTEMS
DECISION MAKING
RT
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
UF
DSS
RT
DECISION MAKING
DECOMPRESSION
DECONTAMINATION
RT
INFECTION CONTROL
SUPERFUND
DEFECTS
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
UF
DCPA
RT
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM
UF
DISP
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DEFENSE INDUSTRY
BT
INDUSTRY
DEFENSIVE LANDSCAPING
UF
GREENSTRIPPING
BT
LANDSCAPING
RT
WILDLAND MANAGEMENT
WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE
DEFIBRILLATION
NT
PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION
DEFIBRILLATORS
NT
AUTOMATED DEFIBRILLATORS
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
BT
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
DEFOLIATION
RT
TREES
DEFORESTATION
DEHUMIDIFIERS
DEHYDRATION
RT
LIQUIDS
DELEGATION
SN
USE AS DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY NOT AS DIPLOMATIC
DELEGATION.
DELPHI METHOD
RT
GROUP RELATIONS
NOMINAL GROUP PROCESS
TEAM BUILDING
DELUGE VALVES
BT
VALVES
RT
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
DEMOCRACY
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DEMOGRAPHICS
UF
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION
RT
CENSUS
DEMOGRAPHY
USE
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEMOLITION
DEMOTIONS
RT
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
DENTISTRY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
UF
DHS
NT
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DEPLOYMENT
NT
FIRST ALARM
RUN SHEETS
RT
SYSTEM STATUS MANAGEMENT
DEPRESSION
SN
USED IN MENTAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL SENSE.
BT
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
RT
ANXIETY
CRISIS INTERVENTION
PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
DEREGULATION
DESERTS
DESIGN CRITERIA
RT
SPECIFICATIONS
DESIGNS
DETECTORS
NT
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
FIRE DETECTORS
RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
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SMOKE ALARMS
SMOKE DETECTORS
DETERGENTS
DETERRENCE
RT
ARMS CONTROL
NATIONAL DEFENSE
DETONATION
RT
EXPLOSIONS
DETOXIFICATION
DFO
USE
DISASTER FIELD OFFICES
DHS
USE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DIABETES
BT
DISEASES
DIAGNOSES
UF
DIAGNOSIS
RT
PROGNOSES
SYMPTOMS
VITAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
USE
DIAGNOSES
DIALYSIS
BT
TREATMENT
DICTION
RT
ORAL COMMUNICATION
DICTIONARIES
RT
TERMINOLOGY
DIDS
USE
WARNING SYSTEMS
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DIESEL ENGINES
BT
ENGINES
DIESEL FUELS
BT
FUELS
DIET
RT
CHOLESTEROL
NUTRITION
DIPLOMATS
UF
AMBASSADORS
DIRECTORIES
UF
LISTINGS
DISABILITY
SN
A WORKER'S INABILITY TO PERFORM ALL OR SOME OF THE JOB
FUNCTIONS THAT THEY COULD DO BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OR
ILLNESS
RT
LIGHT DUTY
WORKERS COMPENSATION
DISABLED
USE
HANDICAPPED
DISARMAMENT
NT
ARMS CONTROL
DISASTER ASSISTANCE
USE
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER FIELD OFFICES
SN
OFFICE ESTABLISHED IN OR NEAR THE DESIGNATED DISASTER
AREA THAT HOUSES THE FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICER AND
SOME OR ALL OF THE EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.
UF
DFO
RT
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICERS
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
DISASTER HOUSING
BT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
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RT
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
TEMPORARY HOUSING
VOUCHERS
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
USE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS
UF
DMAT
BT
DISASTER MEDICINE
RT
NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM
DISASTER MEDICINE
NT
DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS
BT
MEDICINE
RT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
DISASTER PLANNING
UF
CONTINGENCY PLANNING
EMERGENCY PLANNING
BT
PLANNING
DISASTER PLANS
UF
EMERGENCY PLANS
NT
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
BT
PLANS
RT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE PLANS
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
UF
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
NT
CSEPP
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
RT
BACKUP
CIVIL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RECOVERY
USE
RECOVERY
DISASTER RELIEF
UF
DISASTER ASSISTANCE
RT
FEDERAL AID
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
DISASTER RESEARCH
BT
RESEARCH
RT
BRADFORD DISASTER SCALE
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DISASTER RESPONSE
USE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DISASTER SCENARIOS
BT
SIMULATION
RT
CASE STUDIES
DRILLS
EXERCISES
TABLE TOP EXERCISES
TRAINING SIMULATION
DISASTERS
UF
CATASTROPHES
NT
NATURAL DISASTERS
TECHNOLOGICAL DISASTERS
RT
COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
PANDEMICS
PLAGUES
DISCIPLINE
RT
DISMISSAL
DISCRIMINATION
NT
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
AGE DISCRIMINATION
COMPARABLE WORTH
RACE DISCRIMINATION
SEX DISCRIMINATION
RT
CIVIL RIGHTS
HANDICAPPED
MINORITIES
DISEASE VECTOR
RT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DISEASES
NT
CANCER
DIABETES
HEART DISEASES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTESTINAL DISEASES
LUNG DISEASES
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
SKIN DISEASES
RT
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
EPIDEMICS
MORBIDITY
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DISMISSAL
UF
FIRING
TERMINATION
RT
DISCIPLINE
DISP
USE
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM
DISPATCHERS
UF
TELECOMMUNICATORS
RT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHING
DISPATCHING
UF
TELECOMMUNICATING
NT
COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCHING
PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS
RT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHING
DISPENSARIES
RT
HOSPITALS
DISPLACED PERSONS
SN
People who are forced to move or leave their homes
RT
HOST AREAS
REFUGEES
DISTANCE EDUCATION
BT
EDUCATION
RT
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
DISTRESS CALLS
UF
MAYDAY
BT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
DIVERSITY
SN
USE EXCLUSIVELY TO DESCRIBE THE DIVERSITY OF RACE,
NATIONALITY, RELIGION, AND CUSTOMS FOUND IN SOCIETY AND
THE WORKPLACE.
NT
ETHNICITY
RT
CULTURE
CUSTOMS
GENDER
GENERATIONS
HOMOSEXUALS
LANGUAGE BARRIERS
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DIVING
NT
RT
SCUBA DIVING
UNDERWATER DIVING
WATER RESCUE
DIVING EQUIPMENT
DIVORCE
RT
FAMILIES
DMAT
USE
DNR
SN
RT
DOCKS
USE
DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS
DO NOT RESUSCITATE
REFUSAL OF TREATMENT
RESUSCITATION
RIGHT TO DIE
PIERS
DOCTORS
USE
PHYSICIANS
DOCUMENTATION
RT
RECORDS
DOGS
BT
ANIMALS
DOMES
BT
STRUCTURES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
BT
VIOLENCE
RT
CHILD ABUSE
ELDER ABUSE
SPOUSE ABUSE
DONATIONS
NT
DONATIONS MANAGEMENT
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DONATIONS MANAGEMENT
BT
DONATIONS
RT
NVOAD
DOORS
NT
FIRE DOORS
DORMITORIES
RT
COLLEGES
DOSAGES
DOSIMETERS
BT
RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
DOSIMETRY
RT
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
RT
WATER
DRAPERIES
BT
FURNISHINGS
RT
CURTAINS
DRILLS
NT
RT
FIRE DRILLS
DISASTER SCENARIOS
TRAINING SIMULATION
DRIVER TRAINING
DRIVERS
DRIVING
RT
DRUNK DRIVING
DROUGHTS
RT
FAMINES
DROWNING
RT
SWIMMING
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DRUG ABUSE
NT
ALCOHOLISM
RT
NARCOTICS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DRUG INDUSTRY
BT
INDUSTRY
DRUG OVERDOSE
DRUG TESTING
USE
DRUG TESTS
DRUG TESTS
UF
DRUG TESTING
BT
TESTS
DRUG THERAPY
BT
THERAPY
DRUGS
SN
RT
FOR SPECIFIC DRUGS, USE THE PDR AS AN AUTHORITY LIST AND
ENTER THE GENERIC AND/OR TRADE NAME IN THE SUBJECT
FIELD. IF THE SPELLING IN THE PDR IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT
IN THE ITEM BEING INDEXED OR CATALOGED, USE THE PDR
SPELLING.
NARCOTICS
PRESCRIPTIONS
DRUNK DRIVING
RT
ALCOHOLISM
DRIVING
INTOXICATION
DRY CHEMICALS
BT
FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS
DRY HYDRANTS
BT
HYDRANTS
DSS
USE
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
DUCTS
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DUFF
SN
RT
The layer of decomposing organic materials lying below
the litter layer of freshly fallen twigs, needles, and
leaves and immediately above the mineral soil
BRUSH
WILDLAND
DUPONT PLAZA HOTEL
SN
Dupont Plaza Hotel fire, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December
31, 1986
DUST
DUST EXPLOSIONS
SN
EXPLOSIVE COMBUSTION OF DUST SUSPENDED IN AIR IN AN
ENCLOSED AREA
BT
EXPLOSIONS
DWELLINGS
NT
APARTMENTS
CONDOMINIUMS
MOBILE HOMES
MODULAR HOMES
RETIREMENT HOMES
TOWNHOUSES
DYNAMIC TESTS
BT
TESTS
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E 9-1-1
USE
ENHANCED 911
E9-1-1
USE
ENHANCED 911
E911
USE
ENHANCED 911
EAP
USE
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
EARLY SUPPRESSION FAST RESPONSE SPRINKLERS
UF
ESFR
BT
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
EARTH
RT
MOON
SOLAR SYSTEM
SUN
EARTHEN BUILDINGS
BT
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
BUILDINGS
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
BT
EARTHQUAKES
FORECASTING
RT
SEISMOLOGY
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
BT
CONSTRUCTION
EARTHQUAKES
NT
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
FAULTS
RT
GROUND MOTION
LIQUEFACTION
NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE
SEISMIC HAZARDS
SEISMIC ZONES
TECTONICS
EAS
USE
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
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EBS
USE
EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM
ECG
USE
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
ECOLOGY
RT
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
ECONOMICS
NT
CAPITALISM
COMMUNISM
INFRASTRUCTURE
RECESSION
ED
USE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
EDITH
USE
EXIT DRILLS IN THE HOME
EDUCATION
NT
ADULT EDUCATION
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
DISTANCE EDUCATION
FIRE SERVICE EDUCATION
PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION
PUBLIC EDUCATION
TRAINING
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
RT
CERTIFICATION
COLLEGES
LEARNING STYLE
STUDENTS
TEACHING
EENET
USE
EMERGENCY EDUCATION NETWORK
EEO
USE
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
EFFICIENCY
EGRESS
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USE
ESCAPE MEANS
EIS
USE
EMERGENCY INFORMATION SYSTEM
EKG
USE
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
EL NINO
SN
PERIODIC WARMING IN THE PACIFIC ASSOCIATED WITH FLOODS,
DROUGHTS AND OTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCES AFFECTING OTHER
LOCATIONS, PARTICULARLY NORTH AMERICA.
RT
LA NINA
ELDER ABUSE
RT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ELDERLY
UF
AGED
SENIOR CITIZENS
RT
GERONTOLOGY
ELECTIONS
BT
POLITICS
ELECTRIC CABLES
USE
POWER CABLES
ELECTRIC POWER
UF
ELECTRICITY
NT
GROUNDING
BT
ENERGY
ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
RT
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
ELECTRIC SHOCK
BT
SHOCK
RT
ELECTRICAL INJURIES
ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS
UF
ELECTROCUTION
BT
ACCIDENTS
ELECTRICAL ARCING
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RT
CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL FIRES
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
ELECTRICAL CODES
BT
CODES
RT
BUILDING CODES
FIRE CODES
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
BT
ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
NT
TRANSDUCERS
BT
EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL FIRES
BT
FIRES
RT
ELECTRICAL ARCING
ELECTRICAL FUSES
RT
CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
RT
ELECTRICAL ARCING
ELECTRICAL INJURIES
BT
INJURIES
RT
BURNS
ELECTRIC SHOCK
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
ELECTRICAL WIRING
RT
CONDUITS
HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES
WIRES
ELECTRICITY
USE
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
UF
ECG
EKG
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ELECTROCUTION
USE
ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS
ELECTROLYTES
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
UF
EMF
RT
MAGNETIC FIELDS
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE
UF
EMP
ELECTRONICS
NT
AVIONICS
SEMICONDUCTORS
TRANSISTORS
ELECTRONS
BT
PHYSICS
RT
NUCLEAR ENERGY
ELEVATING PLATFORMS
BT
FIRE APPARATUS
RT
AERIAL LADDERS
WATER TOWERS
ELEVATORS
UF
LIFTS
EMBASSIES
EMBOLISM
RT
BLOOD
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
UF
EAS
BT
WARNING SYSTEMS
RT
EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM
EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM
UF
EBS
RT
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
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EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
NT
911
911 LOCATOR
CALL BOXES
DISTRESS CALLS
ENHANCED 911
FIELD COMMUNICATIONS UNITS
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS
RADIO CODES
BT
COMMUNICATIONS
RT
AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION
AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
DISPATCHING
INTEROPERABILITY
VOIP
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
SN
USE AS IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE.
UF
ED
EMERGENCY EDUCATION NETWORK
UF
EENET
EMERGENCY INFORMATION SYSTEM
UF
EIS
EMERGENCY LIGHTING
SN
DO NOT USE IN CONTEXT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE LIGHTS AND
SIRENS
BT
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
UF
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NT
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
CRISIS RELOCATION
EVACUATION
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
RT
CIVIL DEFENSE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY POWERS
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
UF
EMI
BT
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
RT
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
78
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS
NT
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGERS
BT
MANAGERS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
SN
USE FOR PROCEDURES, POLICIES AND PROCESSES OF EMERGENCY
MEDICINE.
UF
PREHOSPITAL CARE
NT
PROTOCOLS
TRAUMA CENTERS
TRIAGE
VITAL SIGNS
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
MEDICAL CARE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHING
RT
DISPATCHERS
DISPATCHING
TELEMEDICINE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
NT
AEROMEDICS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
PARAMEDICS
BT
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
PERSONNEL
RT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
TRAUMA TEAMS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
UF
EMS
NT
AMBULANCE SERVICE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
SUBSCRIPTION EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
BT
MEDICAL SERVICES
RT
DISASTER MEDICINE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEDICAL CONTROL
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
UF
EMT
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
RT
PARAMEDICS
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
BT
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
79
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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS
UF
EOC
RT
COMMAND POSTS
FUSION CENTERS
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SIMULATION TRAINING
UF
EOST
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
NT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
BT
PERSONNEL
RT
FIRST RESPONDERS
RESCUE PERSONNEL
EMERGENCY PLANNING
USE
DISASTER PLANNING
EMERGENCY PLANS
USE
DISASTER PLANS
EMERGENCY POWERS
SN
POWER GRANTED TO A PUBLIC AUTHORITY DURING A TIME OF
CRISIS (WAR, NATURAL DISASTER, ETC.)
RT
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
USE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
UF
DISASTER RESPONSE
NT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
BT
SPECIALTY TEAMS
RT
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
FIRST RESPONDERS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNITS
SN
FOR EQUIPMENT
NT
AMBULANCES
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES
80
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BT
SUPPLIES
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
SN
12 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN.
UF
ESF
RT
DISASTER FIELD OFFICES
FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICERS
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
NT
AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT
AMBULANCES
MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLES
BT
VEHICLES
RT
FIRE APPARATUS
EMERGENT GROUPS
RT
COALITIONS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
EMERGENT MULTIORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS
UF
EMONS
EMF
USE
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
EMI
USE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
EMISSIONS
RT
AIR POLLUTION
EMONS
USE
EMERGENT MULTIORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS
EMP
USE
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
UF
EAP
RT
COUNSELING
CRISIS INTERVENTION
81
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EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
RT
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
DEMOTIONS
EMPLOYEES
UF
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
NT
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
RT
KEY WORKERS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA
RT
INTERVIEWING
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
QUALIFICATIONS
RECRUITMENT
EMS
USE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EMT
USE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
ENERGY
NT
RT
ELECTRIC POWER
FUELS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
NATURAL GAS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
NT
HEAT RECOVERY
BT
CONSERVATION
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENFORCEMENT
NT
CODE ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT
ENGINE COMPANIES
82
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BT
RT
FIRE COMPANIES
LADDER COMPANIES
ENGINEERING
NT
CIVIL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
ENGINEERS
ENGINES
NT
DIESEL ENGINES
RT
MOTORS
ENGLAND
USE
GREAT BRITAIN
ENHANCED 9-1-1
USE
ENHANCED 911
ENHANCED 911
UF
E 9-1-1
E9-1-1
E911
ENHANCED 9-1-1
BT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
RT
911
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
BT
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
83
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EOC
USE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS
EOST
USE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SIMULATION TRAINING
EPIDEMICS
RT
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
DISEASES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PANDEMICS
PLAGUES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
RT
EPIDEMICS
MORBIDITY
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
UF
EEO
RT
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EQUIPMENT
SN
ANYTHING NEEDED FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION OR SERVICE,
i.e., APPARATUS, MACHINERY, PARAPHERNALIA.
NT
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
RESCUE EQUIPMENT
TEST EQUIPMENT
RT
INSTRUMENTS
ERGONOMICS
EROSION
RT
SEA LEVEL RISE
ERRORS
UF
MISTAKES
ESCALATORS
84
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ESCAPE MEANS
UF
EGRESS
BT
EXITS
RT
FIRE ESCAPES
ESF
USE
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
ESFR
USE
EARLY SUPPRESSION FAST RESPONSE SPRINKLERS
ESPIONAGE
UF
SPYING
ETHICS
RT
VALUES
ETHNICITY
BT
DIVERSITY
RT
GENDER
EVACUATION
NT
EVACUATION PLANS
BT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RT
AREA OF REFUGE
CRISIS RELOCATION
IN PLACE SHELTERING
EVACUATION PLANS
BT
EVACUATION
PLANS
EVALUATION
NT
FIRE SAFETY EVALUATION
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
PRODUCT EVALUATION
RISK EVALUATION
RT
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
EVAPORATION
EVIDENCE
RT
BLOOD
FINGERPRINTS
FORENSIC SCIENCE
85
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INVESTIGATIONS
WARRANTS
EXCAVATIONS
NT
QUARRIES
EXERCISES
SN
EXERCISES AS APPLIED TO DISASTER TRAINING.
NT
TABLE TOP EXERCISES
RT
CASE STUDIES
DISASTER SCENARIOS
SIMULATION
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
EXHIBITIONS
RT
CONVENTIONS
EXPOSITIONS
EXIT DRILLS IN THE HOME
UF
EDITH
EXITS
NT
AIRCRAFT EXITS
ESCAPE MEANS
FIRE ESCAPES
EXPERIMENTS
RT
RESEARCH
EXPERT SYSTEMS
RT
DATA PROCESSING
EXPERT WITNESSES
BT
WITNESSES
EXPERTS
SN
DOES NOT APPLY TO LITIGATION, TESTIMONY, ETC.
EXPLOSION PROTECTION
EXPLOSIONS
NT
BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSIONS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIONS
DUST EXPLOSIONS
86
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RT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
BACKDRAFT
DETONATION
EXPLOSIVES
NT
FIREWORKS
PROPELLANTS
RT
BOMBS
EXPORTS
BT
TRADE
EXPOSITIONS
RT
CONFERENCES
CONVENTIONS
EXHIBITIONS
EXPOSURE
SN
USE EXCLUSIVELY FOR EXPOSURE TO NATURAL ELEMENTS.
NT
FROSTBITE
HYPERTHERMIA
HYPOTHERMIA
RADIATION EXPOSURE
EXPOSURES
SN
PORTION OR WHOLE OF A STRUCTURE OR ITS CONTENTS THAT IS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO IGNITION BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO A
FIRE
RT
FIRE HAZARDS
EXTERIOR FIREFIGHTING
BT
FIRE SUPPRESSION
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
USE
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
UF
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM
NT
EARLY SUPPRESSION FAST RESPONSE SPRINKLERS
BT
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
RT
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
WATER MIST
EXTRICATION
BT
RESCUE OPERATIONS
RT
AIR BAGS
CRIBBING
87
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JAWS OF LIFE
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
EXTRICATION COLLARS
EYE PROTECTION
UF
SAFETY GOGGLES
RT
FACE PROTECTION
EYES
EYESIGHT
UF
VISION
RT
CONTACT LENSES
88
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FABLES
RT
MYTHS
FABRICS
NT
COTTON
FLAMMABLE FABRICS
POLYESTERS
WOOL
BT
TEXTILES
RT
FIRE RESISTANT MATERIALS
FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS
FACADES
UF
FASCIAS
BT
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
FACE PROTECTION
RT
EYE PROTECTION
FACIAL INJURIES
BT
INJURIES
FACTORIES
RT
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
UF
FLSA
FAIR PLANS
SN
FAIR ACCESS TO INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
FALLOUT
FALLOUT SHELTERS
BT
SHELTERS
FALLS
RT
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
FALSE ALARMS
RT
ALARMS
FAMILIES
RT
DIVORCE
SPOUSE ABUSE
89
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WIDOWERS
WIDOWS
FAMINES
RT
DROUGHTS
FANS
RT
VENTILATION
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
FARM EQUIPMENT
UF
FARM MACHINERY
FARM MACHINERY
USE
FARM EQUIPMENT
FARMERS
FARMS
RT
AGRICULTURE
BARNS
RURAL AREAS
FASCIAS
USE
FACADES
FAST
USE
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
FASTENERS
USE
INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS
FATALITIES
NT
FIRE FATALITIES
FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES
INDUSTRIAL FATALITIES
OCCUPATIONAL FATALITIES
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
RT
DEATH
VICTIM IDENTIFICATION
FATALITY RATES
USE
MORTALITY
90
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FATIGUE
RT
SLEEP
FAULTS
BT
EARTHQUAKES
FCDA
USE
FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION
FCO
USE
FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICERS
FDIC
USE
FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE
FEDERAL
SN
UF
RT
AID
REFERS TO MONETARY AID
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
DISASTER RELIEF
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
USE
FEDERAL AID
FEDERAL BUDGET
NT
REVENUE SHARING
RT
BUDGETING
FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION
UF
FCDA
FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICERS
SN
PRESIDENT'S REPRESENTATIVE AT A DISASTER; RUNS THE
DISASTER FIELD OFFICE (DFO).
UF
FCO
RT
DISASTER FIELD OFFICES
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
FEDERAL COURTS
BT
COURTS
91
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FEDERAL
UF
NT
BT
RT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
FEMA
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DEFENSE CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AGENCY
NATIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
BT
EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
FEDERAL FIRE SERVICE
BT
FIRE SERVICE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
BT
GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL
SN
UF
RT
FEES
NT
RT
FEMA
USE
RESPONSE PLAN
USE ONLY FOR FEMA/USA FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN.
FRP
DISASTER FIELD OFFICES
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICERS
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
IMPACT FEES
USER FEES
PENALTIES
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS
USE
WOMEN FIREFIGHTERS
FEMALES
USE
WOMEN
FERRIES
BT
WATER TRANSPORTATION
RT
SHIPS
FERTILIZERS
92
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FIBER GLASS
USE
FIBERGLASS
FIBER OPTICS
BT
OPTICS
FIBERGLASS
UF
FIBER GLASS
FICTION
FIELD COMMUNICATIONS UNITS
BT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
FIELD HOSPITALS
BT
HOSPITALS
FILMS
UF
RT
MOVIES
CINEMATOGRAPHY
VIDEOS
FILTERS
FILTRATION
FINANCIAL AID
UF
SCHOLARSHIPS
STUDENT AID
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
NT
ACCOUNTING
AUDITING
BUDGETING
BT
MANAGEMENT
RT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
BANKRUPTCY
PERSONAL FINANCE
FINES
USE
PENALTIES
93
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FINGERPRINTS
RT
EVIDENCE
FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
SN
SYSTEMS LINKING MORE THAN ONE FIRE EMERGENCY SIGNALING
DEVICE.
