Risk Management Series Risk Assessment A How-To Guide to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings FEMA 452 / January 2005 Appendix C - Acronyms and Abbreviations B BCC Backup Control Center C CAD computer-aided design CBR chemical, biological, or radiological CCTV closed-circuit television CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CEMP Certified Emergency Management Plan CIA Central Intelligence Agency COG Continuity of Government COOP Continuity of Operations COTS Commercial off the Shelf CSI Construction Specifications Institute D DHS Department of Homeland Security DoD Department of Defense E EMS Emergency Management Services EOC Emergency Operations Center EPA Environmental Protection Agency F FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency G GIS Geographic Information System GSA General Services Administration H HazMat hazardous material HEMP High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse HPM High Power Microwave HSO Homeland Security Office HSOC Homeland Security Operations Center HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning I IA/IP Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection IP/TCP Internet Protocol/Transmission Control Protocol ISC Interagency Security Committee IT information technology J JRIES Joint Regional Information Exchange System L LAN local area network LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee M MOU Memorandum of Understanding N NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command NIBS National Institute of Building Sciences NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology P PC personal computer PPE personal protective equipment psi pounds per square inch RDD radiological dispersal device S SBU Sensitive-but-Unclassified SERC State Emergency Response Commission T TIC Toxic Industrial Compound TNT trinitrotoluene TTIC Terrorist Threat Integration Center U UPS uninterruptible power supply USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture V VA Department of Veterans Affairs VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol W WAN wide area network WMD weapons of mass destruction