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London Resilience Team - Emergencies information
Category: Government and organisations > Emergency planning
Date & country: 11/12/2007, UK
Words: 269
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DEFRADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDevolved AdministrationsScottish Executive Welsh Assembly Government Northern Ireland ExecutiveDfTDepartment for TransportDIODuty Intelligence Officer
DLRDocklands Light RailwayDMSDefence Medical Services - Military medical staff
DNADeoxyribonucleic acid
DoHDepartment of HealthDOP(IT)Defence and Overseas Policy - Sub-Committee on International Terrorism
DPHDirector Public Health
DRS (password protected)Direct Rail Services (Freight company owned by BNFL)
DSLDigital Subscriber Line - Telephony based solution for delivering high rates of data to include video and audio elements
DsPHDirectors of Public Health
DstlDefence, Science & Technology Laboratory, Porton Down - part of MOD
DTGDigital Television Group - Cross industry representative body with over 100 member UK companies representing transmission providers, broadcasters, manufacturers, software and applications writers, retailers and consumer groups
DTIDepartment of Trade and IndustryDTPDigital TV Project
DTTDigital Terrestrial Television - Digital TV via an aerial
DTVDigital Television
DVBThe Digital Video Broadcasting Project, an industry-led consortium of over 300 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers, regulatory bodies and others in over 40 countries, committed to designing global standards for the delivery of digital television and data services
DVD-DVD-RDigital Versatile Disc/ Digital Versatile Disc Recorder
EBSEmergency Bed Service
ECNEmergency Communications Network
EHOEnvironmental Health Officer
EIREquipment Identity Register
EKPEconomic Key Points
EOCEmergency Operation Centre
EODExplosives Ordnance DisposalEPEmergency planning
EPAEnvironment AgencyEPCEmergency Planning College
EPCUEmergency Planning Coordination Unit
EPIC(British Airways) Emergency Procedures Information Centre
EPLOEmergency Planning Liaison Officer
EPOEmergency Planning Officer
EPSEuropean Passenger Services - EurostarEPUEmergency Planning Unit
ESAEnvironmental Services AssociationEvacuees' assembly pointA location of safety, near the scene, where evacuees can initially be directed for assembly before being transported to rest centres.
EWSEnglish, Welsh and Scottish RailwaysFCOForeign and Commonwealth OfficeFCPForward Control Point
FMCForward Military Commander
Forward Control- Command pointA control point/ forward command post dealing directly with activity at the scene and the respective emergency service resources at the scene.
FSAFood Standards AgencyFSCForward Scientific Controller
FTAFreight Transport AssociationGBGreat Britain
GCGGold Coordinating Group
GIFGraphics Interchange Format
GLAGreater London AuthorityGLOGovernment Liaison Officer
GLTGovernment Liaison Team Link between strategic decision making by the GCG and COBR
GMCGeneral Medical CouncilGNERGreat North Eastern RailwayGNNGovernment News NetworkGOGovernment Offices
GOEGovernment Office for the East of EnglandGOEMGovernment Office for the East MidlandsGOLGovernment Office for LondonGOLDStrategic commander
GONEGovernment Office for the North EastGONWGovernment Office of the North WestGORsGovernment Offices in the RegionsGOSE Government Office for the South EastGOSW Government Office for the South WestGOWMGovernment Office for the West MidlandsGOYHGovernment Office for Yorkshire and HumbersideGPGeneral Practitioner
GPOGeneral Post Office
GPRSGeneral Packet Radio System, often referred to as 2.5 Generation
GPSGlobal Positioning System
GTNew Scotland Yard Major incident room
GTPSGovernment Telephone Preference Scheme landline priority access protocols
HAHealth Authority
HAZMATHazardous Materials
HCAERHigh Capacity Egress and Access Routes (Evacuation routes)
HCEAHigh Capacity Emergency Access
HDDHard Disk Drive
HDUHigh Dependency Unit
HEPAHospital Emergency Planners
HGVHeavy Goods Vehicle
HMICHer Majesty's Inspectorate of ConstabularyHMRIHer Majesty's Railway InspectorateHMTHM TreasuryHOHome OfficeHOLMESHome Office Large Major Emergency System
Hospital documentation teamTeam of police officers responsible for completing police casualty record cards in hospitals.
Hospital, ReceivingThe hospitals to be alerted by the ambulance service to receive casualties in the event of a major incident. The first one will be requested to provide the medical incident officer. Receiving hospitals must be adequately equipped to receive casualties on a 24-hour basis and be able to provide, when required, the medical incident officer and a mobile medical/nursing team.
HOTPUHome Office Terrorist Prevention UnitHPAHealth Protection AgencyHQHeadquarters
HSEHealth and Safety ExecutiveIdentification CommissionGroup representing all aspects of the identification process, which is set up to consider and determine the identity of the deceased to the satisfaction of HM Coroner
IDTVIntegrated digital television - TV with built in digital adapter
IECCIntegrated Electronic Control Centre
IEMIntegrated Emergency Management - An approach to preventing and managing emergencies that entails five key activities - assessment, prevention, preparation, response and recovery. IEM is geared to the idea of building greater overall resilience in the face of a broad range of disruptive challenges
ILOInter Agency liaison officer
ILOInter-agency Liaison Officer
Incident Control Point-PostThe point from which each of the emergency services tactical managers can control their services' response to a land-based incident. Together, the incident control points form the focal point for co-coordinating all activities on site. Also referred to as "Silver control". In London, incident control points are grouped together to form the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre (JESCC)