RT
FIRE ALARMS
FIRE ALARMS
SN
AUDIBLE OR VISIBLE FIRE EMERGENCY SIGNALS
BT
ALARMS
RT
FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SMOKE ALARMS
VOICE ALARM SYSTEMS
FIRE APPARATUS
NT
AERIAL LADDERS
ELEVATING PLATFORMS
FIREBOATS
PUMPERS
QUINTS
TANKERS
WATER TOWERS
RT
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
FIRE APPARATUS ACCIDENTS
BT
ACCIDENTS
RT
AMBULANCE ACCIDENTS
FIRE BARRIERS
RT
FIRE DOORS
FIRE WALLS
FIRESTOPS
FIRE BEHAVIOR
RT
FIRE GROWTH
FIRE SPREAD
FIRE TRIANGLE
FIRE BLANKETS
RT
BLANKETS
FIRE BOMBS
BT
INCENDIARY DEVICES
RT
ARSON
94
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FIRE BUFFS
RT
COLLECTIBLES
FIRE CAUSES
RT
FIRE INVESTIGATIONS
FIRE CHIEFS
BT
FIRE OFFICERS
FIRE CODES
BT
CODES
RT
BUILDING CODES
ELECTRICAL CODES
FIRE COMPANIES
NT
ENGINE COMPANIES
LADDER COMPANIES
RT
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS
RT
HYDRANTS
STANDPIPES
WATER SUPPLIES
FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE
UF
FDIC
FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS
SN
ANY FACET OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT
INCLUDING FIRE SUPPRESSION, PREVENTION, EDUCATION,
TRAINING, ETC.
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
UF
FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL
NT
FIRE ENGINEERS
FIRE OFFICERS
FIRE POLICE
FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS
FIREFIGHTERS
PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS
BT
PERSONNEL
RT
FIRST RESPONDERS
FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY PROGRAMS
SN
AS RELATES TO NFPA 1500
BT
SAFETY PROGRAMS
95
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FIRE DEPARTMENTS
NT
COMBINATION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
SUBSCRIPTION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
BT
FIRE SERVICE
RT
FIRE COMPANIES
INDUSTRIAL FIRE BRIGADES
FIRE DETECTION
FIRE DETECTORS
BT
DETECTORS
RT
SMOKE ALARMS
FIRE DOORS
BT
DOORS
RT
FIRE BARRIERS
FIRE WALLS
FIRESTOPS
FIRE DRILLS
BT
DRILLS
FIRE ENDURANCE
SN
A MEASURE OF THE TIME A MATERIAL CAN MAINTAIN ITS DESIGN
INTEGRITY AGAINST FIRE OR THE CAPABILITY OF A MATERIAL
TO RETAIN THAT INTEGRITY.
FIRE ENGINEERS
SN
THE OPERATORS OF FIRE APPARATUS, PUMPS OR HYDRAULICS,
ETC. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS.
BT
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
RT
FIREFIGHTERS
FIRE ESCAPES
SN
STAIRS ADDED - USUALLY TO EXTERIOR OF BUILDINGS.
BT
EXITS
RT
ESCAPE MEANS
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS
NT
DRY CHEMICALS
FOAMS
HALONS
96
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FIRE FATALITIES
BT
FATALITIES
RT
FIRE INJURIES
FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES
FIRE FIGHTERS
USE
FIREFIGHTERS
FIRE FLOW
UF
WATER FLOW
BT
WATER SUPPLIES
RT
FLOWMETERS
FRICTION LOSS
FIRE GRADING
SN
PROCEDURE OF ASSIGNING GRADES OF FIRE RESISTANCE.
NT
FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS
FIRE GROUND
USE
FIREGROUND
FIRE GROWTH
RT
FIRE BEHAVIOR
FIRE SPREAD
FIRE HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
RT
EXPOSURES
FIRE HISTORIES
SN
NARRATIONS OF EVENTS ABOUT WELL-KNOWN OR PAST FIRE
INCIDENTS OR EVENTS.
RT
FIRE SERVICE HISTORY
HISTORY
FIRE INJURIES
RT
FIRE FATALITIES
FIRE INSPECTIONS
BT
FIRE PREVENTION
INSPECTIONS
RT
COMPANY INSPECTIONS
IN SERVICE INSPECTIONS
SELF INSPECTIONS
TARGET HAZARDS
97
LRC Thesaurus
Update: 5/20/2010
FIRE INSPECTORS
BT
INSPECTORS
FIRE INSURANCE
BT
INSURANCE
RT
FIRE MARKS
FIRE INVESTIGATIONS
SN
INCIDENTS AND PROCEDURES
BT
INVESTIGATIONS
RT
FIRE CAUSES
MASS SPECTROMETRY
PATTERN RECOGNITION
FIRE INVESTIGATORS
NT
ARSON UNITS
BT
INVESTIGATORS
FIRE LOAD
SN
AMOUNT OF FUEL AVAILABLE TO THE FIRE.
UF
FUEL LOAD
FIRE LOAD INDEX
SN
A RATING OF THE MAXIMUM EFFORT REQUIRED TO CONTAIN ALL
PROBABLE FIRES WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD AND/OR AREA.
FIRE LOOKOUTS
SN
A FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT TOWER.
RT
FIRE WATCHERS
FIRE LOSSES
NT
SMOKE DAMAGE
RT
LOSS PREVENTION
PROPERTY LOSSES
WATER DAMAGE
FIRE MARKS
SN
INSURANCE PLACARDS ON BUILDING INDICATING SAID BUILDING
HAS FIRE PROTECTION.
RT
FIRE INSURANCE
FIRE SERVICE HISTORY
FIRE MARSHALS
RT
FIRE OFFICERS
FIRE MODELS
BT
MODELS
98
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FIRE OFFICERS
NT
COMPANY OFFICERS
FIRE CHIEFS
BT
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
RT
FIRE MARSHALS
FIRE POLICE
BT
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
POLICE
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
FIRE PREVENTION
NT
FIRE INSPECTIONS
RT
FIRE PROTECTION
FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS
LOSS PREVENTION
FIRE PREVENTION BUREAUS
SN
ORGANIZATION, FREQUENTLY THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE,
RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DUE
TO FIRE. DUTIES INCLUDE: CODE ENFORCEMENT,
INSPECTIONS, FIRE INVESTIGATIONS, PLAN REVIEWS AND
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
FIRE PROTECTION
NT
INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION
PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION
STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION
URBAN FIRE PROTECTION
RT
FIRE PREVENTION
FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS
FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING
BT
ENGINEERING
FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS
SN
TRAINED, GRADUATE ENGINEERS SPECIALIZING IN DESIGN AND
APPLICATION OF FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. NOT TO BE
CONFUSED WITH FIRE ENGINEERS.
BT
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
RT
FIRE PROTECTION
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
NT
AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION
RESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
99
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RT
FIRE ALARMS
FIRE REPORTS
USE
INCIDENT REPORTS
FIRE RESEARCH
NT
FIRE TESTS
BT
RESEARCH
FIRE RESISTANCE
RT
FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS
FIRE RESISTANT MATERIALS
FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS
SN
A FIRE PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATION - USUALLY IN INTEGRAL
HOURS AND HALF HOURS.
BT
FIRE GRADING
RT
FIRE RESISTANCE
FIRE RESISTANT MATERIALS
SN
MATERIALS THAT ARE INNATELY FIRE RESISTANT, i.e., NOMEX,
ASBESTOS, ETC.
RT
FABRICS
FIRE RESISTANCE
FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS
FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS
SN
MATERIALS THAT ARE TREATED WITH RETARDANTS.
BT
FIRE RETARDANTS
RT
FABRICS
FIRE RESISTANT MATERIALS
FIRE RETARDANTS
SN
SUBSTANCE(S) APPLIED TO STIFLE, RESIST OR DISCOURAGE THE
IGNITION OR SPREAD OF FIRE.
NT
FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS
RT
INTUMESCENTS
FIRE SAFE CIGARETTES
UF
SAFE CIGARETTES
SAFETY CIGARETTES
SELF EXTINGUISHING CIGARETTES
FIRE SAFETY
NT
HOME FIRE SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
RT
LIFE SAFETY
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FIRE SAFETY EVALUATION
BT
EVALUATION
FIRE SAFETY HOUSES
SN
FULL-SCALE OR MODEL-SIZE HOMES (SOMETIMES BUILT INTO
TRAILERS) USED TO TEACH FIRE SAFETY LESSONS
RT
FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS
SN
FOR NFPA 1500 USE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY PROGRAMS.
RT
CLOWNS
FIRE PREVENTION
FIRE SAFETY HOUSES
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUPPETS
FIRE SCENE
USE
FIREGROUND
FIRE SEASONS
RT
NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM
FIRE SERVICE
NT
FEDERAL FIRE SERVICE
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
RT
FIREFIGHTERS
FIRE SERVICE EDUCATION
SN
PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR COMPETENCE THROUGH A
FORMAL COURSE OF STUDY OR INSTRUCTION. USUALLY
IDENTIFIED WITH AN INSTITUTION.
BT
EDUCATION
RT
FIRE SERVICE TRAINING
TEACHING
FIRE SERVICE HISTORY
SN
A DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING ORGANIZATIONS OR
INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN FIRE PREVENTION, SUPPRESSION,
ETC.
BT
HISTORY
RT
COLLECTIBLES
FIRE HISTORIES
FIRE MARKS
FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS
SN
PERSON CHARGED WITH CONDUCTING A TRAINING CLASS AND
TEACHING NEW SKILLS.
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BT
RT
INSTRUCTORS
TRAINING OFFICERS
FIRE SERVICE MANAGEMENT
BT
MANAGEMENT
FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL
USE
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
FIRE SERVICE TRAINING
SN
DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC MANIPULATIVE SKILLS THROUGH
EXERCISES OR DRILLS. INCLUDES PHYSICAL SKILLS, MANUAL
DEXTERITY AND MECHANIC APTITUDE.
BT
TRAINING
RT
FIRE SERVICE EDUCATION
IN SERVICE TRAINING
FIRE SERVICES CAUCUS
UF
CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES CAUCUS
FIRE SHELTERS
SN
PORTABLE, TENT-LIKE, TEMPORARY PLACES OF SAFETY USED
PRIMARILY AS A HAVEN IN WILDLAND OR FOREST FIRES.
BT
SHELTERS
FIRE SIMULATION
BT
SIMULATION
RT
TRAINING SIMULATION
FIRE SPREAD
RT
FIRE BEHAVIOR
FIRE GROWTH
FIREBRANDS
FIRE STATION ACCIDENTS
RT
OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS
FIRE STATION DESIGN
FIRE STATION LOCATION
FIRE STATIONS
FIRE STATISTICS
BT
STATISTICS
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FIRE STREAMS
RT
FOG STREAMS
HOSE
MASTER STREAMS
FIRE SUPPRESSION
NT
AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION
CONTAINMENT
EXTERIOR FIREFIGHTING
INTERIOR FIREFIGHTING
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
RT
FIREGROUND COMMAND
FIRE TECHNOLOGY
BT
TECHNOLOGY
FIRE TESTS
BT
FIRE RESEARCH
TESTS
RT
FLAMMABILITY TESTS
POOL FIRES
FIRE TRIANGLE
SN
THE THREE FACTORS NECESSARY FOR COMBUSTION:
OXYGEN AND HEAT.
RT
COMBUSTION
FIRE BEHAVIOR
IGNITION
FUEL,
FIRE WALLS
BT
WALLS
RT
FIRE BARRIERS
FIRE DOORS
FIRESTOPS
FIRE WATCHERS
SN
PERSONNEL, USUALLY FIREFIGHTERS, PRESENT AT PUBLIC
GATHERINGS OR IN THE WORKPLACE AS A FIRE SAFETY
PRECAUTION.
RT
FIRE LOOKOUTS
FIREBOATS
BT
FIRE APPARATUS
FIREBRANDS
SN
ANY HOT, GLOWING OR FLAMING SOLIDS CARRIED BY WIND
CURRENTS THAT CAUSE FIRE IGNITION.
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FIRE SPREAD
FIREFIGHTER ASSIST SEARCH TEAMS
USE
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES
BT
FATALITIES
RT
CLOSE CALLS
FIRE FATALITIES
WORCESTER COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE FIRE
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH
BT
HEALTH
RT
HEAT STRESS
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS
FIREFIGHTER INJURIES
BT
INJURIES
RT
CLOSE CALLS
FIREFIGHTER MEMORIALS
BT
MEMORIALS
RT
HONOR GUARDS
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY
NT
2 IN 2 OUT
BT
SAFETY
FIREFIGHTERS
UF
FIRE FIGHTERS
NT
JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS
RESERVE FIREFIGHTERS
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
WOMEN FIREFIGHTERS
BT
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
RT
FIRE ENGINEERS
FIRE SERVICE
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
NT
HOOKS
HOSE
LADDERS
NOZZLES
PULASKIS
ROPES
BT
EQUIPMENT
RT
FIRE APPARATUS
RESCUE EQUIPMENT
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FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
SN
RELATES ONLY TO FIREFIGHTING AND FIREGROUND OPERATIONS.
NT
ATTACK LINE
EXTERIOR FIREFIGHTING
INTERIOR FIREFIGHTING
MINIMUM IMPACT SUPPRESSION TACTICS
OVERHAUL
SIZE UP
TAKING UP
RT
FIREGROUND COMMAND
FIREFIGHTING RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA ORGANIZED FOR POTENTIAL
EMERGENCIES
USE
FIRESCOPE
FIREGROUND
UF
FIRE GROUND
FIRE SCENE
FIREGROUND COMMAND
RT
FIRE SUPPRESSION
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
INCIDENT COMMANDERS
SPAN OF CONTROL
STRATEGIES
TACTICS
FIRELINES
BT
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
FIREPLACES
RT
CHIMNEYS
FIREPROOFING
SN
USED ONLY FOR APPLICATION OF FIRE RETARDANTS.
FIRES
NT
CONFLAGRATIONS
ELECTRICAL FIRES
FLASH FIRES
FOREST FIRES
INDUSTRIAL FIRES
MARINE FIRES
POOL FIRES
REKINDLED FIRES
RESIDENTIAL FIRES
RURAL FIRES
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URBAN FIRES
WILDFIRES
FIRESCOPE
UF
FIREFIGHTING RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA ORGANIZED FOR
POTENTIAL EMERGENCIES
RT
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FIRESETTERS
SN
NON-CRIMINAL FIRESETTING ACCIDENTS; FOR DELIBERATE
FIRESETTING, SEE ARSONISTS.
RT
ARSONISTS
JUVENILE FIRESETTERS
FIRESTOPS
RT
CONTAINMENT
FIRE BARRIERS
FIRE DOORS
FIRE WALLS
FIREWORKS
BT
EXPLOSIVES
FIRING
USE
DISMISSAL
FIRST AID
SN
USE FOR SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL
CARE.
NT
BANDAGES
SPLINTS
STRETCHERS
TOURNIQUETS
FIRST ALARM
UF
FIRST IN
BT
DEPLOYMENT
FIRST IN
USE
FIRST ALARM
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK
SN
First Interstate Bank Fire occurred May 4, 1988 in Los
Angeles, CA
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FIRST RESPONDERS
RT
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
POLICE
FISHERIES
RT
WILDLIFE
FISSION
BT
NUCLEAR ENERGY
PHYSICS
FIXED FACILITIES
SN
ANY NON-MOBILE STRUCTURE BUILT TO PERFORM A PARTICULAR
FUNCTION, i.e., NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, TANK FARMS, POWER
STATIONS, HOSPITALS, ETC.
FLAGS
FLAME ARRESTERS
USE
FLAME TRAPS
FLAME SAFETY LAMP
FLAME TEMPERATURE
BT
TEMPERATURE
FLAME TRAPS
SN
DEVICES THAT STOP FLAMES BUT ALLOW GAS TO FLOW THROUGH.
UF
FLAME ARRESTERS
FLAMES
NT
BUOYANT FLAMES
PREMIXED FLAMES
TURBULENT FLAMES
FLAMMABILITY
NT
FLAMMABILITY TESTS
FLAMMABILITY TESTS
BT
FLAMMABILITY
TESTS
RT
FIRE TESTS
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FLAMMABLE FABRICS
BT
FABRICS
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
FLAMMABLE GASES
BT
GASES
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
NT
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
RT
ACCELERANTS
LIQUIDS
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
NT
FLAMMABLE FABRICS
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS
BT
SOLIDS
RT
SOLID FUELS
FLAMMABLE VAPORS
BT
VAPORS
FLARES
FLASH FIRES
BT
FIRES
FLASH FLOODS
BT
FLOODS
FLASH POINTS
FLASHLIGHTS
FLASHOVER
SN
SIMULTANEOUS IGNITION OF EXPOSED PREHEATED SURFACES.
RT
BACKDRAFT
ROLLOVER
FLOOD CONTROL
USE
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
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FLOOD MANAGEMENT
UF
FLOOD CONTROL
NT
COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM
LEVEES
SANDBAGS
BT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RT
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
FLOODPLAINS
FLOODING
USE
FLOODS
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
BT
FLOODPLAINS
RT
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
FLOODPLAINS
NT
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
RT
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
FLOODPROOFING
FLOODS
UF
NT
FLOODING
FLASH FLOODS
JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
MIDWEST FLOODS 1993
FLOOR COLLAPSE
BT
BUILDING COLLAPSE
RT
ROOF COLLAPSE
WALL COLLAPSE
FLOOR COVERINGS
FLOORS
FLORESCENCE
USE
FLUORESCENCE
FLOWMETERS
RT
FIRE FLOW
GAS FLOWS
FLSA
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USE
FLU
USE
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
INFLUENZA
FLUORESCENCE
UF
FLORESCENCE
FLUORIDE
FLUOROCARBONS
RT
POLLUTANTS
FOAM SYSTEMS
NT
COMPRESSED AIR FOAM SYSTEMS
FOAMS
NT
BT
AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAMS
CELLULAR FOAM
CLASS A FOAMS
CLASS B FOAMS
HIGH EXPANSION FOAMS
POLYURETHANE
FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS
FOG
FOG NOZZLES
BT
NOZZLES
FOG STREAMS
RT
FIRE STREAMS
WATER MIST
WATER SPRAYS
FOOD
NT
BT
RATIONS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
FOOD PLANTS
BT
PLANTS
FORCIBLE ENTRY
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FORECASTING
NT
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
WEATHER FORECASTING
FOREIGN BODIES
RT
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
FOREIGN OPINION
RT
OPINION SURVEYS
FOREIGN POLICY
BT
POLICIES
FORENSIC SCIENCE
RT
EVIDENCE
VICTIM IDENTIFICATION
FOREST FIRES
BT
FIRES
WILDFIRES
RT
CONFLAGRATIONS
FOREST MANAGEMENT
RT
WILDLAND MANAGEMENT
FORESTS
RT
BRUSH
WILDLAND
FORK LIFTS
UF
FORKLIFTS
FORKLIFTS
USE
FORK LIFTS
FORMS
RT
RECORDS
FORUMS
RT
CONFERENCES
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FOUNDATIONS
SN
TERM APPLIES TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
APPLY TO PRINCIPLES OR THEORIES.
RT
FUND RAISING
GRANTS
FOUNDRIES
FRACTURES
RT
INJURIES
FRAUD
UF
BT
RT
SCAMS
CRIME
ARSON
INSURANCE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
FRICTION LOSS
RT
FIRE FLOW
FRINGE BENEFITS
USE
BENEFITS
FROST
RT
ICE
SNOW
FROSTBITE
BT
EXPOSURE
RT
HYPOTHERMIA
FRP
USE
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
FUEL ADDITIVES
RT
FUELS
FUEL LOAD
USE
FIRE LOAD
FUEL MOISTURE
RT
FUELS
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MOISTURE
FUEL SYSTEMS
SN
THE COMBINATION OF MECHANICAL PARTS THAT SUPPLIES FUEL
TO OPERATE A CAR, AIRCRAFT OR MACHINE.
FUELS
NT
BT
RT
DIESEL FUELS
LIQUID FUELS
PETROLEUM
SOLID FUELS
ENERGY
FUEL ADDITIVES
FUEL MOISTURE
HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELERANTS
FUMES
FUND RAISING
RT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
FOUNDATIONS
GRANTS
FUNDING
USE
APPROPRIATIONS
FUNERALS
USE
MEMORIALS
FURNACES
BT
HEATING SYSTEMS
FURNISHINGS
NT
CURTAINS
DRAPERIES
MATTRESSES
UPHOLSTERY
RT
FURNITURE
PILLOWS
FURNITURE
RT
FURNISHINGS
FUSION CENTERS
SN
terrorism prevention and response center, designed to
create information sharing at the federal level
(horizontally, between federal agencies such as the CIA,
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FBI and DOJ) and at the state and local level
(vertically).
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
FUTURISM
RT
TRENDS
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GAGES
USE
GAUGES
GALVESTON HURRICANE
SN
Made landfall in Galveston Texas, September 9, 1900
BT
HURRICANES
GAMBLING
RT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
GAMES
RT
TRAINING SIMULATION
GAMING
SN
USE
USED IN RELATION TO SIMULATIONS NOT GAMBLING
TRAINING SIMULATION
GARAGES
RT
PARKING FACILITIES
SERVICE STATIONS
GARBAGE
USE
TRASH
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
BT
CHROMATOGRAPHY
RT
MASS SPECTROMETRY
PATTERN RECOGNITION
GAS FLOWS
RT
FLOWMETERS
GAS STATIONS
USE
SERVICE STATIONS
GASES
NT
RT
COMPRESSED GASES
FLAMMABLE GASES
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
METHANE
NATURAL GAS
TOXIC GASES
HELIUM
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GASOLINE
BT
LIQUID FUELS
RT
PETROLEUM
GASOLINE STATIONS
USE
SERVICE STATIONS
GAUGES
UF
GAGES
GAYS
USE
HOMOSEXUALS
GENDER
NT
RT
MEN
WOMEN
COMPARABLE WORTH
DIVERSITY
ETHNICITY
GENERATIONS
SN
diversity in the workplace as relates to Generation X,
Generation Y, baby boomers, Millennials, etc..
RT
DIVERSITY
GENERATORS
GENETICS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
UF
GIS
RT
AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHY
GEOLOGY
NT
TECTONICS
GEOMORPHOLOGY
RT
TOPOGRAPHY
GERIATRICS
USE
GERONTOLOGY
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GERM WARFARE
USE
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
GERMS
USE
BACTERIA
GERONTOLOGY
UF
GERIATRICS
RT
ELDERLY
GIS
USE
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GLACIERS
GLASS
NT
BT
RT
SAFETY GLASS
BUILDING MATERIALS
MIRRORS
GLASS FIBERS
GLAZING
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
SN
NETWORK OF SATELLITES THAT TRANSMITS NAVIGATIONAL DATA.
UF
GPS
BT
SATELLITES
RT
AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEMS
NAVIGATION
GLOBAL WARMING
UF
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
RT
SEA LEVEL RISE
GLOVES
BT
CLOTHING
GLUCOSE
GOVERNMENT
NT
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
STATE GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
RT
AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
BT
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS
BT
INVESTIGATIONS
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY
BT
LIABILITY
RT
CORPORATE LIABILITY
NEGLIGENCE
PRODUCT LIABILITY
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
GOVERNMENT PURCHASING
BT
PURCHASING
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
RT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SERVICE INDUSTRIES
GOVERNORS
GPS
USE
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
GRADING SCHEDULE
SN
USED STRICTLY FOR INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE (ISO)
GRADING SCHEDULE.
