About this glossary
| Dutch | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
AFA | Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council | |
AH | Absolute Humidity | |
AIIMS | Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System | |
ALSM | Airborne Laser Swath Mapping | |
ATC | Air Traffic Control | |
ATV | All-Terrain Vehicle | |
ATVEA | All-Terrain Vehicle Industry European Association | |
CDF | Centro para la Defensa contra el Fuego (Spain) | |
CIFFC | Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center Inc. | |
DAID | Delayed Action Incendiary Device/Delayed Aerial Incendiary Device | |
DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
DEM | Digital Elevation Model | |
DTM | Digital Terrain Models | |
DSM | Digital Surface Models | |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | |
EUFOFINET | European Forest Fire Networks Project | |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation | |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency (USA) | |
FTA | Fire Traffic Area | |
GFMC | Global Fire Monitoring Center | |
GIS | Geographic Information System | |
GPS | Global Positioning System | |
ICS | Incident Command System | |
IR | Infrared | |
LACES | Safety protocol. Acronym stands for: L = Lookouts; A = Awareness or Anchor Point; C = Communication; E = Escape Routes; S = Safety Zones | |
LIDAR | Light Detection and Ranging | |
NFPA | National Fire Protection Association (USA) | |
NFRS | Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service (UK) | |
NWCG | National Wildfire Coordinating Group (USA) | |
PEDA | Local, Union of Municipalities and Town Councils of Attica (Greece) | |
PPE | Personal Protection Equipment | |
RH | Relative Humidity | |
RUI | Rural-Urban Interface | |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedures | |
TFR | Temporary Flight Restriction | |
TOLC | Take Off and Landing Coordinator | |
UK | United Kingdom | |
USA | United States of America | |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture | |
USDHS | United States Department of Homeland Security | |
WUI | Wildland-Urban Interface |