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