UF
RATING SCHEDULE
RT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE
PUBLIC PROTECTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
GRAIN ELEVATORS
RT
GRAIN SILOS
GRAIN SILOS
UF
SILOS
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GRAIN ELEVATORS
GRAMMAR
GRANTS
RT
FOUNDATIONS
FUND RAISING
GRAPHICS
NT
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
GREASE
SN
USE
USE FOR COOKING RELATED FIRES. SEE LUBRICANTS FOR OTHER
CASES.
COOKING OILS
GREAT ADVENTURE AMUSEMENT PARK
SN
FAST MOVING FIRE IN A HAUNTED CASTLE AT SIX FLAGS GREAT
ADVENTURE KILLED 8 TEENS ON MAY 11, 1984, JACKSON
TOWNSHIP, NJ
GREAT BRITAIN
UF
ENGLAND
BT
UNITED KINGDOM
RT
NORTHERN IRELAND
SCOTLAND
WALES
GREAT CHICAGO FIRE 1871
SN
Fire burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday
October 10, 1871
GREAT NEW ENGLAND HURRICANE
SN
Made landfall in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York
on September 21, 1938
BT
HURRICANES
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
USE
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENSBURG KANSAS TORNADO
SN
AN EF5 TORNADO STRUCK ON THE EVENING OF MAY 4, 2007
GREENSTRIPPING
SN
STRIPS OF FIRE RESISTANT VEGETATION TO REDUCE SPREAD OF
WILDLAND FIRES.
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USE
GRIEF
UF
RT
DEFENSIVE LANDSCAPING
BEREAVEMENT
COPING
GRIEVANCES
BT
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
RT
ARBITRATION
GROOMING
RT
HAIR
GROUND LADDERS
RT
LADDERS
GROUND MOTION
RT
EARTHQUAKES
LIQUEFACTION
SEISMOLOGY
GROUNDING
SN
USE AS IN ELECTRICAL POWER.
BT
ELECTRIC POWER
GROUNDWATER
RT
WATER TABLES
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
BT
CONTAMINATION
RT
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
SOIL POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION
GROUP RELATIONS
RT
DELPHI METHOD
NOMINAL GROUP PROCESS
TEAM BUILDING
GUERRILLA WARFARE
GUN CONTROL
GUNS
NT
RIFLES
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BT
WEAPONS
GYNECOLOGY
GYPSUM BOARD
BT
BUILDING MATERIALS
H1N1
USE
SWINE INFLUENZA
H5N1
USE
AVIAN INFLUENZA
HACKENSACK FORD FIRE
SN
A FIRE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP IN HACKENSACK, NJ, KILLED
FIVE FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE HACKENSACK FIRE DEPARTMENT,
JULY 1, 1988
HAIL
BT
PRECIPITATION
HAIR
RT
GROOMING
HALIFAX EXPLOSION
SN
Halifax Explosion occurred December 6, 1917 in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
HALOGENS
NT
CHLORINE
HALONS
BT
FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS
HAM RADIO OPERATORS
USE
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
HANDBOOKS
SN
MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF FACTS CENTERED AROUND ONE CENTRAL
ITEM OR SUBJECT AREA.
RT
MANUALS
HANDICAPPED
SN
A PERSON WHO IS MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED
UF
DISABLED
NT
BLIND
DEAF
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MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
DISCRIMINATION
HANGARS
SN
SHED OR SHELTER; ESPECIALLY A STRUCTURE FOR HOUSING
AIRCRAFT.
BT
AIRPORTS
HARBORS
RT
MARINAS
PIERS
WATERFRONTS
HARDENING
SN
REDUCTION IN THE VULNERABILITY OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
TO A DISASTER, PARTICULARLY NUCLEAR.
HARDWARE
SN
PARTS OF A DOOR
HATS
BT
RT
CLOTHING
HELMETS
HAZARD ABATEMENT
HAZARD ANALYSIS
RT
RISK EVALUATION
TARGET HAZARDS
HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
SN
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING
HAZARDS, AND APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE MEASURES, TO THE
PUBLIC OR TO EMPLOYEES.
UF
HAZCOM
BT
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RT
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
RIGHT TO KNOW
RISK COMMUNICATION
HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD
SN
OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.1200,
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1499, 1500 DEALING WITH CHEMICAL HAZARDS IN THE
WORKPLACE.
RIGHT TO KNOW
HAZARD CONTROL
SN
ONCE THE HAZARD DOES EXIST
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
NT
COLOR CODING
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION
LABELING
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
PLACARDING
RT
HAZARD MAPPING
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
SN
EXCLUSIVELY FEMA's HICA INSTRUMENT, PART OF IEMS.
UF
HICA
BT
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
RT
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MULTI YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLANS
HAZARD IMPACT
HAZARD MAPPING
BT
MAPS
RT
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
HAZARD MODELS
BT
MODELS
HAZARDOUS CARGOES
RT
TRANSPORTATION
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
SN
IF A TITLE DEALS WITH A SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR
CHEMICAL, ENTER THE NAME OF THE MATERIAL OR CHEMICAL IN
THE NOTES FIELD AS IT IS SPELLED IN THE TEXT.
NT
INSECTICIDES
PESTICIDES
BT
CHEMICALS
RT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
TOXIC CHEMICALS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
SN
IF A TITLE DEALS WITH A SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR
CHEMICAL, ENTER THE NAME OF THE MATERIAL OR CHEMICAL IN
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NT
RT
THE NOTES FIELD AS IT IS SPELLED IN THE TEXT.
HAZMAT
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS
UF
HAZMAT ACCIDENTS
BT
ACCIDENTS
RT
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
RELEASES
SPILLS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION
BT
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION EXCHANGE
USE
HMIX
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE
BT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE PLANS
BT
PLANS
RT
DISASTER PLANS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAMS
UF
HAZMAT TEAMS
BT
SPECIALTY TEAMS
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
BT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES
RT
WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT
HAZARDOUS WASTES
BT
WASTES
RT
MEDICAL WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HAZARDS
NT
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
FIRE HAZARDS
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INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS
NATURAL HAZARDS
NONSTRUCTURAL HAZARDS
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
SEISMIC HAZARDS
SMOKE HAZARDS
TOXIC HAZARDS
WATER HAZARDS
HAZCOM
USE
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
HAZMAT
USE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZMAT ACCIDENTS
USE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS
HAZMAT TEAMS
USE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAMS
HEAD INJURIES
BT
INJURIES
HEALTH
NT
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH CARE
UF
HEALTHCARE
NT
HOME HEALTH CARE
MANAGED CARE
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
UF
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
NT
BURN CENTERS
HOSPICES
HOSPITALS
MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
NURSING HOMES
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
USE
HIPAA
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996
USE
HIPAA
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HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
UF
HMO
RT
MANAGED CARE
HEALTH PROGRAMS
RT
MANAGED CARE
HEALTHCARE
USE
HEALTH CARE
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
USE
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
HEARING
HEARING LOSS
RT
NOISE
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
HEARING PROTECTION
HEART
RT
ARRHYTHMIA
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
PACEMAKERS
HEART ATTACK
UF
CARDIAC ARREST
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
HEART DISEASES
SN
PERTAINING TO HEART CONDITION AS OPPOSED TO A SINGULAR
CARDIAC EPISODE.
BT
DISEASES
RT
HEART FAILURE
HEART FAILURE
RT
HEART DISEASES
HEAT
NT
RADIANT HEAT
HEAT LOSS
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HEAT MEASUREMENT
HEAT PUMPS
BT
HEATING SYSTEMS
HEAT RECOVERY
SN
ENERGY, HOME HEATING
BT
ENERGY CONSERVATION
HEAT RELEASE
NT
HEAT RELEASE RATE
HEAT RELEASE RATE
BT
HEAT RELEASE
RT
CALORIMETERS
HEAT STRESS
BT
STRESS
RT
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH
HEAT STROKE
UF
HEATSTROKE
HEAT TAPE
BT
TAPE
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATERS
NT
KEROSENE HEATERS
SPACE HEATERS
WATER HEATERS
BT
HEATING SYSTEMS
RT
OIL BURNERS
WOOD STOVES
HEATING
USE
HEATING SYSTEMS
HEATING SYSTEMS
UF
HEATING
NT
FURNACES
HEAT PUMPS
HEATERS
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RT
OIL BURNERS
WOOD STOVES
COOLING SYSTEMS
HEATSTROKE
USE
HEAT STROKE
HEAVY GASES
SN
HEAVIER THAN AIR
HEAVY RESCUE OPERATIONS
BT
RESCUE OPERATIONS
RT
URBAN SEARCH RESCUE
HEIMLICH MANEUVER
HELICOPTERS
BT
AIRCRAFT
RT
AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT
MEDIVACS
HELIPORTS
RT
LANDING ZONES
HELIUM
RT
GASES
HELMETS
BT
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
RT
HATS
HEMORRHAGE
UF
BLEEDING
HEPATITIS
UF
HEPATITIS A
HEPATITIS B
HEPATITIS C
BT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
HEPATITIS A
USE
HEPATITIS
HEPATITIS B
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HEPATITIS
HEPATITIS C
USE
HEPATITIS
HERBICIDES
RT
PESTICIDES
HICA
USE
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
HIGH ALTITUDE ILLNESS
UF
HIGH ALTITUDE SICKNESS
HIGH ALTITUDE SICKNESS
USE
HIGH ALTITUDE ILLNESS
HIGH ANGLE RESCUE OPERATIONS
BT
RESCUE OPERATIONS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
USE
HYPERTENSION
HIGH EXPANSION FOAMS
BT
FOAMS
HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
UF
HIGHRISE BUILDINGS
BT
BUILDINGS
HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELERANTS
SN
A MIXTURE OF CHEMICALS, WITH PROPERTIES SIMILAR TO
ROCKET FUEL, USED TO SET FIRES THAT ARE CHARACTERIZED BY
INTENSE HEAT AND RAPID, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
UF
HTA
BT
ACCELERANTS
RT
FUELS
HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES
RT
ELECTRICAL WIRING
HIGHER EDUCATION
NT
COLLEGES
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HIGHRISE BUILDINGS
USE
HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
UF
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
BT
CONSTRUCTION
HIGHWAYS
HIJACKING
RT
HOSTAGES
KIDNAPPING
TERRORISM
HIPAA
UF
RT
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996
PATIENT RECORDS
PRIVACY
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
BT
BUILDINGS
RT
MONUMENTS
HISTORY
NT
FIRE SERVICE HISTORY
RT
FIRE HISTORIES
HIV
UF
RT
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
AIDS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
HMIX
UF
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION EXCHANGE
HMO
USE
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HOARDING
RT
TRASH
HOLIDAYS
HOME FIRE SAFETY
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BT
FIRE SAFETY
HOME HEALTH CARE
UF
HOME HEALTHCARE
BT
HEALTH CARE
HOME HEALTHCARE
USE
HOME HEALTH CARE
HOMELAND SECURITY
UF
NATIONAL SECURITY
NT
BORDER SECURITY
BT
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
RT
CIVIL DEFENSE
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
NATIONAL DEFENSE
HOMELESS
UF
HOMELESSNESS
HOMELESSNESS
USE
HOMELESS
HOMICIDE
UF
MURDER
BT
CRIME
HOMOSEXUALS
UF
GAYS
RT
DIVERSITY
SEX DISCRIMINATION
HONOR GUARDS
UF
COLOR GUARDS
RT
FIREFIGHTER MEMORIALS
HOOKS
BT
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
HORSES
BT
RT
LIVESTOCK
STABLES
HOSE
UF
NT
HOSES
HOSE LAYS
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BT
RT
LARGE DIAMETER HOSE
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
COUPLINGS
FIRE STREAMS
MASTER STREAMS
NOZZLES
STANDPIPES
WATER HAMMER
HOSE BEDS
HOSE COMPARTMENTS
HOSE LAYS
BT
HOSE
RT
ATTACK LINE
HOSE LINES
HOSE LINES
UF
HOSELINES
RT
HOSE LAYS
HOSE LOADS
RT
BOOSTER REELS
HOSELINES
USE
HOSE LINES
HOSES
USE
HOSE
HOSPICES
BT
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
HOSPITAL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
BT
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
RT
HOSPITALS
HOSPITALS
NT
FIELD HOSPITALS
BT
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
RT
DISPENSARIES
HOSPITAL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
NURSING HOMES
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HOST AREAS
RT
DISPLACED PERSONS
HOSTAGES
RT
HIJACKING
KIDNAPPING
TERRORISM
HOT WORK
SN
Welding, heat treating, grinding, thawing pipes,
power-driving fasteners, hot riveting, or similar
activities that produce flame, heat or sparks, as
defined by NFPA 51B
NT
WELDING
HOTEL LA SALLE FIRE
USE
HOTEL LASALLE FIRE
HOTEL LASALLE FIRE
SN
LASALLE FIRE IN CHICAGO HOTEL IN 1946 KILLED 61
INDIVIDUALS AND INJURED 200 MORE
HOTEL VENDOME
SN
Hotel Vendome Fire occurred June 17, 1972 in Boston, MA
HOTELS
RT
BOARDING HOUSES
MOTELS
HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS
BT
CHEMICALS
HOUSING
USE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
HOUSING PROGRAMS
NT
DISASTER HOUSING
HOVERCRAFT
RT
WATER RESCUE
HR
USE
HUMAN RESOURCES
HTA
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USE
HTML
UF
RT
HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELERANTS
HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
INTERNET
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
UF
BEHAVIOR
NT
PANIC
RT
COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR
PERSONALITY
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
USE
HIV
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
USE
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES
UF
HR
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
BT
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
RT
TRAINING
HUMANITARIANISM
RT
COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
HUMANITIES
HUMANS
UF
MANKIND
HUMIDITY
RT
MOISTURE
HUMOR
RT
ORAL COMMUNICATION
HURRICANE AGNES
SN
Struck Mid-Atlantic coast June, 1972
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE ANDREW
SN
Hurricane that struck southern Florida and southwest
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Louisiana in August, 1992.
HURRICANES
HURRICANE BETSY
SN
Struck Florida and Louisiana in September, 1965
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE CAMILLE
SN
Made landfall near mouth of the Mississippi River on
August 17, 1969
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE CHARLEY
SN
Struck Florida, August 2004
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE FRANCES
SN
HURRICANE FRANCES WAS THE THIRD MAJOR HURRICANE OF THE
2004 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON. IT STRUCK LARGE AREAS OF
THE CARIBBEAN IN AUGUST, 2004, INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS AND
HAITI BEFORE MAKING US LANDFALL IN FLORIDA.
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE GILBERT
SN
Made landfall on Jamaica and in Mexico's Yucatan
Peninsula in September 1988
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE GUSTAV
SN
Made landfall along the Louisiana coast, September 1,
2008
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE HUGO
SN
Hurricane struck Puerto Rico, South Carolina and North
Carolina in September, 1989
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE IKE
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE INIKI
SN
HURRICANE INIKI STRUCK HAWAII ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1992 AS A
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE.
BT
HURRICANES
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HURRICANE IVAN
SN
A CATEGORY 5 ATLANTIC HURRICANE OF SEPTEMBER 2004. MOVED
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND MADE ITS US LANDFALL ALONG THE
GULF COAST.
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE JEANNE
SN
HURRICANE JEANNE WAS THE DEADLIEST STORM OF THE 2004
HURRICANE SEASON. IT HIT LARGE PARTS OF THE CARIBBEAN
INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI
BEFORE FINALLY MAKING US LANDFALL IN FLORIDA ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST.
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE KATRINA
SN
Hurricane formed in Bahamas, crossed southern Florida,
and struck Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coasts causing
extensive flooding in New Orleans, August, 2005
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANE RITA
SN
Struck Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana September, 2005
BT
HURRICANES
HURRICANES
NT
GALVESTON HURRICANE
GREAT NEW ENGLAND HURRICANE
HURRICANE AGNES
HURRICANE ANDREW
HURRICANE BETSY
HURRICANE CAMILLE
HURRICANE CHARLEY
HURRICANE FRANCES
HURRICANE GILBERT
HURRICANE GUSTAV
HURRICANE HUGO
HURRICANE IKE
HURRICANE INIKI
HURRICANE IVAN
HURRICANE JEANNE
HURRICANE KATRINA
HURRICANE RITA
RT
CLOUD SEEDING
STORMS
HYATT REGENCY SKYWALK COLLAPSE
SN
Incident occurred on July 17, 1981 in Kansas City,
Missouri
HYBRID VEHICLES
BT
VEHICLES
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HYDRANTS
NT
DRY HYDRANTS
BT
WATER SUPPLIES
RT
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS
HYDRAULIC RAMS
HYDRAULICS
BT
WATER SUPPLIES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN
HYGIENE
NT
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
HYPERBARIC OXYGEN
HYPERGLYCEMIA
HYPERTENSION
UF
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
RT
BLOOD PRESSURE
HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
USE
HTML
HYPERTHERMIA
BT
EXPOSURE
HYPNOSIS
HYPOGLYCEMIA
HYPOTENSION
SN
LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
RT
BLOOD PRESSURE
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HYPOTHERMIA
BT
EXPOSURE
RT
FROSTBITE
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I ZONE
BT
WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE
I35 BRIDGE COLLAPSE
USE
MINNEAPOLIS BRIDGE COLLAPSE
IAFC
USE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
IAFF
USE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
ICE
RT
FROST
ICE STORMS
RT
WINTER STORMS
ICS
USE
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION
USE
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
IDNDR
USE
INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION
IED
USE
BOMBS
IEMIS
USE
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
IEMS
USE
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
IGNITION
RT
FIRE TRIANGLE
IGNITION SOURCES
RT
PROPELLANTS
PYROPHORIC IGNITION
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IGNITION TEMPERATURE
UF
COMBUSTION TEMPERATURE
BT
TEMPERATURE
ILLITERACY
IMMIGRATION
IMMOBILIZATION
IMMOBILIZATION DEVICES
SN
PERTAINS TO MEDICAL RESTRAINTS.
NT
SPLINTS
IMMUNITY
SN
USE ONLY IN THE LEGAL SENSE
IMMUNIZATION
RT
INFECTION CONTROL
VACCINES
IMMUNOLOGY
RT
AIDS
IMPACT FEES
SN
FEES ASSESSED ON DEVELOPERS BY COMMUNITIES TO PAY FOR
NEW GROWTH.
BT
FEES
RT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
IMPALEMENT
BT
INJURIES
TRAUMA
IMPERIAL FOODS CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT
SN
Plant fire occurred in Hamlet, NC on September 3, 1991
IMPORTS
BT
TRADE
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
USE
BOMBS
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IN PLACE SHELTERING
SN
LOCAL POPULATION REMAINS SHELTERED WITHIN THEIR HOMES OR
WORKPLACES FOR THE DURATION OF AN EMERGENCY.
UF
SHELTER IN PLACE
BT
SHELTERS
RT
EVACUATION
VERTICAL SHELTERS
IN SERVICE INSPECTIONS
BT
INSPECTIONS
RT
COMPANY INSPECTIONS
FIRE INSPECTIONS
IN SERVICE TRAINING
SN
TRAINING UNDERTAKEN ON THE JOB OR "ON-THE-CLOCK" - NOT
NECESSARILY JUST FIRE SERVICE RELATED.
BT
TRAINING
RT
FIRE SERVICE TRAINING
INCENDIARY DEVICES
NT
FIRE BOMBS
RT
BOMBS
INCENTIVES
RT
MERIT PAY
MOTIVATION
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
UF
ICS
NT
HOSPITAL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
RT
FIREGROUND COMMAND
FIRESCOPE
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MULTI AGENCY COORDINATION SYSTEM
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
INCIDENT COMMANDERS
RT
FIREGROUND COMMAND
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
SPAN OF CONTROL
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS
BT
SPECIALTY TEAMS
RT
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
INCIDENT REPORTS
UF
FIRE REPORTS
BT
REPORTS
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RT
AFTER ACTION REPORTS
INCINERATION
RT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
INCOMPETENCE
INDEXING
RT
ABSTRACTING
CATALOGING
INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI
SN
Occurred December 26, 2004
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
BT
AIR POLLUTION
RT
SICK BUILDINGS
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
BT
ACCIDENTS
NT
BHOPAL CHEMICAL RELEASE
RT
OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
UF
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
BT
BUILDINGS
RT
FACTORIES
STRUCTURES
WAREHOUSES
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
BT
ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS
UF
FASTENERS
INDUSTRIAL FATALITIES
SN
DEATHS THAT OCCURRED IN AN INDUSTRIAL SETTING.
BT
FATALITIES
RT
OCCUPATIONAL FATALITIES
INDUSTRIAL FIRE BRIGADES
RT
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
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INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION
BT
FIRE PROTECTION
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
RT
RESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
INDUSTRIAL FIRES
BT
FIRES
INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
RT
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
RT
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
BT
HYGIENE
INDUSTRIAL INJURIES
SN
INJURIES THAT OCCUR IN AN INDUSTRIAL SETTING.
BT
INJURIES
RT
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
USE
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
RT
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY EDUCATION
RT
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY EDUCATION
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
BT
WASTES
INDUSTRY
NT
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
CORPORATIONS
DEFENSE INDUSTRY
DRUG INDUSTRY
OIL INDUSTRY
RT
BUSINESS
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COMMERCE
TRADE
INERTIA
INFANTS
BT
CHILDREN
INFECTION CONTROL
NT
QUARANTINE
BT
PUBLIC HEALTH
RT
DECONTAMINATION
IMMUNIZATION
INFECTIONS
NT
THROAT INFECTIONS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
UF
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
NT
AIDS
HEPATITIS
LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE
MENINGITIS
BT
DISEASES
RT
AIRBORNE PATHOGENS
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
DISEASE VECTOR
HIV
PANDEMICS
INFESTATIONS
INFLUENZA
UF
FLU
NT
AVIAN INFLUENZA
SWINE INFLUENZA
INFORMATION
RT
DATA
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SN
A system of persons, data records and activities that
process the data and information in an organization, and
it includes the organization's manual and automated
processes.
NT
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
RT
DATA PROCESSING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SN
the study, design, development, implementation, support
or management of computer-based information systems,
particularly software applications and computer
hardware.
UF
IT
NT
COMPUTER NETWORKS
COMPUTERS
CYBERSECURITY
DATA PROCESSING
INTERNET
RT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFRASTRUCTURE
SN
THE STOCK OF BASIC FACILITIES AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
NEEDED FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF A COUNTRY OR AREA
BT
ECONOMICS
RT
LIFELINES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC WORKS
INHALATION
NT
SMOKE INHALATION
INITIAL NUCLEAR RADIATION
UF
INR
INJURIES
NT
BACK INJURIES
CRUSH INJURIES
ELECTRICAL INJURIES
FACIAL INJURIES
FIREFIGHTER INJURIES
HEAD INJURIES
IMPALEMENT
INDUSTRIAL INJURIES
INTERNAL INJURIES
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
RT
BURNS
FRACTURES
TRAUMA
INJURY PREVENTION
RT
ACCIDENT PREVENTION
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
INNOVATIONS
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INR
USE
INITIAL NUCLEAR RADIATION
INSECT BITES
INSECTICIDES
BT
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
RT
PESTICIDES
POISONS
INSECTS
NT
AFRICAN BEES
SPIDERS
INSIGNIA
RT
PATCHES
UNIFORMS
INSPECTIONS
NT
AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATION SYSTEM
BUILDING INSPECTIONS
COMPANY INSPECTIONS
FIRE INSPECTIONS
IN SERVICE INSPECTIONS
SAFETY INSPECTIONS
SELF INSPECTIONS
INSPECTORS
NT
FIRE INSPECTORS
INSTALLATION
SN
ACT OF INSTALLING SOMETHING
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
BT
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
INSTRUCTORS
NT
FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS
RT
TRAINERS
TRAINING OFFICERS
INSTRUMENTS
SN
UTENSILS, IMPLEMENTS AND MEASURING DEVICES.
