GLOSSARY OF TERMS/ACRONYMS
AHA
American Heart Association
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
CAD
Computer Aided Dispatch
CFAI
The Commission on Fire Accreditation International
CPSE
Center for Public Safety Excellence
CRA
Community Risk Assessment
FESSAM
Fire and Emergency Service SelfAssessment Manual
GIS
Geographic Information System
Jurisdiction
The territory over which authority is exercised.
MAWSS
Mobile Area Water & Sewer System
MCCD
Mobile County Communications District
MFRD
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department
Muster Time
Portion of emergency response time from unit dispatch to enroute
Mitigation
The act of making a condition or consequence less severe.
Performance Measures The process of collecting, analyzing and/or reporting information regarding the performance of an individual, group, organization, system, or component. Preparedness
Planning, training, and equipping for events that cannot be mitigated.
Prevention
To keep from occurring; avert; hinder.
Recovery
Restoration or return to any former and better state or condition.
Response
Actions preformed in an effort to prevent further loss or damage.
SOC
Standard of Cover
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