NT
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
THERMOMETERS
RT
EQUIPMENT
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INSULATION
NT
THERMAL INSULATION
RT
CERAMICS
WEATHERPROOFING
INSURANCE
NT
FIRE INSURANCE
INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE
MEDICARE
RT
ARSON FOR PROFIT
FRAUD
GRADING SCHEDULE
LIABILITY
INSURANCE CLAIMS
INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE
BT
INSURANCE
RT
GRADING SCHEDULE
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
UF
IEMIS
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
UF
IEMS
RT
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
MULTI YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLANS
NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
INTELLIGENCE
SN
USED IN CONTEXT OF THE MILITARY, CIA, ETC.
INTENSIVE CARE
RT
CRITICAL CARE
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
RT
AUTOMATIC AID
FUSION CENTERS
INTEROPERABILITY
MULTI AGENCY COORDINATION SYSTEM
MUTUAL AID
INTEREST
BT
BANKS
RT
LOANS
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INTERIOR DESIGN
INTERIOR FIREFIGHTING
BT
FIRE SUPPRESSION
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
INTERNAL INJURIES
BT
INJURIES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
UF
IAFC
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
UF
IAFF
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
RT
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION
UF
IDNDR
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
RT
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
RT
COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
DISASTER RELIEF
FEDERAL AID
HUMANITARIANISM
MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
SN
RELATING TO OR INVOLVING TWO OR MORE COUNTRIES.
NT
HOMELAND SECURITY
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS
UF
ISFSI
INTERNET
SN
Global system of interconnected computer networks.
Numerous information services are provided thru the
exchange of data across these networks, such as
electronic mail, online chat, file transfer and
inter-linked hypertext documents and other resources of
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RT
the World Wide Web
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER NETWORKS
HTML
VOIP
INTERNSHIP
RT
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING PROGRAMS
INTEROPERABILITY
RT
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
BT
COMMUNICATION
INTERROGATION
UF
QUESTIONING
RT
SELF INCRIMINATION
WITNESSES
INTERVIEWING
UF
INTERVIEWS
RT
EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA
INTERVIEWS
USE
INTERVIEWING
INTESTINAL DISEASES
BT
DISEASES
INTOXICATION
RT
ALCOHOLISM
DRUNK DRIVING
INTRAOSSEOUS INFUSION
INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
UF
IV THERAPY
BT
THERAPY
INTUBATION
RT
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
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INTUMESCENTS
SN
SUBSTANCES THAT SWELL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HEAT.
RT
FIRE RETARDANTS
INVENTIONS
RT
PATENTS
TRADEMARKS
INVESTIGATIONS
NT
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
FIRE INVESTIGATIONS
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS
RT
EVIDENCE
INVESTIGATORS
NT
FIRE INVESTIGATORS
INVESTMENTS
IROQUOIS THEATER
SN
Iroquois Theater fire occurred December 30, 1903 in
Chicago, IL
IROQUOIS THEATRE
USE
IROQUOIS THEATER
ISFSI
USE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS
ISLANDS
IT
USE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IV THERAPY
USE
INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
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JAILS
USE
PRISONS
JAWS OF LIFE
BT
RESCUE EQUIPMENT
RT
EXTRICATION
JIC
USE
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
RT
EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA
ROLES
JOB SATISFACTION
RT
ATTRITION
MORALE
MOTIVATION
JOB STRESS
UF
BURNOUT
BT
STRESS
RT
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS
PEER COUNSELING
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
SN
Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889 near town of
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
BT
FLOODS
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
SN
PRIMARY FIELD LOCATION FOR THE COORDINATION OF FEDERAL
AND STATE MEDIA RELATIONS DURING A DISASTER.
UF
JIC
RT
DISASTER FIELD OFFICES
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICERS
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
MEDIA
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
PUBLIC RELATIONS
JOINTS
SN
AS RELATES TO STRUCTURES NOT ANATOMY.
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JOISTS
JOURNALISM
BT
MEDIA
RT
NEWSPAPERS
RADIO
TELEVISION
JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS
SN
i.e., CADETS; JR. FIRE MARSHALS; HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
STUDENTS.
BT
FIREFIGHTERS
JURY DUTY
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS
JUVENILE FIRESETTERS
RT
ARSONISTS
FIRESETTERS
JUVENILE FIRESETTING
RT
ARSON
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KANSAS CITY CONSTRUCTION SITE EXPLOSION
SN
SIX KANSAS CITY FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN AN AMMONIA
NITRATE EXPLOSION THAT CCCURRED WHILE THEY WERE
EXTINGUISHING A FIRE AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE, NOV 29,
1988
KEROSENE
BT
LIQUID FUELS
KEROSENE HEATERS
BT
HEATERS
KEY INDUSTRIES
USE
CRITICAL INDUSTRIES
KEY WORKERS
SN
TERM USED TO DESCRIBE ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL IN TIME OF
EMERGENCY.
RT
EMPLOYEES
KIDNAPPING
RT
HIJACKING
HOSTAGES
TERRORISM
KILLER BEES
USE
AFRICAN BEES
KILNS
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
KNOTS
RT
ROPES
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LA NINA
SN
PERIODIC COOLING OF THE WATERS IN THE PACIFIC OFF THE
COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. LIKE EL NINO IT CAUSES WEATHER
DISTURBANCES IN OTHER LOCATIONS.
RT
EL NINO
LABELING
BT
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
RT
PLACARDING
LABOR
LABOR CONTRACTS
RT
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
LABOR MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
USE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
NT
ARBITRATION
GRIEVANCES
RT
BOYCOTTS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
LABOR UNIONS
STRIKES
LABOR UNIONS
RT
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
LABORATORIES
RT
RESEARCH
LACQUER
UF
VARNISH
RT
PAINTS
LADDER COMPANIES
UF
TRUCK COMPANIES
BT
FIRE COMPANIES
RT
ENGINE COMPANIES
LADDER PIPES
SN
MASTER STREAM NOZZLES THAT CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE RUNGS
OF AN AERIAL LADDER AND CONTROLLED BY ROPES FROM THE
GROUND
RT
MASTER STREAMS
NOZZLES
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BT
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
RT
AERIAL LADDERS
GROUND LADDERS
LAMINATED GLASS
USE
SAFETY GLASS
LAND MANAGEMENT
RT
SOIL CONSERVATION
LAND MINES
BT
MILITARY MINES
RT
MILITARY WEAPONS
LANDFILLS
RT
TRASH
WASTE MANAGEMENT
LANDING ZONES
RT
HELIPORTS
LANDSCAPING
NT
DEFENSIVE LANDSCAPING
LANDSLIDES
LANGUAGE
NT
SIGN LANGUAGE
RT
LANGUAGE BARRIERS
LANGUAGE BARRIERS
RT
CULTURE
DIVERSITY
LANGUAGE
LARGE DIAMETER HOSE
UF
LARGE DIAMETER HOSES
LDH
BT
HOSE
LARGE DIAMETER HOSES
USE
LARGE DIAMETER HOSE
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USE
CONFLAGRATIONS
LASERS
LAUNDRY FACILITIES
RT
CLOTHES DRYERS
LAW
SN
NT
GENERAL FIELD OF LAW
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
CRIMINAL LAW
LAW ENFORCEMENT
NT
ARRESTS
COMMUNITY POLICING
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
BT
ENFORCEMENT
RT
POLICE
LAWS
USE
LEGISLATION
LAWSUITS
USE
LITIGATION
LAWYERS
USE
ATTORNEYS
LAYOFFS
RT
REDUCTIONS IN FORCE
LDH
USE
LARGE DIAMETER HOSE
LEAD
RT
PAINTS
LEADERSHIP
SN
USED AS CONCEPT OR A THEORY OF MANAGEMENT.
RT
MANAGEMENT
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LEAKS
SN
RT
ESCAPES OR PASSAGES OF SOMETHING THROUGH A BREACH OR
FLAW.
ACCIDENTS
RELEASES
LEARNING STYLE
RT
EDUCATION
TEACHING
TRAINING
LEASING
LEAVE
NT
BT
MATERNITY LEAVE
SICK LEAVE
BENEFITS
LEGAL SERVICES
LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE
BT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
LEGISLATION
UF
LAWS
LEGISLATORS
LEPC
USE
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES
LESSONS LEARNED
SN
THESE ARE LESSONS DRAWN FROM A SPECIFIC EVENT(S)
RT
AFTER ACTION REPORTS
BEST PRACTICES
CLOSE CALLS
CRITIQUES
LEUKEMIA
BT
CANCER
LEVEES
SN
BT
RT
AN EMBANKMENT RAISED TO PREVENT A RIVER FROM
OVERFLOWING.
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
SANDBAGS
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LIABILITY
NT
CORPORATE LIABILITY
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY
MALPRACTICE
NEGLIGENCE
PRODUCT LIABILITY
RT
INSURANCE
LITIGATION
LIBRARIANS
RT
LIBRARIES
LIBRARIES
NT
LIBRARY FINANCE
LIBRARY SERVICES
RT
ARCHIVES
LIBRARIANS
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS
LIBRARY FINANCE
BT
LIBRARIES
LIBRARY SCIENCE
RT
REFERENCE SERVICE
LIBRARY SERVICES
NT
REFERENCE SERVICE
BT
LIBRARIES
LICENSES
RT
CERTIFICATION
LIE DETECTORS
UF
POLYGRAPH TESTS
LIFE BELTS
USE
SEAT BELTS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
RT
MORTALITY
LIFE SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
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FIRE SAFETY
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
NT
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
BASIC CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
LIFEGUARDS
RT
WATER RESCUE
LIFELINES
SN
THOSE SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES THAT DELIVER VITAL SERVICES
AND PRODUCTS TO A COMMUNITY. SUPPORT THAT ENABLES
PEOPLE TO SURVIVE OR TO CONTINUE DOING SOMETHING. DO
NOT USE IN A MEDICAL OR RESCUE EQUIPMENT CONTEXT.
RT
COMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC WORKS
TRANSPORTATION
LIFTS
USE
ELEVATORS
LIGHT DUTY
SN
Work responsibilities that are necessary for the benefit
of the department, yet are non-strenuous and meet the
intent of physicians orders when employees are allowed
to return in a restricted fashion for a preset period of
time.
RT
DISABILITY
WORKERS COMPENSATION
LIGHTING
USE
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
UF
LIGHTING
NT
EMERGENCY LIGHTING
LIGHTNING
BT
STORMS
LIMITED WATER SUPPLY SPRINKLERS
UF
LWSS
BT
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
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LINER SYSTEMS
SN
HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE LINERS
LIQUEFACTION
BT
SEISMOLOGY
RT
EARTHQUAKES
GROUND MOTION
LIQUEFIED COMPRESSED GAS
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
UF
LIQUID NATURAL GAS
LNG
BT
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
GASES
RT
NATURAL GAS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
UF
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS
LPG
NT
PROPANE
BT
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
GASES
LIQUID FUELS
NT
GASOLINE
KEROSENE
OILS
BT
FUELS
LIQUID NATURAL GAS
USE
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS
USE
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
LIQUIDS
RT
DEHYDRATION
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
LIQUOR
USE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
LISTINGS
USE
DIRECTORIES
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LITERACY
SN
USE FOR VERBAL AND ORAL SKILLS.
LITIGATION
UF
COURT CASES
LAWSUITS
RT
LIABILITY
PROSECUTION
LIVE BURNS
UF
BURN EXERCISE
LIVE LOADS
BT
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRANSPORTATION
LIVESTOCK
NT
HORSES
BT
ANIMALS
LIVING WILLS
USE
RIGHT TO DIE
LNG
USE
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LOADING DOCKS
LOANS
BT
RT
BANKS
INTEREST
LOBBYING
RT
COALITIONS
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES
UF
LEPC
RT
AUTOMATED RESOURCE FOR CHEMICAL HAZARD INCIDENT
EVALUATION
STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NT
REGIONAL DISTRICTS
BT
GOVERNMENT
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MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
LOGGING
RT
LUMBER YARDS
SAWMILLS
LOGISTICS
NT
MATERIALS HANDLING
BT
TRANSPORTATION
LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE
SN
Loma Prieta earthquake struck San Francisco Bay, October
17, 1989
LONDON BOMBINGS 2005
LOSS ESTIMATES
RT
RISK EVALUATION
LOSS PREVENTION
RT
FIRE LOSSES
FIRE PREVENTION
PROPERTY LOSSES
LOWER EXTREMITIES
LPG
USE
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
LUBRICANTS
LUMBER YARDS
RT
LOGGING
SAWMILLS
LUNG DISEASES
BT
DISEASES
RT
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
LWSS
USE
LIMITED WATER SUPPLY SPRINKLERS
LYME DISEASE
RT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
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MACS
USE
MULTI AGENCY COORDINATION SYSTEM
MAGAZINES
USE
PERIODICALS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
RT
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC MATERIALS
MAINTENANCE
UF
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
NT
RESTORATION
MALES
USE
MEN
MALPRACTICE
BT
LIABILITY
RT
NEGLIGENCE
MANAGED CARE
BT
HEALTH CARE
RT
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH PROGRAMS
MANAGEMENT
SN
USED IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT.
NT
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FIRE SERVICE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES
PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
QUALITY CIRCLES
REORGANIZATION
TEAM BUILDING
TIME MANAGEMENT
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
RT
DECISION MAKING
LEADERSHIP
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
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MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES
UF
MBO
BT
MANAGEMENT
RT
MISSION STATEMENTS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
UF
MIS
BT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
RT
DATA PROCESSING
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
RT
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
MANAGERS
NT
CITY MANAGERS
EMERGENCY MANAGERS
RT
SUPERVISORS
MANKIND
USE
HUMANS
MANN GULCH
SN
Occurred August, 1949 in the Helena National Forest,
Montana
MANNING
USE
STAFFING
MANUALS
SN
DESCRIBES "HOW TO DO IT"
RT
HANDBOOKS
MANUFACTURED HOMES
USE
MODULAR HOMES
MANUFACTURING
MAPS
NT
HAZARD MAPPING
MARINAS
RT
HARBORS
PIERS
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MARINE ACCIDENTS
BT
ACCIDENTS
MARINE DEPOSIT
USE
MARINE SEDIMENT
MARINE FIRES
BT
FIRES
MARINE LIFE
BT
OCEANOGRAPHY
MARINE POLLUTANTS
BT
POLLUTANTS
MARINE POLLUTION
BT
POLLUTION
MARINE SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
MARINE SEDIMENT
UF
MARINE DEPOSIT
BT
SEDIMENT
MARKETING
RT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
MARSHES
MASONRY
BT
BUILDING MATERIALS
RT
STONE
MASS CASUALTIES
UF
MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT
MASS FATALITIES
MCI
NT
TRIAGE
RT
BODY HANDLING
CASUALTIES
SURGE
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MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT
USE
MASS CASUALTIES
MASS FATALITIES
USE
MASS CASUALTIES
MASS FIRES
USE
CONFLAGRATIONS
MASS GATHERINGS
SN
A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE GATHERED TOGETHER FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR SOCIAL EVENT.
UF
SPECIAL EVENTS
RT
CROWDS
MASS SPECTROMETRY
RT
FIRE INVESTIGATIONS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
PATTERN RECOGNITION
MASS TRANSIT
NT
SUBWAYS
RT
TRANSIT VEHICLES
MAST
USE
MILITARY ANTISHOCK TROUSERS
MASTER PLANNING
BT
PLANNING
MASTER STREAMS
RT
FIRE STREAMS
HOSE
LADDER PIPES
NOZZLES
MATCHES
RT
CIGARETTES
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
UF
MSDS
BT
DATA SHEETS
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
RT
PLACARDING
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MATERIALS HANDLING
BT
LOGISTICS
MATERNITY LEAVE
BT
LEAVE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
BT
MODELS
RT
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
MATHEMATICS
MATTRESSES
BT
BEDDING
FURNISHINGS
RT
PILLOWS
MATTS
USE
MOBILE AIR TRANSPORTABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
MAYDAY
USE
DISTRESS CALLS
MBO
USE
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES
MCI
USE
MASS CASUALTIES
MDT
USE
MOBILE DATA TERMINALS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
BT
ENGINEERING
MEDIA
SN
NT
RT
USE FOR BROADCAST MEDIA...NOT FOR AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS.
JOURNALISM
NEWSPAPERS
RADIO
TELEVISION
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
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MEDIA RELATIONS
SN
ACTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS INTENDED TO ENHANCE
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND MEMBERS OF THE
MEDIA.
BT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
RT
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
MEDICAL CARE
NT
AMBULATORY CARE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
MENTAL HEALTH CARE
MEDICAL CONTROL
SN
SUPERVISION OF AN EMS SERVICE BY A PHYSICIAN.
RT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
MEDICAL DIRECTORS
PHYSICIANS
PROTOCOLS
QUALITY CONTROL
MEDICAL DIRECTORS
SN
PHYSICIANS WHO OVERSEE AN EMS SERVICE.
RT
MEDICAL CONTROL
PHYSICIANS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
NT
DEFIBRILLATORS
POCKET FACE MASKS
PULSE OXIMETERS
RESPIRATORS
RESUSCITATORS
BT
EQUIPMENT
RT
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
MEDICAL FORMS
NT
PREHOSPITAL CARE REPORT
MEDICAL HISTORY
SN
USE FOR PATIENT MEDICAL BACKGROUND
MEDICAL
NT
BT
RT
INSTRUMENTS
CATHETERS
INSTRUMENTS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
THERMOMETERS
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MEDICAL PERSONNEL
NT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
PHYSICIANS
BT
PERSONNEL
MEDICAL REFERRALS
MEDICAL RESEARCH
BT
RESEARCH
MEDICAL SERVICES
NT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
SN
A TYPE OF OBSERVATIONAL STUDY THAT INVOLVES CONTINUOUS
MONITORING OF DISEASE OCCURRENCE WITHIN A POPULATION
RT
SURVEILLANCE
MEDICAL SYMPTOMS
MEDICAL TESTS
BT
TESTS
MEDICAL WASTES
BT
WASTES
RT
HAZARDOUS WASTES
MEDICARE
BT
INSURANCE
MEDICINE
SN
Study or practice of medicine; NOT medications, drugs,
etc.
NT
DISASTER MEDICINE
RT
BIOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY
MEDIVACS
BT
AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT
RT
HELICOPTERS
MEETINGS
SN
Not used when the item itself is a PROCEEDING. But is
used when the item is NOT a PROCEEDING and describes a
meeting, its subject focus, management or production.
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CONFERENCES
MEMORABILIA
USE
COLLECTIBLES
MEMORIALS
UF
CEREMONIES
FUNERALS
NT
FIREFIGHTER MEMORIALS
MEMORY
SN
USE IN RELATION TO HUMANS NOT COMPUTERS.
MEN
UF
BT
RT
MALES
GENDER
SEX DISCRIMINATION
MENINGITIS
BT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
MENTAL HEALTH CARE
BT
MEDICAL CARE
MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
BT
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
RT
HOSPITALS
MENTAL STRESS
USE
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
BT
HANDICAPPED
MENTORING
UF
MENTORS
BT
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
MENTORS
USE
MENTORING
MERIT PAY
RT
INCENTIVES
MOTIVATION
SALARIES
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MERS
USE
MOBILE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT
METAL PLATING
METALS
NT
ALLOYS
ALUMINUM
METEOROLOGY
NT
AUTOMATIC WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CLIMATES
WEATHER
RT
CLOUDS
METERS
METH LAB
USE
CLANDESTINE DRUG LABORATORIES
METHANE
BT
GASES
METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
USE
MRSA
METRIC SYSTEM
METRO
USE
SUBWAYS
METRO STATIONS
USE
SUBWAY STATIONS
METROPOLITAN AREAS
USE
URBAN AREAS
MGM GRAND HOTEL
SN
MGM Grand fire occurred November 21, 1980 in Las Vegas,
NV
MICROCOMPUTERS
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USE
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
MICROFORMS
MICROWAVES
MIDI PUMPERS
BT
PUMPERS
MIDWEST FLOODS 1993
SN
GREAT FLOOD OF 1993 OCCURRED IN THE MIDWEST STRETCHING
THE LENGTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND MANY OF
ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM MINNESOTA TO MISSISSIPPI. AT $15
BILLION DOLLARS, MOST COSTLY FLOOD IN THE UNITED STATES
ON RECORD.
BT
FLOODS
MIGRATION
MILITARY AIRCRAFT
BT
AIRCRAFT
MILITARY ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
RT
PNEUMATIC ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
MILITARY ANTISHOCK TROUSERS
UF
MAST
BT
ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
RT
PNEUMATIC ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
NT
MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
MILITARY DEFENSE
RT
ARMED FORCES
NATIONAL DEFENSE
STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
BT
EQUIPMENT
MILITARY FACILITIES
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MILITARY MANEUVERS
USE
MILITARY TRAINING
MILITARY MINES
NT
LAND MINES
RT
MILITARY WEAPONS
MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
UF
MOOTW
BT
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
RT
COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
DISASTER RELIEF
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
MILITARY PERSONNEL
BT
PERSONNEL
MILITARY SUPPLIES
MILITARY TRAINING
UF
MILITARY MANEUVERS
WAR GAMES
MILITARY WEAPONS
BT
WEAPONS
RT
LAND MINES
MILITARY MINES
MILITIAS
BT
ARMED FORCES
MINES
NT
RT
COAL MINES
QUARRIES
SUBTERRANEAN SPACES
MINI PUMPERS
BT
PUMPERS
MINICOMPUTERS
USE
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
MINIMUM IMPACT SUPPRESSION TACTICS
UF
MIST
BT
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
TACTICS
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MINNEAPOLIS BRIDGE COLLAPSE
SN
The I-35W Mississippi River bridge during the evening
rush hour on August 1, 2007 killing 13 and injuring 145.
UF
I35 BRIDGE COLLAPSE
MINORITIES
RT
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
DISCRIMINATION
MIRRORS
RT
GLASS
MIS
USE
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MISCARRIAGES
SN
SPONTANEOUS ABORTION
RT
CHILDBIRTH
PREGNANCY
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS
MISSILES
BT
WEAPONS
RT
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
SPACE WEAPONS
MISSING PERSONS
MISSION STATEMENTS
RT
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES
MIST
USE
MINIMUM IMPACT SUPPRESSION TACTICS
MISTAKES
USE
ERRORS
MITIGATION
SN
PREPLANNING TO LESSEN THE EFFECTS OF A DISASTER.
NT
CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR READINESS
NATIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
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MOBILE AIR TRANSPORTABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
UF
MATTS
MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLES
BT
COMMAND POSTS
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
RT
MOBILE UNITS
MOBILE DATA TERMINALS
SN
MOBILE COMPUTERS, USUALLY IN EMERGENCY VEHICLES, WHICH
AID IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
UF
MDT
BT
COMPUTERS
RT
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
MOBILE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT
UF
MERS
MOBILE HOMES
BT
DWELLINGS
RT
MODULAR HOMES
MOBILE UNITS
RT
MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLES
MOBILIZATION
SN
USE AS A TERM IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR ACTIVATING
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT IN A CRISIS SITUATION. DO NOT
USE FOR MOTIVATING.
MODELS
NT
MODULAR
UF
BT
RT
BENCHMARKING
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
COMPUTER MODELS
FIRE MODELS
HAZARD MODELS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
HOMES
MANUFACTURED HOMES
DWELLINGS
MOBILE HOMES
MOISTURE
RT
CONDENSATION
FUEL MOISTURE
HUMIDITY
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MONITORS
SN
USED IN MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT.
RT
PULSE OXIMETERS
MONSOONS
RT
STORMS
MONTE CARLO METHODS
SN
A METHOD OF NUMERICAL SOLUTION. ONE WHICH INVOLVES
CHANCE OR RANDOM ELEMENTS AND CONTINUING SAMPLING OF
VALUES OF ELEMENTS.
MONUMENTS
RT
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
MOON
RT
EARTH
SOLAR SYSTEM
MOOTW
USE
MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
MORALE
RT
JOB SATISFACTION
MORBIDITY
SN
THE INCIDENCE OF DISEASE OR RATE OF SICKNESS IN A
COMMUNITY OR GROUP.
RT
DISEASES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH
MORGUES
UF
MORTUARIES
RT
BODY HANDLING
MORTALITY
SN
FREQUENCY OR NUMBER OF DEATHS IN PROPORTION TO A
POPULATION
UF
DEATH RATES
FATALITY RATES
RT
LIFE EXPECTANCY
MORTGAGES
BT
BANKS
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MORTUARIES
USE
MORGUES
MOTELS
RT
BOARDING HOUSES
HOTELS
MOTION SICKNESS
MOTIVATION
SN
USE ONLY IN BEHAVIORAL SENSE.
RT
INCENTIVES
JOB SATISFACTION
MERIT PAY
PRODUCTIVITY
MOTIVES
SN
AS IT RELATES TO AN INCENTIVE TO COMMIT A CRIME
MOTOR HOMES
BT
VEHICLES
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
UF
MVA
BT
ACCIDENTS
RT
EXTRICATION
MOTORCYCLES
BT
VEHICLES
MOTORS
RT
ENGINES
MOULAGE
BT
TRAINING SIMULATION
RT
SIMULATION
TRAINING AIDS
MOUNT ST HELENS VOLCANO (1980)
SN
Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, in deadliest
and most economically destructive volcanic event in the
history of the United States.
UF
MT ST HELENS VOLCANO (1980)
MOUNTAINS
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MOVIE THEATERS
USE
THEATERS
MOVIES
USE
FILMS
MRSA
UF
METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
MSDS
USE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
MT ST HELENS VOLCANO (1980)
USE
MOUNT ST HELENS VOLCANO (1980)
MULTI AGENCY COORDINATION SYSTEM
SN
THIS IS NOT A GENERIC TERM. MACS IS SPECIFICALLY PART
OF THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM.
UF
MACS
RT
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
MULTI YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLANS
SN
EXCLUSIVELY FEMA's MYDP INSTRUMENT, PART OF IEMS.
UF
MYDP
RT
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MUNICIPAL BUDGETS
RT
BUDGETING
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
BT
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
RT
CITY MANAGERS
STATE EMPLOYEES
MUNICIPAL FIRE PROTECTION
USE
URBAN FIRE PROTECTION
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
UF
CITY GOVERNMENT
BT
GOVERNMENT
RT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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MURDER
USE
HOMICIDE
MUSEUMS
MUSTERS
MUTATIONS
MUTUAL AID
SN
RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE BY PRIOR AGREEMENTS.
RT
AUTOMATIC AID
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
MVA
USE
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
MYDP
USE
MULTI YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLANS
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
USE
HEART ATTACK
MYTHS
UF
RT
URBAN LEGENDS
FABLES
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NARCOTICS
RT
DRUG ABUSE
DRUGS
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
UF
NCS
BT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
RT
HOMELAND SECURITY
NATIONAL DEFENSE
RT
CIVIL DEFENSE
DETERRENCE
EMERGENCY POWERS
HOMELAND SECURITY
MILITARY DEFENSE
NATIONAL DEFENSE EXECUTIVE RESERVE
UF
NDER
NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM
UF
NDMS
RT
DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAMS
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM
UF
NEHRP
NATIONAL EMERGENCY ALARM REPEATER
UF
NEAR
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATING CENTER
USE
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
SN
FEMA FACILITY WHICH PROVIDES NOTIFICATION TO HEADQUARTER
AND REGIONAL RESPONDERS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN.
UF
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATING CENTER
NECC
RT
DISASTER FIELD OFFICES
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICERS
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY
UF
NFA
BT
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
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NATIONAL FIRE CODES
RT
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM
UF
NFDRS
RT
FIRE SEASONS
NATIONAL FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM
UF
NFIRS
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION
SN
Original name of the United States Fire Administration
UF
NFPCA
RT
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
UF
NFPA
RT
NATIONAL FIRE CODES
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
UF
NFIP
RT
COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SN
DO NOT CONFUSE WITH NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIIMS)
UF
NIMS
RT
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
FIRESCOPE
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
UF
NIIMS
RT
FIRESCOPE
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NATIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
SN
USE ONLY FOR FEMA'S NATIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY.
UF
NMS
BT
MITIGATION
RT
CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR READINESS
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
PROJECT IMPACT
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NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
SN
USE ONLY FOR DHS FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
UF
NRP
BT
DISASTER PLANS
RT
DISASTER FIELD OFFICES
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICERS
FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NATIONAL SECURITY
USE
HOMELAND SECURITY
NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER
USE
NVOAD
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL
UF
NVFC
NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM
UF
NAWAS
BT
WARNING SYSTEMS
NATIVE AMERICANS
UF
AMERICAN INDIANS
NATO
USE
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
NATURAL DEATH
USE
RIGHT TO DIE
NATURAL DISASTER WARNING SYSTEMS
BT
WARNING SYSTEMS
NATURAL DISASTERS
SN
SPECIFIC NATURAL DISASTERS FOUND UNDER THEIR OWN ENTRIES
ARE: AVALANCHES; BLIZZARDS; CYCLONES; DROUGHTS;
EARTHQUAKES; FLOODS; HURRICANES; LANDSLIDES; MONSOONS;
STORMS; TORNADOES; TSUNAMIS; TYPHOONS; VOLCANOES.
BT
DISASTERS
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NATURAL GAS
BT
GASES
RT
ENERGY
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
NATURAL HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
NATURAL RESOURCES
RT
ECOLOGY
NAVIGATION
RT
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
NAWAS
USE
NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM
NCS
USE
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
NDER
USE
NATIONAL DEFENSE EXECUTIVE RESERVE
NDMS
USE
NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM
NEAR
USE
NATIONAL EMERGENCY ALARM REPEATER
NEAR MISSES
USE
CLOSE CALLS
NECC
USE
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
RT
EVALUATION
NEEP
USE
NUCLEAR ELECTRONIC EFFECTS PROGRAM
NEGLIGENCE
BT
LIABILITY
RT
CORPORATE LIABILITY
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GOVERNMENT LIABILITY
MALPRACTICE
PRODUCT LIABILITY
NEGOTIATION
RT
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
NEHRP
USE
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NETWORKING
SN
USE THIS TERM ONLY IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL AND
MANAGEMENT CONTEXT. USE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.
BT
COMMUNICATION
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES
BT
DISEASES
NEUROLOGY
RT
NEUROTOXINS
NEUROTOXINS
BT
VENOMS
RT
NEUROLOGY
NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE
SN
THE NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE IS AN AREA OF MAJOR SEISMIC
ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHERN AND MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES.
THE FAULT ZONE STRETCHES TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM NEW
MADRID, MISSOURI.
RT
EARTHQUAKES
NEWSPAPERS
BT
MEDIA
RT
JOURNALISM
NFA
USE
NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY
NFDRS
USE
NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM
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NFIP
USE
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
NFIRS
USE
NATIONAL FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM
NFPA
USE
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
NFPA 101
SN
LIFE SAFETY CODE
BT
CODES
NFPA 13
SN
STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
BT
STANDARDS
NFPA 70E
SN
STANDARD FOR ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
BT
STANDARDS
NFPA 72
SN
NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE
BT
CODES
NFPA 921
SN
GUIDE FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS
BT
STANDARDS
NFPA 99
SN
STANDARD FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
BT
STANDARDS
NFPCA
USE
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION
NGO
USE
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NIGHTCLUBS
SN
DEFINES ANY COMMERICAL ESTABLISHMENT WITH ENTERTAINMENT
AND/OR DANCING.
BT
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
RT
RESTAURANTS
NIIMS
USE
NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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NIMS
USE
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NMS
USE
NATIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
NOISE
RT
NOMEX
RT
ACOUSTICS
HEARING LOSS
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
NOMINAL GROUP PROCESS
RT
DELPHI METHOD
GROUP RELATIONS
TEAM BUILDING
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
UF
NGO
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
RT
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
NVOAD
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
USE
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
RT
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONSTRUCTURAL HAZARDS
SN
THOSE PARTS OF A BUILDING NOT SUPPORTING LOADS OR GIVING
STRENGTH, I.E., STAIRWAYS, FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT,
WINDOWS, GAS LINES.
BT
HAZARDS
RT
SEISMIC HAZARDS
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
UF
NATO
NORTHERN IRELAND
BT
UNITED KINGDOM
RT
GREAT BRITAIN
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SCOTLAND
WALES
NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE
SN
Northridge earthquake struck Los Angeles, CA
neighborhood on January 17, 1994
NOSEBLEEDS
NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
UF
REVERSE 911
BT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
RT
WARNING SYSTEMS
NOZZLES
NT
FOG NOZZLES
BT
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
RT
HOSE
LADDER PIPES
MASTER STREAMS
NRP
USE
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
NUCLEAR ATTACK
USE
NUCLEAR WARFARE
NUCLEAR ELECTRONIC EFFECTS PROGRAM
UF
NEEP
NUCLEAR
UF
NT
BT
RT
ENERGY
ATOMIC ENERGY
FISSION
ENERGY
ELECTRONS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSION EFFECTS
BT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
RT
ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE ADVISORY CAPABILITY
NUCLEAR WINTER
NUCLEAR
NT
BT
RT
EXPLOSIONS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSION EFFECTS
EXPLOSIONS
BLAST WAVES
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NUCLEAR INDUSTRIES
UF
ATOMIC INDUSTRIES
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY WORKERS
BT
PERSONNEL
NUCLEAR MATERIALS
USE
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
UF
ATOMIC POWER PLANTS
RT
COOLING TOWERS
ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
RT
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
NUCLEAR RADIATION
SN
USE THIS TERM AS IT RELATES TO NUCLEAR OR ATOMIC
REACTIONS.
UF
ATOMIC RADIATION
BT
RADIATION
NUCLEAR REACTORS
UF
ATOMIC REACTORS
BREEDER REACTORS
NT
CONTAINMENT VESSELS
RT
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
NUCLEAR RESEARCH
UF
ATOMIC RESEARCH
BT
RESEARCH
NUCLEAR TESTS
UF
ATOMIC TESTS
BT
TESTS
NUCLEAR THREAT
NUCLEAR WARFARE
SN
USE FOR ACT OR APPLICATION OF WEAPONS - NOT THE
INSTRUMENTS.
UF
ATOMIC WARFARE
NUCLEAR ATTACK
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NUCLEAR WASTES
USE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
NUCLEAR
SN
BT
RT
WEAPONS
USE FOR THE INSTRUMENTS OF DESTRUCTION - NOT THE ACT.
WEAPONS
BOMBS
MISSILES
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
SPACE WEAPONS
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
NUCLEAR WINTER
RT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSION EFFECTS
NURSES
RT
PHYSICIANS
NURSING
NURSING HOMES
BT
BUILDINGS
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
RT
HOSPITALS
RETIREMENT HOMES
NUTRITION
NT
CHOLESTEROL
RT
DIET
PHYSICAL FITNESS
WELLNESS PROGRAMS
NVFC
USE
NVOAD
UF
RT
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL
NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER
DONATIONS MANAGEMENT
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
VOLUNTEERS
NYLON
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OBESITY
UF
OVERWEIGHT
OCCUPANCY
SN
RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OCCUPYING A
BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS
BT
ACCIDENTS
RT
FIRE STATION ACCIDENTS
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
BT
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
OCCUPATIONAL FATALITIES
SN
DEATHS THAT OCCURRED ON THE JOB.
BT
FATALITIES
RT
INDUSTRIAL FATALITIES
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
NT
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
RT
INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS
NOISE
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
NT
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
BT
HEALTH
RT
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
SN
INJURIES THAT OCCUR ON THE JOB.
BT
INJURIES
RT
FALLS
HEARING LOSS
INDUSTRIAL INJURIES
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
RT
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
NOISE
RIGHT TO KNOW
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY EDUCATION
BT
SAFETY EDUCATION
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RT
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY EDUCATION
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
UF
OSHA
OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING
BT
TRAINING
OCD
USE
OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE
OCEANOGRAPHY
NT
MARINE LIFE
TIDES
TSUNAMIS
OCEANS
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
BT
EQUIPMENT
OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE
UF
OCD
OFFICER DEVELOPMENT
SN
Training for and professional development of fire
service officers
RT
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
OFFICES
BT
BUILDINGS
OFFICIALS
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
RT
OIL WELLS
OIL BURNERS
BT
HEATING SYSTEMS
RT
BURNERS
HEATERS
OIL INDUSTRY
BT
INDUSTRY
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OIL SPILLS
BT
SPILLS
OIL TANKS
BT
TANKS
OIL WELLS
BT
WELLS
RT
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
OILS
SN
BT
RT
DO NOT USE FOR COOKING OILS, i.e., VEGETABLE OILS, ETC.
LIQUID FUELS
PETROLEUM
OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING
SN
Oklahoma City bombing occurred April 19, 1995
UF
ALFRED P. MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING
ON CALL FIREFIGHTERS
USE
RESERVE FIREFIGHTERS
ON SITE INSPECTIONS
USE
VERIFICATION
ONCALL FIREFIGHTERS
USE
RESERVE FIREFIGHTERS
ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA
SN
One Meridian Plaza Fire occurred Feb 23, 1991 in
Philadelphia, PA
OPEN BURNING
NT
CONTROLLED BURNING
PRESCRIBED BURNING
OPERATING SYSTEMS
SN
PROGRAM THAT SUPERVISES AND CONTROLS THE OPERATIONS OF A
COMPUTER.
NT
UNIX
BT
COMPUTERS
RT
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
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OPERATIONS RESEARCH
SN
SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY FOR EXAMINING, DEFINING,
ANALYZING, AND SOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMS.
BT
RESEARCH
RT
PROBLEM SOLVING
OPINION SURVEYS
BT
SURVEYS
RT
FOREIGN OPINION
OPTICS
NT
FIBER OPTICS
ORAL COMMUNICATION
SN
FOR COMMUNICATING THROUGH SPEECH; THE "SPOKEN WORD"
BT
COMMUNICATION
RT
DICTION
HUMOR
ORGAN DONATION
RT
TRANSPLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
BT
ORGANIZATIONS
RT
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
SN
THE NORMS, VALUES, ATTITUDES, AND BELIEFS, EVIDENCED IN
MYTHS, STORIES, JARGON, AND RITUALS, THAT ARE SHARED BY
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS.
BT
ORGANIZATIONS
RT
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BT
ORGANIZATIONS
RT
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
BT
ORGANIZATIONS
RT
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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ORGANIZATIONAL RELOCATION PLANNING
SN
OLD CIVIL DEFENSE TERM RELATING TO CRISIS RELOCATION OF
COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS OR INSTITUTIONS
UF
ORP
ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS
BT
STRESS
RT
JOB STRESS
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
ORGANIZATIONS
NT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
ORGANIZED CRIME
BT
CRIME
ORIENTATIONS
BT
TRAINING
RT
RECRUITMENT
ORP
USE
ORGANIZATIONAL RELOCATION PLANNING
OSHA
USE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS SCHOOL
SN
Our Lady of the Angels School Fire occurred on December
1, 1958, in Chicago, IL
OUTER SPACE
USE
SPACE
OVERHAUL
BT
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
RT
SALVAGE
OVERTIME
RT
SALARIES
OVERWEIGHT
USE
OBESITY
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OXIDIZING AGENTS
OXYGEN
OZONE
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PACEMAKERS
RT
ARRHYTHMIA
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
HEART
PACKAGING
RT
PRODUCT TAMPERING
PAGING SYSTEMS
BT
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
PAIN
PAINTS
RT
LACQUER
LEAD
SPRAY BOOTHS
PAN AM FLIGHT 103
SN
Pan Am flight 103 exploded and crashed over Lockerbie,
Scotland, December 21, 1988.
PANDEMICS
RT
DISASTERS
EPIDEMICS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
PLAGUES
PANELING
PANIC
BT
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
PAPER
PARACHUTING
USE
SKYDIVING
PARAMEDICS
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
RT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
PARKING FACILITIES
RT
GARAGES
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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT
BT
MANAGEMENT
PARTICULATE MATERIALS
PASG
USE
PNEUMATIC ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
PASS
USE
PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS
PASSENGERS
SN
USE ONLY WHEN ITEM IS ABOUT PASSENGERS, i.e., THEIR
BEHAVIOR IN AN ACCIDENT, etc.
PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION
SN
FIRE PROTECTION DEVICES THAT ARE PART OF THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING.
BT
FIRE PROTECTION
PATCHES
RT
INSIGNIA
UNIFORMS
PATENTS
RT
COPYRIGHT
INVENTIONS
TRADEMARKS
PATIENT CONSENT
RT
REFUSAL OF TREATMENT
TREATMENT
PATIENT PACKAGING
SN
Preparing a patient for safe extraction or transport
PATIENT RECORDS
BT
RECORDS
RT
HIPAA
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PATIENT TRANSFER
RT
AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT
AMBULANCE SERVICE
PATIENTS
PATTERN RECOGNITION
SN
THIS TERM IS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE INVESTIGATION AND
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.
RT
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
FIRE INVESTIGATIONS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
MASS SPECTROMETRY
PAVEMENT
RT
ASPHALT
CONCRETE
PC
USE
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
PCB
USE
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
PDA
USE
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
PEACE
PEDESTRIANS
RT
SIDEWALKS
PEDIATRICS
RT
CHILDREN
PEER COUNSELING
UF
PEER SUPPORT
PEER SUPPORT GROUPS
BT
COUNSELING
RT
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
JOB STRESS
SOCIAL SUPPORT
PEER SUPPORT
USE
PEER COUNSELING
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PEER SUPPORT GROUPS
USE
PEER COUNSELING
PEL
USE
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
PENALTIES
UF
FINES
RT
CITATIONS
FEES
VIOLATIONS
PENSIONS
RT
RETIREMENT
SOCIAL SECURITY
PENTAGON ATTACK
SN
American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and flown into
the Pentagon on September 11, 2001
BT
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
RT
UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93
WORLD TRADE CENTER 2001
PERFORMANCE CODES
BT
CODES
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
BT
EVALUATION
RT
DEMOTIONS
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
PROMOTIONS
PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
UF
PPA
BT
MITIGATION
RT
CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR READINESS
NATIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
PERIODICALS
UF
MAGAZINES
SERIALS
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
UF
PEL
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PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS
UF
PASS
BT
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY
SAFETY DEVICES
RT
PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
SN
A personal computer is any computer whose original sales
price, size, and capabilities make it useful for
individuals. A personal computer may be a desktop
computer, a laptop computer or a tablet computer. Unlike
a PDA too large to fit in the palm of the hand.
UF
MICROCOMPUTERS
MINICOMPUTERS
PC
BT
COMPUTERS
RT
COMPUTER MONITORS
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS
UF
PDA
BT
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
RT
COMPUTERS
MOBILE DATA TERMINALS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
PERSONAL FINANCE
RT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PERSONAL GOALS
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
UF
IDENTIFICATION
PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS
UF
PLB
BT
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
RT
PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
UF
PPE
NT
BREATHING APPARATUS
PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS
PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS
BT
EQUIPMENT
PERSONALITY
RT
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
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PERSONNEL
NT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY WORKERS
RESCUE PERSONNEL
PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY
SN
Knowing the quantity, assignment and location of
personnel, particularly at a hazardous work site
NT
PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS
BT
ACCOUNTABILITY
RT
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
TRACKING SYSTEMS
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
NT
HUMAN RESOURCES
PERSONNEL RETENTION
BT
MANAGEMENT
RT
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
PERSONNEL RETENTION
BT
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
RT
ATTRITION
RECRUITMENT
TURNOVER
PERT
USE
PROGRAM EVALUATION REVIEW TECHNIQUE
PESHTIGO
SN
Fire started October 8, 1871 near Peshtigo, Wisconsin
RT
CONFLAGRATIONS
PESTICIDES
SN
USED FOR ALL PESTICIDES; ENTER SPECIFIC PESTICIDE IN
NOTES FIELD.
BT
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
RT
HERBICIDES
INSECTICIDES
POISONS
PETROLEUM
BT
FUELS
RT
GASOLINE
OILS
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PETS
USE
ANIMALS
PHOBIA
PHOTOGRAPHY
NT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
RT
CAMERAS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
SN
MEDICAL ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
PHYSICAL FITNESS
NT
AEROBICS
WEIGHT TRAINING
RT
AGILITY TESTS
NUTRITION
WELLNESS PROGRAMS
PHYSICAL THERAPY
BT
THERAPY
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
SN
A PERSON WHO IS SPECIALLY TRAINED IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT OF COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND
WHO THEREBY EXTENDS THE PHYSICIAN'S CAPACITY TO PROVIDE
MEDICAL CARE.
BT
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
RT
PHYSICIANS
PHYSICIANS
UF
DOCTORS
BT
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
RT
MEDICAL CONTROL
MEDICAL DIRECTORS
NURSES
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
PHYSICS
NT
ELECTRONS
FISSION
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS
BT
STRESS
RT
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH
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PHYSIOLOGY
RT
BIOLOGY
MEDICINE
PIC
USE
PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES
PICKETING
USE
PROTESTS
PIERS
UF
RT
DOCKS
HARBORS
MARINAS
PILLOWS
BT
BEDDING
RT
FURNISHINGS
MATTRESSES
PILOTS
NT
AIRLINE PILOTS
PIO
USE
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS
PIPELINES
PIPES
USE
PIPING
UF
NT
PIPING
PIPES
COPPER PIPING
PLASTIC PIPING
STEEL PIPING
PLACARDING
BT
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
RT
LABELING
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
PLAGUES
RT
DISASTERS
EPIDEMICS
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PANDEMICS
PLANNING
NT
DISASTER PLANNING
MASTER PLANNING
PREFIRE PLANNING
STRATEGIC PLANNING
SUCCESSION PLANNING
URBAN PLANNING
PLANS
NT
DISASTER PLANS
EVACUATION PLANS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE PLANS
PLANS REVIEW
SN
ONLY THE
PLANS OR
BT
BUILDING
RT
BUILDING
PLANTS
SN
NT
PROCESS OF PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF BUILDING
BLUEPRINTS.
INSPECTIONS
CONSTRUCTION
USE FOR VEGETATION - NOT FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS.
FOOD PLANTS
TOXIC PLANTS
PLASMA
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
BT
CONTAINERS
RT
STEEL CONTAINERS
PLASTIC PIPING
BT
PIPING
PLASTIC SURGERY
BT
SURGERY
RT
SKIN GRAFTING
PLASTICS
PLB
USE
PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS
PLUMBING
RT
BACKFLOW
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PLUMES
RT
SMOKE
PLUTONIUM
PLYWOOD
SN
USE AS A TERM RELATING TO BUILDING MATERIALS AND/OR
FUEL.
BT
BUILDING MATERIALS
RT
WOOD
PMS
USE
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
PNEUMATIC ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
UF
PASG
BT
ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
RT
MILITARY ANTISHOCK GARMENTS
MILITARY ANTISHOCK TROUSERS
POCKET FACE MASKS
SN
USED FOR CPR - NOT RELATED TO RESPIRATORY OR FACE
PROTECTION.
BT
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
RT
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
POISON CONTROL CENTERS
POISONING
POISONOUS PLANTS
USE
TOXIC PLANTS
POISONS
NT
ARSENIC
CYANIDE
RT
INSECTICIDES
PESTICIDES
TOXICOLOGY
POLICE
NT
RT
FIRE POLICE
COMMUNITY POLICING
FIRST RESPONDERS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
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SWAT TEAMS
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
BT
LAW ENFORCEMENT
POLICE FIRE CONSOLIDATION
BT
CONSOLIDATION
RT
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
REGIONAL CONSOLIDATION
POLICIES
NT
FOREIGN POLICY
PUBLIC POLICY
RT
PROCEDURES
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICS
NT
CAMPAIGNS
ELECTIONS
VOTING
POLLUTANTS
NT
MARINE POLLUTANTS
RT
FLUOROCARBONS
POLLUTION
NT
AIR POLLUTION
MARINE POLLUTION
SOIL POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
UF
PCB
POLYESTERS
BT
FABRICS
POLYGRAPH TESTS
USE
LIE DETECTORS
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POLYMERS
POLYURETHANE
BT
FOAMS
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
UF
PVC
POOL FIRES
BT
FIRES
RT
FIRE TESTS
POPULATION
USE
DEMOGRAPHICS
PORNOGRAPHY
RT
SEX CRIMES
POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
UF
PPV
BT
VENTILATION
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
UF
PTSD
BT
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
RT
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
POSTAL SERVICES
RT
ZIP CODES
POVERTY
NT
PUBLIC WELFARE
POWDER COATINGS
BT
COATINGS
POWER
SN
AS RELATES TO INFLUENCE AND DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY.
POWER CABLES
UF
ELECTRIC CABLES
BT
CABLES
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POWER FAILURES
SN
AS RELATES TO POWER OUTAGE, BLACKOUTS, ETC.
POWER TOOLS
NT
CHAIN SAWS
BT
TOOLS
POWS
USE
PRISONERS OF WAR
PPA
USE
PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
PPC
USE
PUBLIC PROTECTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
PPE
USE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
PPV
USE
POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
PRECIPITATION
NT
HAIL
RAIN
SLEET
SNOW
PREFIRE PLANNING
BT
PLANNING
PREGNANCY
RT
ABORTION
CHILDBIRTH
MISCARRIAGES
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS
PREHOSPITAL CARE
USE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
PREHOSPITAL CARE REPORT
BT
MEDICAL FORMS
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
UF
PMS
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PREMIXED FLAMES
BT
FLAMES
PRESCRIBED BURNING
BT
OPEN BURNING
WILDLAND MANAGEMENT
RT
CONTROLLED BURNING
PRESCRIPTION CODES
USE
PRESCRIPTIVE CODES
PRESCRIPTIONS
RT
DRUGS
PRESCRIPTIVE CODES
UF
PRESCRIPTION CODES
BT
CODES
PRESSURE VESSELS
RT
BOILERS
STORAGE TANKS
PRESSURIZATION
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
USE
MAINTENANCE
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
RT
ACCIDENT PREVENTION
INJURY PREVENTION
PRINTING
PRISONERS
NT
PRISONERS OF WAR
PRISONERS OF WAR
UF
POWS
BT
PRISONERS
PRISONS
UF
JAILS
RT
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
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CRIME
PRIVACY
RT
CONFIDENTIALITY
HIPAA
PRIVATE SECTOR
RT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
SN
CONTRACTED PUBLIC SERVICES
PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS
SN
DO NOT CONFUSE WITH JUNIOR FIRE FIGHTERS PROGRAM
BT
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
PROBLEM SOLVING
RT
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
PROCEDURES
NT
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
RT
POLICIES
PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT
SN
A PROCESS OF MANAGEMENT TO GAIN CONTROL OVER HEALTH AND
SAFETY IN THE INDUSTRIAL WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT.
UF
PSM
PRODUCT EVALUATION
BT
EVALUATION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
BT
LIABILITY
RT
CORPORATE LIABILITY
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY
NEGLIGENCE
RECALLS
PRODUCT SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
PRODUCT SERVICE
PRODUCT TAMPERING
RT
PACKAGING
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PRODUCTIVITY
RT
MOTIVATION
PROFESSIONALISM
PROGNOSES
UF
PROGNOSIS
RT
DIAGNOSES
SYMPTOMS
PROGNOSIS
USE
PROGNOSES
PROGRAM EVALUATION REVIEW TECHNIQUE
UF
PERT
BT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION
BT
EDUCATION
PROJECT IMPACT
RT
NATIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
PROJECT
NT
BT
RT
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM EVALUATION REVIEW TECHNIQUE
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
PROMOTIONS
SN
USE ONLY FOR PERSONNEL ADVANCEMENT AND NOT FOR MARKETING
CAMPAIGNS
RT
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
PROPAGANDA
PROPANE
BT
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
PROPELLANTS
BT
EXPLOSIVES
RT
IGNITION SOURCES
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PROPERTY DAMAGE
SN
IMPAIRMENT OF THE USEFULNESS OR VALUE OF PROPERTY
COMPARED TO LOSS (MEANING DESTRUCTION)
BT
DAMAGE
RT
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
PROPERTY LOSSES
PROPERTY LOSSES
RT
FIRE LOSSES
LOSS PREVENTION
PROPERTY DAMAGE
PROSECUTION
RT
LITIGATION
PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES
SN
FEMA PROGRAM
UF
PIC
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
NT
BODY ARMOR
HELMETS
TURNOUT GEAR
BT
CLOTHING
RT
NOMEX
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
BT
COATINGS
PROTECTIVE DEVICES
USE
SAFETY DEVICES
PROTESTS
UF
PICKETING
SIT INS
PROTOCOLS
SN
MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND POLICIES ONLY - NOT DIPLOMACY.
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
RT
MEDICAL CONTROL
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
TRIAGE
PSAP
USE
PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS
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PSM
USE
PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT
PSOB
USE
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS ACT
PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
RT
ANXIETY
CRISIS INTERVENTION
DEPRESSION
PSYCHIATRY
TRAUMA
PSYCHIATRY
RT
PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
SN
USED FOR SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND SYMPTOMS.
UF
MENTAL STRESS
NT
ANXIETY
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
DEPRESSION
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
BT
STRESS
RT
COPING
JOB STRESS
ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
USE
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
UF
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
BT
TESTS
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA
RT
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
PSYCHOLOGY
NT
COPING
COUNSELING
PTSD
USE
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION
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BT
RT
DEFIBRILLATION
AUTOMATED DEFIBRILLATORS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
RT
MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
SN
STRUCTURES AND/OR FACILITIES USED FOR LARGE GATHERINGS
OF PEOPLE.
NT
ARENAS
CHURCHES
NIGHTCLUBS
RESTAURANTS
SCHOOLS
STADIUMS
THEATERS
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
BT
EDUCATION
RT
CLOWNS
FIRE SAFETY HOUSES
FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS
PUPPETS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
NT
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
STATE EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC HEALTH
NT
INFECTION CONTROL
BT
HEALTH
RT
MORBIDITY
SANITATION
PUBLIC INFORMATION
NT
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
RISK COMMUNICATION
RT
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MEDIA
MEDIA RELATIONS
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS
UF
PIO
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PUBLIC OPINION
RT
ATTITUDES
PUBLIC POLICY
BT
POLICIES
PUBLIC PROTECTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
SN
Used with ISO's Grading Schedule
UF
PPC
RT
GRADING SCHEDULE
PUBLIC RELATIONS
SN
ACTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS (CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENTS,
ETC.) IN PROMOTING FAVORABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.
NT
CITIZEN ACADEMIES
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MEDIA RELATIONS
RT
JOINT INFORMATION CENTERS
MARKETING
PUBLIC SAFETY
BT
SAFETY
PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS
SN
THE LOCATION WHERE 911 CALLS ARE RECEIVED.
UF
PSAP
BT
DISPATCHING
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
RT
311
911
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS
RT
POLICE FIRE CONSOLIDATION
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
BT
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
RT
POLICE FIRE CONSOLIDATION
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS ACT
UF
PSOB
PUBLIC SECTOR
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RT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SN
A COMPANY THAT PERFORMS A PUBLIC SERVICE, SUBJECT TO
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
UF
UTILITIES
RT
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE
LIFELINES
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WELFARE
BT
POVERTY
PUBLIC WORKS
SN
PHYSICAL STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES FINANCED BY PUBLIC
FUNDS AND CONSTRUCTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL
PUBLIC
RT
INFRASTRUCTURE
LIFELINES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLISHING
PULASKIS
BT
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
PULSE OXIMETERS
BT
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
RT
MONITORS
PUMPERS
NT
MIDI PUMPERS
MINI PUMPERS
BT
FIRE APPARATUS
RT
TANKERS
PUMPING SYSTEMS
PUMPS
RT
RELAY PUMPING
PUPPETS
RT
CLOWNS
FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS
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PUBLIC EDUCATION
TOYS
PURCHASING
NT
GOVERNMENT PURCHASING
PVC
USE
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
PYROLYSIS
SN
A CHEMICAL CHANGE CAUSED BY HEAT.
PYROMANIACS
USE
ARSONISTS
PYROPHORIC IGNITION
RT
IGNITION SOURCES
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QUALIFICATIONS
RT
EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA
RESUMES
QUALITY
QUALITY ASSURANCE
USE
QUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY CIRCLES
BT
MANAGEMENT
QUALITY CONTROL
UF
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RT
BENCHMARKING
MEDICAL CONTROL
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
QUARANTINE
BT
INFECTION CONTROL
QUARRIES
BT
EXCAVATIONS
RT
MINES
ROCK
STONE
QUESTIONING
USE
INTERROGATION
QUINTS
BT
FIRE APPARATUS
QUOTATIONS
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RACE DISCRIMINATION
BT
DISCRIMINATION
RACE TRACKS
RACK STORAGE
BT
STORAGE
RT
WAREHOUSES
RADAR
RT
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
RADEF
BT
CIVIL DEFENSE
RADIANT HEAT
BT
HEAT
RT
THERMAL RADIATION
RADIATION
SN
USE TO DESCRIBE ALL TYPES OF RADIATION EXCEPT NUCLEAR
AND THERMAL HEAT; i.e., IONIZING, GAMMA RAYS, ULTRA
VIOLET RAYS AND NATURAL RADIATION.
NT
NUCLEAR RADIATION
THERMAL RADIATION
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION EXPOSURE
BT
EXPOSURE
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS
RT
DOSIMETRY
RADIATION MEDICINE
RT
CHEMOTHERAPY
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIATION SHIELDING
RADIO
SN
AS IN ELEMENT OF THE MEDIA.
DEVICE, USE RADIOS.
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BT
RT
MEDIA
JOURNALISM
TELEVISION
RADIO CODES
BT
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
NT
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
RT
INTEROPERABILITY
RADIO FREQUENCIES
BT
RADIOS
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION
BT
CONTAMINATION
RT
ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE ADVISORY CAPABILITY
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
UF
NUCLEAR MATERIALS
NT
RADIOISOTOPES
TRITIUM
BT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
UF
NUCLEAR WASTES
BT
WASTES
RT
HAZARDOUS WASTES
RADIOBIOLOGY
BT
BIOLOGY
RADIOISOTOPES
BT
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES
RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
NT
DOSIMETERS
BT
DETECTORS
INSTRUMENTS
RADIOS
SN
NT
USE FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE.
RADIO FREQUENCIES
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RT
RADON
BT
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
AMPLIFIERS
TOXIC GASES
RAILINGS
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
BT
ACCIDENTS
RAILROAD STATIONS
USE
TRAIN STATIONS
RAILROADS
UF
TRAINS
BT
TRANSPORTATION
RT
TANK CARS
TRAIN STATIONS
RAIN
BT
PRECIPITATION
RAMAN EFFECT
SN
THE SCATTERING OF LIGHT AS IT PASSES THROUGH A
TRANSPARENT MEDIUM.
RAPE
BT
SEX CRIMES
RAPID INTERVENTION COMPANIES
USE
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
RAPID INTERVENTION CREWS
USE
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
SN
team of two or more firefighters dedicated solely to
search and rescue of other firefighters in distress.
UF
FAST
FIREFIGHTER ASSIST SEARCH TEAMS
RAPID INTERVENTION COMPANIES
RAPID INTERVENTION CREWS
RIC
RIT
BT
SPECIALTY TEAMS
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RT
TEAMS
PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY
RATING SCHEDULE
USE
GRADING SCHEDULE
RATIONS
BT
FOOD
REAL ESTATE
RECALLS
RT
CONSUMER PROTECTION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
RECESSION
BT
ECONOMICS
RECONNAISSANCE
SN
USED AS IN MILITARY OR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING - NOT FOR
NATURAL DISASTERS.
RECONSTRUCTION
RECORDS
NT
PATIENT RECORDS
TRAINING RECORDS
BT
ARCHIVES
RT
DOCUMENTATION
FORMS
RECOVERY
UF
DISASTER RECOVERY
NT
RESILIENCE
RECREATION
NT
SWIMMING
RT
SPORTS
WINTER SPORTS
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
RECRUITMENT
RT
EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA
ORIENTATIONS
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PERSONNEL RETENTION
RECYCLING
BT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
REDUCTIONS IN FORCE
RT
ATTRITION
LAYOFFS
REFERENCE SERVICE
BT
LIBRARY SERVICES
RT
LIBRARY SCIENCE
REFINERIES
RT
COOLING TOWERS
REFORESTATION
BT
WILDLAND MANAGEMENT
RT
TREES
REFRIGERATION
REFUGEES
RT
DISPLACED PERSONS
REFUSAL OF TREATMENT
RT
DNR
PATIENT CONSENT
TREATMENT
REFUSE
REGIONAL CONSOLIDATION
BT
CONSOLIDATION
REGIONAL DISTRICTS
RT
POLICE FIRE CONSOLIDATION
REGIONAL DISTRICTS
NT
REGIONAL CONSOLIDATION
BT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
REGULATIONS
NT
2 IN 2 OUT
RT
CODES
STANDARDS
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REHABILITATION
SN
CAN BE USED IN CONTEXT OF PEOPLE OR BUILDINGS.
REINFORCED CONCRETE
BT
CONCRETE
REKINDLED FIRES
BT
FIRES
RT
SMOLDERING
RELAY PUMPING
RT
PUMPS
RELEASES
SN
A FREEING, ACCIDENTAL OR PURPOSEFUL, OF GASES.
RT
ACCIDENTS
ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE ADVISORY CAPABILITY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS
LEAKS
SPILLS
RELIGION
RT
CHAPLAINS
CHURCHES
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
REMEDIATION
USE
CLEANUP OPERATIONS
REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS
REMOTE SENSING
RENOVATIONS
RT
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
RETROFITS
REORGANIZATION
BT
MANAGEMENT
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REPLANTATION
SN
THE REATTACHMENT OF SEVERED LIMBS.
RT
AMPUTATION
REPORTS
NT
AFTER ACTION REPORTS
INCIDENT REPORTS
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS
BT
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
RT
MISCARRIAGES
PREGNANCY
RESCUE CHAIN SLING
RESCUE EQUIPMENT
NT
JAWS OF LIFE
BT
EQUIPMENT
RT
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
RESCUE OPERATIONS
NT
EXTRICATION
HEAVY RESCUE OPERATIONS
HIGH ANGLE RESCUE OPERATIONS
URBAN SEARCH RESCUE
WATER RESCUE
RT
AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING
SEARCH OPERATIONS
RESCUE PERSONNEL
BT
PERSONNEL
RT
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
RESEARCH
NT
DISASTER RESEARCH
FIRE RESEARCH
MEDICAL RESEARCH
NUCLEAR RESEARCH
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
RT
EXPERIMENTS
LABORATORIES
RESERVE FIREFIGHTERS
UF
ON CALL FIREFIGHTERS
ONCALL FIREFIGHTERS
BT
FIREFIGHTERS
RT
STAFFING
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RESIDENCY
SN
USE FOR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS - NOT MEDICAL TRAINING.
RESIDENTIAL ACCIDENTS
BT
ACCIDENTS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
UF
HOUSING
NT
APARTMENTS
BOARDING HOUSES
BT
BUILDINGS
RT
DISASTER HOUSING
RESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
NT
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
BT
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
RT
AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION
RESIDENTIAL FIRES
BT
FIRES
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER
USE
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
UF
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLERS
BT
AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLERS
USE
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
RESILIENCE
SN
Ability to recover. Term may apply to human beings as
well as to structures or cybersystems.
BT
RECOVERY
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPIRATORS
BT
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
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RESPIRATORY DISEASES
BT
DISEASES
RT
LUNG DISEASES
RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
RT
BREATHING APPARATUS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SN
USE IN BIOLOGICAL, ANATOMICAL SENSE - NOT SCBA.
RESPONSE TIMES
RT
STANDARD OF COVER
RESTAURANTS
BT
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
RT
NIGHTCLUBS
RESTORATION
BT
MAINTENANCE
RESTRAINTS
RESUMES
RT
QUALIFICATIONS
RESUSCITATION
NT
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
RT
DNR
RESUSCITATORS
BT
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
RETAIL STORES
BT
BUILDINGS
RT
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
RETIREMENT
NT
SOCIAL SECURITY
RT
PENSIONS
RETIREMENT HOMES
BT
DWELLINGS
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RT
NURSING HOMES
RETROFITS
RT
RENOVATIONS
REVENUE SHARING
BT
FEDERAL BUDGET
REVERSE 911
USE
NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
RIC
USE
RIFLES
BT
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
GUNS
WEAPONS
RIGHT TO DIE
UF
LIVING WILLS
NATURAL DEATH
RT
DEATH
DNR
RIGHT TO KNOW
RT
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
RISK COMMUNICATION
RIOTS
USE
RISK
SN
NT
CIVIL DISTURBANCES
THE COMBINATION OF PROBABILITY AND THE LIKELY MAGNITUDE
OF CONSEQUENCES IN A GIVEN SITUATION WHICH MAY RESULT IN
DEATH OR INJURY TO PERSONS OR IN DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
RISK EVALUATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PERCEPTION
RISK TAKING
RISK ANALYSIS
USE
RISK EVALUATION
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RISK ASSESSMENT
USE
RISK EVALUATION
RISK COMMUNICATION
SN
GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT RISK,
VIA TALKING AND LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC.
BT
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RT
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
RIGHT TO KNOW
RISK EVALUATION
UF
RISK ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
BT
EVALUATION
RISK
RT
HAZARD ANALYSIS
LOSS ESTIMATES
TARGET HAZARDS
VULNERABILITY
RISK MANAGEMENT
BT
RISK
RT
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS
RISK PERCEPTION
SN
THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OR UNDERSTANDING OF THREATS OR
HAZARDS AND HOW THAT KNOWLEDGE MAY AFFECT THEIR
BEHAVIOR.
BT
RISK
RISK TAKING
BT
RISK
RIT
USE
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
RIVERS
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
USE
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
ROADBLOCKS
ROBOTICS
UF
ROBOTS
RT
AUTOMATION
230
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ROBOTS
USE
ROCK
RT
ROBOTICS
QUARRIES
SOIL
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
RT
LYME DISEASE
TICK BITES
ROLES
SN
RT
DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES OR ACTIONS OF A FIRST RESPONDER
UNDER CERTAIN SITUATIONS, CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
ROLLER COASTERS
RT
AMUSEMENT PARKS
ROLLOVER
SN
A FIRE PHENOMENA SLOWER AND LESS DANGEROUS THAN
FLASHOVER.
RT
FLASHOVER
ROOF ASSEMBLIES
BT
ROOFS
RT
TRUSSES
ROOF COLLAPSE
BT
BUILDING COLLAPSE
RT
FLOOR COLLAPSE
WALL COLLAPSE
ROOFING
NT
SHINGLES
RT
SKYLIGHTS
TRUSSES
ROOFS
NT
ROOF ASSEMBLIES
ROPES
BT
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
231
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RT
KNOTS
ROW HOUSES
USE
TOWNHOUSES
RUBBER
RUMORS
RUN SHEETS
BT
DEPLOYMENT
RURAL AREAS
RT
FARMS
WILDERNESS
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
RURAL FIRES
BT
FIRES
RUSSIA
RT
SOVIET UNION
232
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SABOTAGE
SAFE CIGARETTES
USE
FIRE SAFE CIGARETTES
SAFETY
NT
CAMPUS SAFETY
CHILD SAFETY
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
FIRE SAFETY
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
LIFE SAFETY
MARINE SAFETY
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PRODUCT SAFETY
PUBLIC SAFETY
SCENE SAFETY
SAFETY BELTS
USE
SEAT BELTS
SAFETY CIGARETTES
USE
FIRE SAFE CIGARETTES
SAFETY DEVICES
UF
PROTECTIVE DEVICES
NT
CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINTS
PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS
SEAT BELTS
SAFETY EDUCATION
NT
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY EDUCATION
SAFETY GLASS
UF
LAMINATED GLASS
BT
GLASS
SAFETY GOGGLES
USE
EYE PROTECTION
SAFETY INSPECTIONS
BT
INSPECTIONS
RT
TARGET HAZARDS
SAFETY MEASURES
UF
SAFETY SYSTEMS
233
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SAFETY OFFICERS
BT
SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
NT
SAFETY OFFICERS
SAFETY PROGRAMS
NT
FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY PROGRAMS
SAFETY SCIENCE
SN
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE
SAFETY STATISTICS
BT
STATISTICS
SAFETY SYSTEMS
USE
SAFETY MEASURES
SAFETY ZONES
BT
SCENE SAFETY
SALARIES
UF
WAGES
RT
COMPARABLE WORTH
MERIT PAY
OVERTIME
SALVAGE
SN
USED AS IN RECOVERY AFTER FIRES AND NATURAL DISASTERS.
NOT USED AS IN WASTE HAULING, ETC.
RT
OVERHAUL
SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE 1906
SN
Struck April 18, 1906.
SAND
SN
RT
LOOSE, GRANULAR PARTICLES OF DISINTEGRATED ROCK.
BEACHES
SOIL
SANDBAGS
BT
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
RT
LEVEES
234
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SANITATION
RT
PUBLIC HEALTH
SARA
UF
RT
SARS
UF
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS REAUTHORIZATION ACT
CERCLA
SUPERFUND
SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
SATELLITES
SN
SPACE
NT
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
SAWMILLS
RT
LOGGING
LUMBER YARDS
SCAFFOLDING
SCAMS
USE
FRAUD
SCBA
USE
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
SCENE SAFETY
NT
SAFETY ZONES
BT
SAFETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
USE
FINANCIAL AID
SCHOOLS
BT
BUILDINGS
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
RT
COLLEGES
SCIENCE
SCOTLAND
BT
UNITED KINGDOM
RT
GREAT BRITAIN
235
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NORTHERN IRELAND
WALES
SCUBA DIVING
BT
DIVING
RT
UNDERWATER DIVING
WATER RESCUE
SDI
USE
STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE
SEA LEVEL RISE
SN
FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS DUE TO GREENHOUSE EFFECT.
RT
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
EROSION
GLOBAL WARMING
SEA LEVELS
SHORELINES
SEA LEVELS
RT
SEA LEVEL RISE
SEARCH OPERATIONS
NT
URBAN SEARCH RESCUE
RT
RESCUE OPERATIONS
TRACKING
SEAT BELTS
SN
TO BE USED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, FIRE APPARATUS AS
WELL AS MOTOR VEHICLES
UF
LIFE BELTS
SAFETY BELTS
BT
SAFETY DEVICES
RT
CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINTS
SECRETARIES
SECURITY MEASURES
RT
CYBERSECURITY
SURVEILLANCE
SECURITY SYSTEMS
SEDATION
236
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SEDIMENT
NT
MARINE SEDIMENT
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
SEISMIC
SN
BT
RT
HAZARDS
HAZARDS DUE TO EARTHQUAKES.
HAZARDS
EARTHQUAKES
NONSTRUCTURAL HAZARDS
SEISMIC ZONES
SEISMIC ISOLATION
UF
BASE ISOLATION
SEISMIC ZONES
SN
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF VARYING SEISMIC RISK WITHIN WHICH
SEISMIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURES ARE CONSTANT.
RT
EARTHQUAKES
SEISMIC HAZARDS
SEISMOLOGY
NT
LIQUEFACTION
TECTONICS
RT
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
GROUND MOTION
SEIZURES
SN
USE ONLY IN A MEDICAL CONTEXT - NOT AS IN SEARCH &
SEIZURES.
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
UF
SCBA
BT
BREATHING APPARATUS
SELF DEFENSE
SELF EXTINGUISHING CIGARETTES
USE
FIRE SAFE CIGARETTES
SELF IMAGE
SELF INCRIMINATION
RT
INTERROGATION
237
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SELF INSPECTIONS
BT
INSPECTIONS
RT
FIRE INSPECTIONS
SEMICONDUCTORS
BT
ELECTRONICS
RT
TRANSISTORS
SEMINARS
USE
CONFERENCES
SENIOR CITIZENS
USE
ELDERLY
SENIORITY
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
UF
9/11
NT
PENTAGON ATTACK
UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93
WORLD TRADE CENTER 2001
SERC
USE
STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSIONS
SERIALS
USE
PERIODICALS
SERVICE INDUSTRIES
SN
USE FOR THOSE BUSINESSES WHOSE PRIMARY PRODUCT IS
SERVICE, i.e., AIRLINES, BANKING, HOTELS, RETAIL, ETC.
RT
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
SERVICE STATIONS
UF
GAS STATIONS
GASOLINE STATIONS
RT
GARAGES
SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
USE
SARS
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
NT
SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANTS
BT
WASTES
RT
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
238
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SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANTS
BT
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
SEWERS
SEX CRIMES
NT
RAPE
BT
CRIME
RT
PORNOGRAPHY
SEX DISCRIMINATION
BT
DISCRIMINATION
RT
COMPARABLE WORTH
HOMOSEXUALS
MEN
WOMEN
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SHELLS
SN
BT
REFERS ONLY TO STRUCTURAL FORMS.
STRUCTURES
SHELTER IN PLACE
USE
IN PLACE SHELTERING
SHELTERS
NT
FALLOUT SHELTERS
FIRE SHELTERS
IN PLACE SHELTERING
VERTICAL SHELTERS
SHIFTS
RT
STAFFING
SHINGLES
BT
ROOFING
SHIPBUILDING
SHIPS
NT
RT
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
TANKER SHIPS
BOATS
FERRIES
239
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SUBMARINES
WATER TRANSPORTATION
SHIPWRECKS
SHIPYARDS
SHOCK
SN
NT
RT
USE AS PHYSIOLOGICAL NOT PSYCHOLOGICAL.
ELECTRIC SHOCK
TRAUMA
SHOCK ABSORBERS
SHOCK TUBES
UF
SHOCK TUNNELS
SHOCK TUNNELS
USE
SHOCK TUBES
SHOES
BT
RT
CLOTHING
BOOTS
SHOPPING CENTERS
UF
SHOPPING MALLS
BT
BUILDINGS
RT
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
SHOPPING MALLS
USE
SHOPPING CENTERS
SHORELINES
RT
BEACHES
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
COASTAL ZONES
SEA LEVEL RISE
SHORING
RT
CAVE INS
TRENCHES
SHORTAGES
240
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SICK BUILDINGS
RT
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
SICK LEAVE
BT
LEAVE
RT
ABSENTEEISM
SIDE EFFECTS
RT
SYMPTOMS
SIDEWALKS
RT
PEDESTRIANS
SIDEWALL SPRINKLERS
UF
WALL SPRINKLERS
BT
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
SIDING
SIDS
USE
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
SIGN LANGUAGE
BT
LANGUAGE
RT
DEAF
SIGNS
SILICON
SILOS
USE
GRAIN SILOS
SIMULATION
NT
DISASTER SCENARIOS
FIRE SIMULATION
TRAINING SIMULATION
VIRTUAL REALITY
RT
EXERCISES
MOULAGE
TABLE TOP EXERCISES
SINKHOLES
241
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SIRENS
BT
RT
AMBULANCES
ALARMS
SIT INS
USE
PROTESTS
SITUATION AWARENESS
USE
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
SN
BEING AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU IN A COMPLEX
ENVIRONMENT. INVOLVES UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION AND
EVENTS SO AS TO MAKE WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS IMPACTING
YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
UF
SITUATION AWARENESS
RT
DECISION MAKING
INCIDENT COMMANDERS
SIZE UP
SIZE UP
SN
THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING INFLUENCING FACTORS AT AN
INCIDENT PRIOR TO COMMITTING RESOURCES TO A COURSE OF
ACTION
BT
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
RT
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
SKI PATROLS
SKIING
BT
WINTER SPORTS
SKILLS
SKIN
SN
USE ONLY IN TERMS OF HUMAN SKIN.
SKIN DISEASES
BT
DISEASES
SKIN GRAFTING
RT
PLASTIC SURGERY
SKYDIVING
UF
PARACHUTING
242
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SKYLIGHTS
RT
ROOFING
SLEEP
RT
FATIGUE
SLEET
BT
PRECIPITATION
SLUDGE
BT
SMOKE
RT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
PLUMES
SMOKE ALARM
USE
SMOKE ALARMS
SMOKE ALARMS
UF
SMOKE ALARM
SN
DETECTS SMOKE AND SOUNDS AN ALARM
BT
DETECTORS
RT
FIRE ALARMS
FIRE DETECTORS
SMOKE DETECTORS
SMOKE BOMBS
BT
BOMBS
SMOKE CONTROL
SMOKE DAMAGE
BT
DAMAGE
FIRE LOSSES
SMOKE DETECTOR
USE
SMOKE DETECTORS
SMOKE DETECTORS
UF
SMOKE DETECTOR
SN
DETECTS SMOKE AND SENDS SIGNAL TO A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
BT
DETECTORS
VIDEO SMOKE DETECTORS
RT
SMOKE ALARMS
243
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SMOKE HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
SMOKE INHALATION
BT
INHALATION
SMOKE JUMPERS
RT
AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
SMOKE MOVEMENT
RT
STACK EFFECT
SMOKE REMOVAL
SMOKING
RT
CIGARETTES
SMOLDERING
RT
REKINDLED FIRES
SNAKEBITES
RT
ANIMAL BITES
SNOW
BT
RT
PRECIPITATION
FROST
SNOW STORMS
USE
BLIZZARDS
SOCIAL MEDIA
SN
INTERNET AND WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGIES THAT PROMOTE SOCIAL
INTERACTION AND WHICH ARE USED TO EXCHANGE DIALOGUE OR
INFORMATION
UF
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
BT
INTERNET
RT
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
NETWORKING
PUBLIC INFORMATION
SOCIAL INTERACTION
NT
SOCIAL SUPPORT
244
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RT
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
SOCIETY
SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
RT
SOCIAL INTERACTION
SOCIAL SECURITY
BT
RETIREMENT
RT
PENSIONS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL SUPPORT
BT
SOCIAL INTERACTION
RT
COPING
PEER COUNSELING
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
SOCIETY
SN
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DURING AND AFTER DISASTERS.
RT
SOCIAL INTERACTION
SOCIOLOGY
RT
SOCIAL INTERACTION
SOG
USE
SOIL
RT
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
ROCK
SAND
SOIL CONSERVATION
RT
LAND MANAGEMENT
SOIL POLLUTION
BT
POLLUTION
RT
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
SOLAR ENERGY
245
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BT
ENERGY
SOLAR SYSTEM
RT
EARTH
MOON
SUN
SOLID FUELS
NT
COAL
BT
FUELS
SOLIDS
RT
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS
WOOD
SOLIDS
NT
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS
SOLID FUELS
SOLUBILITY
UF
WATER SOLUBLE
SONAR
SOOT
RT
CREOSOTE
SOP
USE
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
SOUTH CANYON FIRE
USE
STORM KING
SOVIET UNION
UF
USSR
RT
RUSSIA
SPACE
SN
UF
RT
SCIENCE AND ATMOSPHERIC SENSE
OUTER SPACE
ASTRONAUTICS
SPACE HEATERS
BT
HEATERS
SPACE SHUTTLE
246
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RT
ASTRONAUTICS
ASTRONAUTS
SPACE STATIONS
RT
ASTRONAUTICS
ASTRONAUTS
SPACE WEAPONS
BT
WEAPONS
RT
MISSILES
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
SPACECRAFT
RT
ASTRONAUTICS
SPALLING
SPAN OF CONTROL
SN
RELATES TO A LEADER'S SCOPE OF SUPERVISION, IE THE
NUMBER OF SUBORDINATES ONE CAN EFFECTIVELY MANAGE
RT
FIREGROUND COMMAND
INCIDENT COMMANDERS
SPECIAL EVENTS
USE
MASS GATHERINGS
SPECIALTY TEAMS
NT
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAMS
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
SWAT TEAMS
TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPORT
BT
TEAMS
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
SPECIFICATIONS
RT
DESIGN CRITERIA
SPECTATORS
RT
BYSTANDERS
SPEED BUMPS
UF
SPEED HUMPS
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BT
RT
TRAFFIC CONTROL
SPEED LIMITS
SPEED HUMPS
USE
SPEED BUMPS
SPEED LIMITS
RT
SPEED BUMPS
TRAFFIC CONTROL
SPIDERS
BT
INSECTS
SPILLS
SN
NT
RT
SPINE
RT
ACCIDENTAL CAUSATION OR ALLOWANCE OF A SUBSTANCE TO RUN
OUT OF A CONTAINER.
CHEMICAL SPILLS
OIL SPILLS
ACCIDENTS
CLEANUP OPERATIONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS
RELEASES
BACK INJURIES
SPLINTS
BT
FIRST AID
IMMOBILIZATION DEVICES
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
SN
USE AS SPONTANEOUS IGNITION AND AUTOIGNITION.
BT
COMBUSTION
SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION
BT
COMBUSTION
SPORTS
NT
RT
SWIMMING
WINTER SPORTS
RECREATION
SPOUSE ABUSE
UF
ABUSED HUSBANDS
ABUSED WIVES
RT
CHILD ABUSE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
248
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FAMILIES
SPRAY BOOTHS
RT
PAINTS
SPRINKLER
USE
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
UF
SPRINKLER
SPRINKLERS
NT
EARLY SUPPRESSION FAST RESPONSE SPRINKLERS
LIMITED WATER SUPPLY SPRINKLERS
RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
SIDEWALL SPRINKLERS
BT
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
RT
AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
BACKFLOW
DELUGE VALVES
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
WATER SPRAYS
SPRINKLERS
USE
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
SPYING
USE
ESPIONAGE
SSM
USE
SYSTEM STATUS MANAGEMENT
STABLES
RT
BARNS
HORSES
STACK EFFECT
RT
SMOKE MOVEMENT
STRATIFICATION
STADIUMS
BT
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
RT
ARENAS
STAFFING
SN
LEVELS OF MANPOWER
UF
MANNING
RT
2 IN 2 OUT
249
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RESERVE FIREFIGHTERS
SHIFTS
WORKLOAD
STAFFORD ACT
STAGING
STAIRWAYS
STAKEHOLDER THEORY
RT
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
STANDARD OF COVER
UF
STANDARD OF COVERAGE
RT
RESPONSE TIMES
STANDARD OF COVERAGE
USE
STANDARD OF COVER
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
SN
A WRITTEN ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTIVE THAT ESTABLISHES A
COURSE OF ACTION OR POLICY.
UF
SOG
SOP
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
BT
PROCEDURES
RT
BEST PRACTICES
POLICIES
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
USE
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
STANDARDIZATION
STANDARDS
SN
FOR STANDARDS OR GUIDES ISSUED BY A PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION,
i.e., NFPA, ANSI, ETC., ENTER STANDARDS AS A SUBJECT AND,
SEPARATELY, ENTER THE ORGANIZATION'S ABBREVIATION AND STANDARD
NUMBER E.G., NFPA 13, ANSI 72.9, ETC., IN THE SUBJECT FIELD.
RT
CODES
REGULATIONS
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
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STANDARDS OF CARE
USE
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
SN
TERM TO BE USED IN THE GENERAL SENSE OF RULES,
RECOMMENDATIONS OR GUIDELINES. DO NOT USE FOR NFPA, ANSI
OR OTHER INDUSTRY TYPE STANDARDS.
UF
STANDARDS OF CARE
RT
PROTOCOLS
STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
STANDARDS
STANDPIPES
RT
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS
HOSE
WATER SUPPLIES
STATE BUDGETS
RT
BUDGETING
STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSIONS
UF
SERC
RT
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES
STATE EMPLOYEES
BT
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
RT
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
STATE GOVERNMENT
BT
GOVERNMENT
STATIC ELECTRICITY
STATION NIGHTCLUB
SN
Station Nightclub fire occurred February 20, 2003, West
Warwick, RI
STATISTICS
NT
ACCIDENT STATISTICS
FIRE STATISTICS
SAFETY STATISTICS
STEAM TURBINES
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STEEL
BT
BUILDING MATERIALS
STEEL CONSTRUCTION
BT
CONSTRUCTION
RT
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
STEEL CONTAINERS
BT
CONTAINERS
RT
PLASTIC CONTAINERS
STEEL INDUSTRY
STEEL PIPING
BT
PIPING
STONE
BT
RT
BUILDING MATERIALS
MASONRY
QUARRIES
STORAGE
NT
RACK STORAGE
WAREHOUSES
STORAGE TANKS
NT
ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
BT
TANKS
RT
PRESSURE VESSELS
STORM KING
SN
Fire killed 14 firefighters on Storm King Mountain on
July 6, 1994 near Glenwood Springs, CO
UF
SOUTH CANYON FIRE
STORM SURGES
RT
TIDES
STORMS
NT
RT
LIGHTNING
WINTER STORMS
BLIZZARDS
CYCLONES
HURRICANES
MONSOONS
TORNADOES
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TYPHOONS
STORMWATER
STOVES
BT
APPLIANCES
STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE
UF
SDI
RT
MILITARY DEFENSE
STRATEGIC PLANNING
BT
PLANNING
STRATEGIES
UF
STRATEGY
RT
FIREGROUND COMMAND
TACTICS
STRATEGY
USE
STRATEGIES
STRATIFICATION
RT
BUOYANT FLAMES
BUOYANT GASES
STACK EFFECT
STRESS
NT
HEAT STRESS
JOB STRESS
ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS
STRETCHERS
BT
FIRST AID
STRIKES
RT
BOYCOTTS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
STROKE
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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
BT
ENGINEERING
RT
ARCHITECTURE
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
CIVIL ENGINEERING
STRUCTURAL FAILURE
SN
USE ALSO FOR STRUCTURES OTHER THAN BUILDINGS, i.e.,
BRIDGES.
RT
BUILDING COLLAPSE
STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION
BT
FIRE PROTECTION
STRUCTURES
NT
ARCHES
DOMES
SHELLS
RT
BUILDINGS
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
STUDENT AID
USE
FINANCIAL AID
STUDENTS
RT
EDUCATION
SUBMARINES
RT
SHIPS
SUBSCRIPTION EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
UF
SUBSCRIPTION EMS
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
SUBSCRIPTION EMS
USE
SUBSCRIPTION EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
SUBSCRIPTION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
BT
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
RT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
USER FEES
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
RT
ALCOHOLISM
DRUG ABUSE
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SUBTERRANEAN SPACES
SN
Subsurface caverns, areas or facilities as defined and
regulated by NFPA 520 and related codes
RT
MINES
TUNNELS
UNDERGROUND
SUBURBS
BT
URBAN AREAS
RT
CITIES
SUBWAY STATIONS
UF
METRO STATIONS
SUBWAYS
UF
METRO
BT
MASS TRANSIT
TRANSIT VEHICLES
RT
TUNNELS
SUCCESSION PLANNING
BT
PLANNING
RT
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
UF
CRIB DEATH
SIDS
SUICIDE
SUICIDE BOMBERS
BT
TERRORISM
RT
BOMBINGS
BOMBS
SUMMER
SUN
NT
RT
SUNLIGHT
EARTH
SOLAR SYSTEM
SUNLAMPS
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SUNLIGHT
BT
SUN
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
SUPERFUND
RT
CERCLA
DECONTAMINATION
SARA
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS REAUTHORIZATION ACT
USE
SARA
SUPERMARKETS
SUPERVISORS
RT
MANAGERS
SUPPLIES
NT
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES
SURGE
SN
RT
having the capacity to handle mass casualties at short
notice
MASS CASUALTIES
SURGERY
NT
PLASTIC SURGERY
SURVEILLANCE
SN
CLOSE OBSERVATION OF A PERSON OR GROUP, ESPECIALLY ONE
UNDER SUSPICION
RT
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
SECURITY MEASURES
SURVEYS
NT
OPINION SURVEYS
SURVIVAL
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SN
A PRINCIPLE OF COMMUNITY PLANNING THAT INVENTORIES THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATES ITS CAPACITY FOR
GROWTH.
RT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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URBAN PLANNING
SUTURES
SWAT TEAMS
SN
SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAMS
BT
SPECIALTY TEAMS
RT
POLICE
TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPORT
TERRORISM
SWIFT WATER RESCUE
UF
SWIFTWATER RESCUE
BT
WATER RESCUE
SWIFTWATER RESCUE
USE
SWIFT WATER RESCUE
SWIMMING
BT
RECREATION
SPORTS
RT
DROWNING
SWIMMING POOLS
SWINE FLU
USE
SWINE INFLUENZA
SWINE INFLUENZA
UF
H1N1
SWINE FLU
BT
INFLUENZA
SWITCHBOARDS
SYMPOSIA
USE
CONFERENCES
SYMPTOMS
RT
DIAGNOSES
PROGNOSES
SIDE EFFECTS
SYRINGES
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SYSTEM FAILURES
SYSTEM STATUS MANAGEMENT
SN
COMPUTER-AIDED TRACKING OF AMBULANCES WHICH AIDS IN
DISPATCHING AND LOCATION/PLACEMENT OF SUCH VEHICLES.
UF
SSM
RT
COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCHING
DEPLOYMENT
TRACKING SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
RT
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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TABLE TOP EXERCISES
BT
EXERCISES
RT
DISASTER SCENARIOS
SIMULATION
TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPORT
UF
TEMS
BT
SPECIALTY TEAMS
RT
SWAT TEAMS
TACTICS
NT
MINIMUM IMPACT SUPPRESSION TACTICS
RT
FIREGROUND COMMAND
STRATEGIES
TAKEOVERS
USE
CORPORATE MERGERS
TAKING UP
SN
MOVING AN EMPTY HOSE TO AN ABOVE GROUND FLOOR FIRE. HOSE
IS CHARGED WITH WATER AFTER NOZZLE OF HOSE IS ON OR NEAR
FLOOR WHERE FIRE IS LOCATED.
BT
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
TANK CARS
SN
PERTAINS ONLY TO RAILROAD CARS.
RT
RAILROADS
TANK TRUCKS
SN
PERTAINS TO HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS.
BT
TRUCKS
TANKER SHIPS
BT
SHIPS
TANKERS
SN
Use only for fire apparatus.
SHIPS
BT
FIRE APPARATUS
RT
PUMPERS
TANKS
NT
TAPE
NT
OIL TANKS
STORAGE TANKS
HEAT TAPE
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TARGET HAZARDS
SN
ANY CONDITION, AREA, OR SITUATION WHICH MAY CAUSE OR
CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAJOR LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY.
RT
BUILDING INSPECTIONS
FIRE INSPECTIONS
HAZARD ANALYSIS
RISK EVALUATION
SAFETY INSPECTIONS
TAX REFORM
TAXATION
RT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
TAXPAYERS
SN
A POORLY AND CHEAPLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING, FREQUENTLY A
BLOCK LONG, HOUSING SEVERAL BUSINESSES. A STRUCTURE
WITHOUT ADEQUATE FIRESTOPS AND POTENTIALLY A SERIOUS
FIRE HAZARD - A FIRETRAP AND QUICK BURNER.
BT
BUILDINGS
RT
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
TEACHING
RT
EDUCATION
FIRE SERVICE EDUCATION
LEARNING STYLE
TRAINING
TEAM BUILDING
BT
MANAGEMENT
RT
DELPHI METHOD
GROUP RELATIONS
NOMINAL GROUP PROCESS
TEAMS
SN
NT
NOT USED IN THE CONTEXT OF SPORTS.
RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS
SPECIALTY TEAMS
TECHNIQUES
TECHNOLOGICAL DISASTERS
BT
DISASTERS
TECHNOLOGY
NT
FIRE TECHNOLOGY
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TECTONICS
SN
THE ART OR SCIENCE OF CONSTRUCTION; GEOLOGY OF EARTH'S
STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION.
BT
GEOLOGY
SEISMOLOGY
RT
EARTHQUAKES
TEENAGERS
USE
ADOLESCENTS
TELECOMMUNICATING
USE
DISPATCHING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BT
COMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATORS
USE
DISPATCHERS
TELECONFERENCES
UF
VIDEOCONFERENCES
BT
CONFERENCES
TELEMEDICINE
SN
The use of medical information exchanged from one site
to another via electronic communications for the health
and education of the patient or healthcare provider and
for the purpose of improving patient care.
RT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHING
TELEMETRY
SN
PERTAINS TO PHYSICS AS OPPOSED TO PHYSIOLOGY.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
RT
TELEPHONES
TELEPHONES
NT
CELLULAR PHONES
BT
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
RT
TELEPHONE SERVICE
TELESCOPES
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TELETYPE
UF
TELEX SYSTEMS
TELEVISION
SN
USE AS IN ELEMENT OF THE MEDIA.
BT
MEDIA
RT
CABLE TELEVISION
JOURNALISM
RADIO
TELEVISIONS
UF
TV
NT
CATHODE RAY TUBES
TELEX SYSTEMS
USE
TELETYPE
TEMPERATURE
NT
BODY TEMPERATURE
FLAME TEMPERATURE
IGNITION TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
TEMPERATURE FIELDS
TEMPORARY HOUSING
RT
DISASTER HOUSING
TEMS
USE
TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPORT
TERMINATION
USE
DISMISSAL
TERMINOLOGY
RT
DICTIONARIES
TERRITORIAL WATERS
TERRORISM
NT
BIOTERRORISM
SUICIDE BOMBERS
RT
HIJACKING
HOSTAGES
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KIDNAPPING
SWAT TEAMS
TEST EQUIPMENT
BT
EQUIPMENT
TEST PROCEDURES
UF
TESTING
NT
BENCHMARKING
RT
TESTS
TEST PROGRAMS
RT
TESTS
TESTING
USE
TEST PROCEDURES
TESTS
NT
RT
AGILITY TESTS
APTITUDE TESTS
CRASH TESTS
DRUG TESTS
DYNAMIC TESTS
FIRE TESTS
FLAMMABILITY TESTS
MEDICAL TESTS
NUCLEAR TESTS
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
TEST PROCEDURES
TEST PROGRAMS
TEXAS CITY EXPLOSION 1947
SN
Explosion occurred aboard the vessel SS Grandcamp in the
port of Texas City, Texas, April 16, 1947
TEXAS CITY EXPLOSION 2005
SN
British Petroleum refinery explosion occurred March 23,
2005
TEXTILES
NT
FABRICS
THEATERS
UF
CINEMAS
MOVIE THEATERS
THEATRES
BT
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
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THEATRES
USE
THEATERS
THERAPY
NT
DRUG THERAPY
INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
PHYSICAL THERAPY
THERMAL ANALYSES
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION
THERMAL IMAGING
RT
CAMERAS
THERMAL INSULATION
BT
INSULATION
THERMAL RADIATION
SN
USE THIS TERM TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL PHENOMENOM OF
HEAT AND ITS BEHAVIOR. DO NOT USE IN NUCLEAR SENSE.
BT
RADIATION
RT
RADIANT HEAT
THERMODYNAMICS
THERMOMETERS
BT
INSTRUMENTS
RT
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
THIRD WORLD
USE
UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
THREE MILE ISLAND
SN
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT INCIDENT OCCURED NEAR MIDDLETOWN PA,
1979
THROAT INFECTIONS
BT
INFECTIONS
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THROMBOLYSIS
UF
THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY
SN
PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN BLOOD CLOTS
THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY
USE
THROMBOLYSIS
TICK BITES
RT
LYME DISEASE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
TIDAL WAVES
RT
TIDES
TIDES
BT
RT
TILE
UF
OCEANOGRAPHY
STORM SURGES
TIDAL WAVES
CERAMIC TILES
TIME MANAGEMENT
BT
MANAGEMENT
TIRES
TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR
UF
TPA
TOKYO SUBWAY SARIN ATTACK
SN
ATTACK OCCURRED ON MARCH 20, 1995
TOOLS
NT
AXES
POWER TOOLS
TOPOGRAPHY
RT
GEOMORPHOLOGY
TORNADOES
RT
STORMS
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TORPEDOES
RT
WEAPONS
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
UF
TQM
BT
MANAGEMENT
RT
BENCHMARKING
QUALITY CONTROL
TOURISM
TOURNIQUETS
BT
FIRST AID
TOWNHOUSES
UF
ROW HOUSES
BT
DWELLINGS
RT
CONDOMINIUMS
TOWNS
USE
CITIES
TOXIC CHEMICALS
BT
CHEMICALS
RT
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
TOXIC GASES
NT
CARBON MONOXIDE
RADON
BT
GASES
TOXIC HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
RT
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIONS
TOXIC PLANTS
UF
POISONOUS PLANTS
BT
PLANTS
TOXICITY
TOXICOLOGY
RT
BIOLOGY
POISONS
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TOYS
RT
PUPPETS
TPA
USE
TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR
TQM
USE
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
TRACKING
SN
RELATES TO WILDERNESS SEARCH OPERATIONS
RT
SEARCH OPERATIONS
TRACKING SYSTEMS
SN
RELATES TO PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY AS WELL AS APPARATUS
OR OTHER RESOURCES.
RT
PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM STATUS MANAGEMENT
TRADE
NT
RT
EXPORTS
IMPORTS
BUSINESS
COMMERCE
INDUSTRY
TRADEMARKS
SN
USED i.e., LOGOS, SYMBOLS, LABELS, ETC.
RT
COPYRIGHT
INVENTIONS
PATENTS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONTROL
NT
SPEED BUMPS
RT
SPEED LIMITS
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
BT
FATALITIES
TRAIN STATIONS
UF
RAILROAD STATIONS
RT
RAILROADS
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TRAINERS
RT
INSTRUCTORS
TRAINING
SN
DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC MANIPULATIVE SKILLS THROUGH
EXERCISES OR DRILLS. INCLUDES PHYSICAL SKILLS, MANUAL
DEXTERITY AND MECHANICAL APTITUDE.
NT
APPRENTICESHIP
CROSS TRAINING
FIRE SERVICE TRAINING
IN SERVICE TRAINING
OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING
ORIENTATIONS
BT
EDUCATION
RT
CERTIFICATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
LEARNING STYLE
TEACHING
TRAINING RECORDS
TRAINING AIDS
NT
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
RT
MOULAGE
WORKBOOK EXERCISES
TRAINING CENTERS
TRAINING FACILITIES
NT
BURN BUILDINGS
TRAINING OFFICERS
SN
AN OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZING AND SUPERVISING A
DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING PROGRAM.
RT
FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS
INSTRUCTORS
TRAINING PROGRAMS
SN
STRUCTURED COURSES OF INSTRUCTION; COURSE MANUALS OR
CURRICULAR MATERIALS.
RT
CITIZEN ACADEMIES
INTERNSHIP
TRAINING RECORDS
BT
RECORDS
RT
TRAINING
TRAINING SCHEDULES
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TRAINING SIMULATION
UF
GAMING
NT
MOULAGE
BT
SIMULATION
RT
DISASTER SCENARIOS
DRILLS
FIRE SIMULATION
GAMES
VIRTUAL REALITY
TRAINS
USE
RAILROADS
TRANSDUCERS
BT
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
TRANSFORMERS
TRANSISTORS
BT
ELECTRONICS
RT
SEMICONDUCTORS
TRANSIT VEHICLES
NT
BUSES
SUBWAYS
BT
VEHICLES
RT
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
MASS TRANSIT
TRANSMITTERS
TRANSPLANTS
RT
ORGAN DONATION
TRANSPORTATION
NT
AIRCRAFT
LIVE LOADS
LOGISTICS
RAILROADS
VEHICLES
WATER TRANSPORTATION
RT
HAZARDOUS CARGOES
LIFELINES
TRASH
UF
RT
GARBAGE
HOARDING
LANDFILLS
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TRAUMA
SN
NT
RT
Used for both physical and psychological trauma
IMPALEMENT
INJURIES
PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
SHOCK
TRAUMA CENTERS
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
TRAUMA SYSTEMS
TRAUMA SYSTEMS
NT
TRAUMA CENTERS
TRAUMA TEAMS
RT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
TREATIES
TREATMENT
NT
DIALYSIS
RT
PATIENT CONSENT
REFUSAL OF TREATMENT
TREES
RT
DEFOLIATION
REFORESTATION
TRENCHES
RT
SHORING
TRENDS
RT
TRIAGE
BT
RT
FUTURISM
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
MASS CASUALTIES
PROTOCOLS
TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST COMPANY
SN
Triangle Shirtwaist fire occurred in New York City on
March 25, 1911
UF
TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY
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TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY
USE
TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST COMPANY
TRITIUM
BT
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
TRUCK COMPANIES
USE
LADDER COMPANIES
TRUCKING
TRUCKS
NT
BT
RT
TANK TRUCKS
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
AUTOMOBILES
TRUSSES
RT
ROOF ASSEMBLIES
ROOFING
TSUNAMIS
BT
OCEANOGRAPHY
TUNNELS
RT
SUBTERRANEAN SPACES
SUBWAYS
TURBULENCE
TURBULENT FLAMES
BT
FLAMES
TURBULENT FLOWS
TURNOUT GEAR
BT
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
TURNOVER
SN
PERTAINING TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, LABOR, WORKFORCE.
RT
PERSONNEL RETENTION
TV
USE
TELEVISIONS
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TWA FLIGHT 800
SN
FLIGHT EXPLODED AND CRASHED OFF THE COAST OF NEW YORK ON
JULY 17, 1996
TWO IN TWO OUT
USE
2 IN 2 OUT
TWO-IN TWO-OUT
USE
2 IN 2 OUT
TYPHOONS
RT
STORMS
272
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UK
USE
UNITED KINGDOM
ULTRASOUND
UN
USE
UNITED NATIONS
UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
UF
THIRD WORLD
UNDERGROUND
SN
DO NOT USE FOR SUBWAYS
RT
SUBTERRANEAN SPACES
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
UF
BELOWGROUND STORAGE TANKS
BT
STORAGE TANKS
UNDERWATER DIVING
BT
DIVING
RT
SCUBA DIVING
WATER RESCUE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIFORMS
RT
INSIGNIA
PATCHES
UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93
SN
United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked and crashed on
September 11, 2001 near the town of Shanksville, PA.
BT
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
RT
PENTAGON ATTACK
WORLD TRADE CENTER 2001
UNITED KINGDOM
UF
UK
NT
GREAT BRITAIN
NORTHERN IRELAND
SCOTLAND
WALES
UNITED NATIONS
UF
UN
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UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
UF
USFA
NT
NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY
RT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITIES
USE
COLLEGES
UNIX
BT
OPERATING SYSTEMS
UPHOLSTERY
BT
FURNISHINGS
UPPER EXTREMITIES
URANIUM
URBAN AREAS
UF
METROPOLITAN AREAS
NT
CITIES
SUBURBS
URBAN FIRE PROTECTION
UF
MUNICIPAL FIRE PROTECTION
BT
FIRE PROTECTION
URBAN FIRES
BT
FIRES
RT
CONFLAGRATIONS
URBAN LEGENDS
USE
MYTHS
URBAN PLANNING
UF
CITY PLANNING
BT
PLANNING
RT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
URBAN RENEWAL
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URBAN SEARCH RESCUE
UF
USAR
BT
RESCUE OPERATIONS
SEARCH OPERATIONS
RT
BUILDING COLLAPSE
HEAVY RESCUE OPERATIONS
URBAN WILDLAND INTERFACE
USE
WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE
USAR
USE
URBAN SEARCH RESCUE
USER FEES
SN
CHARGES MADE TO INDIVIDUALS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY A
PUBLIC AGENCY.
BT
FEES
RT
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
SUBSCRIPTION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
USFA
USE
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION
USSR
USE
SOVIET UNION
UTILITIES
USE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
275
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VACANT BUILDINGS
UF
ABANDONED BUILDINGS
CONDEMNED BUILDINGS
BT
BUILDINGS
VACCINES
RT
IMMUNIZATION
VACUUM CLEANERS
VALUES
SN
RT
VALVES
NT
SOCIAL AND MORAL VALUES - NOT MONETARY WORTH.
ATTITUDES
ETHICS
DELUGE VALVES
VAPOR DENSITY
VAPOR DETECTION
BT
VAPORS
VAPORS
NT
FLAMMABLE VAPORS
VAPOR DETECTION
VARNISH
USE
LACQUER
VDT
USE
COMPUTER MONITORS
VEGETABLE OILS
BT
COOKING OILS
VEGETATION
SN
USE CHIEFLY IN CONTEXT OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN
WILDLAND SETTING
NT
BRUSH
VEHICLES
SN
ENTER NAMES OF SPECIFIC VEHICLES IN NOTES FIELD.
NT
AUTOMOBILES
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
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BT
VENOMS
NT
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
HYBRID VEHICLES
MOTOR HOMES
MOTORCYCLES
TRANSIT VEHICLES
TRANSPORTATION
NEUROTOXINS
VENTILATION
SN
PERTAINS TO USE IN FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS
UF
VENTING
NT
POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
VERTICAL VENTILATION
RT
FANS
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
SN
AS IN HVAC SYSTEMS
RT
COOLING SYSTEMS
FANS
VENTING
USE
VENTILATION
VERIFICATION
UF
ON SITE INSPECTIONS
BT
ARMS CONTROL
VERTICAL SHELTERS
BT
SHELTERS
RT
IN PLACE SHELTERING
VERTICAL VENTILATION
SN
PERTAINS TO A FIREFIGHTING TACTIC
BT
VENTILATION
VETERANS
VETERINARY MEDICINE
RT
ANIMALS
VIBRATIONS
RT
DAMPING
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VICTIM IDENTIFICATION
RT
BODY HANDLING
FATALITIES
FORENSIC SCIENCE
VICTIMS
RT
CRIME
VICTORIA BUSHFIRES 2009
SN
SERIES OF BUSHFIRES THAT WERE BURNING ACROSS THE
AUSTRALIAN STATE OF VICTORIA ON AND AROUND 7 FEBRUARY
2009. RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF 173 PERSONS AND INJURED
OVER 500.
VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINALS
USE
COMPUTER MONITORS
VIDEO SMOKE DETECTORS
NT
SMOKE DETECTORS
VIDEOCONFERENCES
USE
TELECONFERENCES
VIDEOS
BT
RT
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
FILMS
VIGILANTES
VIOLATIONS
RT
CITATIONS
PENALTIES
VIOLENCE
NT
CIVIL DISTURBANCES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING
SN
SHOOTING TOOK PLACE APRIL 16, 2007 ON THE CAMPUS OF
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY IN
BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA
VIRTUAL REALITY
BT
SIMULATION
RT
TRAINING SIMULATION
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VISIBILITY
NT
COLOR VISIBILITY
VISION
USE
EYESIGHT
VISUALIZATION
VITAL SIGNS
SN
PULSE RATE, TEMPERATURE AND RESPIRATORY RATE OF AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS UNDERGOING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE.
NT
BLOOD PRESSURE
BT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
RT
DIAGNOSES
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
BT
EDUCATION
VOICE ALARM SYSTEMS
BT
WARNING SYSTEMS
RT
ALARMS
FIRE ALARMS
VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL
USE
VOIP
VOIDS
SN
RT
VOIP
SN
UF
BT
RT
AS IT RELATES TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
COMPARTMENTS
CONCEALED SPACES
TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A GROUP OF RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
FOR TRANSMITTING VOICE COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE INTERNET
VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
INTERNET
VOLCANIC GASES
VOLCANOES
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VOLUNTARISM
USE
VOLUNTEERISM
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
BT
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
RT
COMBINATION FIRE DEPARTMENTS
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
NT
FIRE POLICE
BT
FIREFIGHTERS
RT
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
VOLUNTEERISM
UF
VOLUNTARISM
NT
VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEERS
BT
VOLUNTEERISM
RT
NVOAD
VOTING
BT
RT
POLITICS
CAMPAIGNS
VOUCHERS
RT
DISASTER HOUSING
VULNERABILITY
SN
BEING LIABLE OR OPEN TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
RT
RISK EVALUATION
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WAGES
USE
WALES
BT
RT
SALARIES
UNITED KINGDOM
GREAT BRITAIN
NORTHERN IRELAND
SCOTLAND
WALL COLLAPSE
BT
BUILDING COLLAPSE
RT
FLOOR COLLAPSE
ROOF COLLAPSE
WALL COVERINGS
WALL SPRINKLERS
USE
SIDEWALL SPRINKLERS
WALLS
NT
FIRE WALLS
WAR
UF
COMBAT
WAR GAMES
USE
MILITARY TRAINING
WAREHOUSES
BT
BUILDINGS
STORAGE
RT
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
RACK STORAGE
WARNING LIGHTS
SN
USE IN CONTEXT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE LIGHTS AND SIRENS AS
WELL AS FOR OTHER TRANSPORTATION RELATED WARNING SIGNALS
WARNING SYSTEMS
SN
USE FOR ALERTING POPULATION OR COMMUNITIES TO A HAZARD.
UF
DECISION INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
DIDS
NT
CHEMICAL HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM
NATURAL DISASTER WARNING SYSTEMS
VOICE ALARM SYSTEMS
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RT
ALARMS
NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
WARNINGS
WARRANTS
RT
EVIDENCE
WASTE DISPOSAL
NT
WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
BT
WASTE DISPOSAL
RT
HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
NT
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
RECYCLING
SLUDGE
RT
ASH
INCINERATION
LANDFILLS
WASTES
NT
ASH
HAZARDOUS WASTES
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
MEDICAL WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
SLUDGE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
RT
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
WATER
NT
RT
WATER QUALITY
WATER REUSE
WATER TABLES
WATER TREATMENT
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
WATER BOMBING
BT
AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
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WATER CONSERVATION
BT
CONSERVATION
RT
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER DAMAGE
BT
DAMAGE
RT
FIRE LOSSES
WATER FLOW
USE
FIRE FLOW
WATER HAMMER
RT
HOSE
WATER PRESSURE
WATER HAZARDS
UF
AQUATIC HAZARDS
BT
HAZARDS
WATER HEATERS
BT
HEATERS
RT
APPLIANCES
WATER MANAGEMENT
RT
WATER CONSERVATION
WATER MIST
SN
A FINE SPRAY OF WATER PARTICLES AT A HIGH PRESSURE FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FIRE PROTECTION
RT
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
FOG STREAMS
WATER SPRAYS
WATER POLLUTION
BT
POLLUTION
RT
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
WATER PRESSURE
RT
WATER HAMMER
WATER QUALITY
BT
WATER
RT
BACKFLOW
WATER RESCUE
NT
SWIFT WATER RESCUE
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BT
RT
RESCUE OPERATIONS
DIVING
HOVERCRAFT
LIFEGUARDS
SCUBA DIVING
UNDERWATER DIVING
WATER REUSE
BT
WATER
WATER SOLUBLE
USE
SOLUBILITY
WATER SPORTS
SN
INCLUDES WATER SKIING, JET SKIS, WATER BOARDS, WIND
SURFING ETC...
WATER SPRAYS
RT
FOG STREAMS
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
WATER MIST
WATER SUPPLIES
UF
WATER SUPPLY
NT
FIRE FLOW
HYDRANTS
HYDRAULICS
RT
BACKFLOW
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS
STANDPIPES
WATER TOWERS
WATER SUPPLY
USE
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER TABLES
BT
WATER
RT
GROUNDWATER
WATER TOWER TRUCKS
USE
WATER TOWERS
WATER TOWERS
SN
Fire apparatus with an extendable mast having one or
more heavy stream nozzles
UF
WATER TOWER TRUCKS
BT
FIRE APPARATUS
RT
ELEVATING PLATFORMS
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WATER SUPPLIES
WATER TRANSPORTATION
NT
FERRIES
BT
TRANSPORTATION
RT
SHIPS
WATER TREATMENT
BT
WATER
WATERFRONTS
RT
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
COASTAL ZONES
HARBORS
WEAPONS
NT
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
BOMBS
CHEMICAL WEAPONS
GUNS
MILITARY WEAPONS
MISSILES
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
RIFLES
SPACE WEAPONS
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
RT
AMMUNITION
TORPEDOES
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
UF
CBRN
CBRNE
WMD
BT
WEAPONS
RT
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
CHEMICAL WEAPONS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
WEATHER
NT
CLOUD SEEDING
BT
METEOROLOGY
RT
CLIMATES
WEATHER FORECASTING
BT
FORECASTING
WEATHER STATIONS
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WEATHERPROOFING
RT
INSULATION
WEIGHT LIFTING
USE
WEIGHT TRAINING
WEIGHT TRAINING
SN
THE USE OF WEIGHTS TO STRENGTHEN THE BODY
UF
WEIGHT LIFTING
BT
PHYSICAL FITNESS
WELDING
BT
HOT WORK
WELLNESS PROGRAMS
RT
NUTRITION
PHYSICAL FITNESS
WELLS
NT
OIL WELLS
WETLANDS
WHISTLEBLOWERS
WIDOWERS
RT
FAMILIES
WIDOWS
WIDOWS
RT
FAMILIES
WIDOWERS
WILDERNESS
SN
LOCATION AS OPPOSED TO VEGETATION.
RT
RURAL AREAS
WILDLAND
WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT
USE
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
WILDFIRES
SN
INCLUDES BRUSH, GRASSLAND, AND RANGE FIRES
UF
WILDLAND FIRES
NT
FOREST FIRES
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BT
RT
FIRES
CONFLAGRATIONS
WILDLAND
RT
BRUSH
DUFF
FORESTS
WILDERNESS
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
UF
WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT
NT
FIRELINES
WATER BOMBING
BT
FIRE SUPPRESSION
RT
AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION
SMOKE JUMPERS
WILDLAND FIRES
USE
WILDFIRES
WILDLAND MANAGEMENT
NT
CONTROLLED BURNING
PRESCRIBED BURNING
REFORESTATION
RT
DEFENSIVE LANDSCAPING
FOREST MANAGEMENT
WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE
UF
URBAN WILDLAND INTERFACE
NT
I ZONE
RT
DEFENSIVE LANDSCAPING
WILDLIFE
NT
BIRDS
RT
ANIMALS
FISHERIES
WIND EFFECTS
RT
WIND SHEAR
WIND LOAD
WIND SHEAR
RT
WIND EFFECTS
WINDOWS
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WINECOFF HOTEL
SN
WINECOFF HOTEL fire occurred December 7, 1946 in
Atlanta, GA
WINTER
RT
COLD
WINTER SPORTS
NT
SKIING
BT
SPORTS
RT
RECREATION
WINTER STORMS
BT
STORMS
RT
BLIZZARDS
ICE STORMS
WIRES
RT
ELECTRICAL WIRING
WITNESSES
NT
EXPERT WITNESSES
RT
INTERROGATION
WMD
USE
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
WOMEN
UF
NT
BT
RT
FEMALES
WOMEN FIREFIGHTERS
GENDER
SEX DISCRIMINATION
WOMEN FIREFIGHTERS
UF
FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS
BT
FIREFIGHTERS
WOMEN
WOOD
BT
RT
BUILDING MATERIALS
PLYWOOD
SOLID FUELS
WOOD CONSTRUCTION
BT
CONSTRUCTION
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WOOD MATERIALS
WOOD PRESERVATIVES
WOOD STOVES
BT
HEATING SYSTEMS
RT
HEATERS
WOOL
BT
FABRICS
WORCESTER COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE FIRE
SN
FIVE ALARM FIRE THAT OCCURRED 3 DECEMBER 1999 IN A
WORCESTER WAREHOUSE. SIX WORCESTER FIREFIGHTERS LOST
THEIR LIVES.
RT
FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES
WORKBOOK EXERCISES
SN
RELATES TO WRITTEN EXERCISES TYPICALLY FOUND IN STUDENT
OR INSTRUCTOR WORKBOOKS OR STUDY GUIDES
RT
TRAINING AIDS
WORKERS
USE
EMPLOYEES
WORKERS COMPENSATION
UF
WORKMANS COMPENSATION
WORKMENS COMPENSATION
RT
COMPENSATION
DISABILITY
LIGHT DUTY
WORKFORCE
USE
EMPLOYEES
WORKLOAD
SN
AMOUNT OF WORK ASSIGNED TO ONE WORKER OR UNIT OF WORKERS
IN A GIVEN TIME PERIOD.
RT
STAFFING
WORKMANS COMPENSATION
USE
WORKERS COMPENSATION
WORKMENS COMPENSATION
USE
WORKERS COMPENSATION
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
BT
VIOLENCE
WORKSHOPS
USE
CONFERENCES
WORLD TRADE CENTER 1993
SN
WTC bombing occurred February 26, 1993
WORLD TRADE CENTER 2001
SN
WTC terrorist attack occurred September 11, 2001
BT
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
RT
PENTAGON ATTACK
UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
SN
FOR COMMUNICATION IN WRITING; THE "WRITTEN WORD"
BT
COMMUNICATION
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X RAYS
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ZERO BASE BUDGETING
USE
ZERO BASED BUDGETING
ZERO BASED BUDGETING
UF
ZERO BASE BUDGETING
BT
BUDGETING
ZIP CODES
RT
POSTAL SERVICES
ZONING
ZOOS
RT
ANIMALS
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