Acronyms
Citizen Corps uses lots of acronyms. Here’s a list.
| AG | Attorney General |
| ARC | American Red Cross |
| ARRL | Amateur Radio Relay League |
| ASAP | Association of Sacramento Area Planners |
| BICEPP | Business and Industry Council on Emergency Planning and Preparedness |
| Ca.OES | California Office of Emergency Services |
| Ca.OHS | California Office of Homeland Security |
| CADRE | Community Agencies Disaster Relief Effort |
| CARD | Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster |
| CBO | community-based organization |
| CC | Citizens Corps |
| CCC | Citizens Corps Council |
| CCP | Citizen Corps Program |
| CERT | Community Emergency Response Team |
| CNCS | Corporation for National and Community Service |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CSRC | Citizen Service Reserve Corps |
| CWS | Church World Service |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOC | Departmental Operations Center |
| EMSA | Emergency Medical Services Authority |
| ENLA | Emergency Network Los Angeles (p/o LA-VOAD) |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
| FBO | faith-based organization |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| GO SERV | California Governor’s Office on Service and Voluntarism |
| ICS | Incident Command System (p/o SEMS) |
| ISSA | Information Systems Security Association |
| JIC | Joint Information Center |
| LA-VOAD | Los Angeles VOAD |
| LAAN | Los Angeles Access Network (p/o LA-VOAD) |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSRC | Medical Service Reserve Corps |
| MRC | Medical Reserve Corps |
| NGO | non-governmental organization |
| NPO | non-profit organization |
| NVOAD | National VOAD |
| NWP | Neighborhood Watch Program |
| OA | Operational Area |
| OCJP | Office of Criminal Justice Programs (p/o Ca. OES) |
| ODP | Office of Domestic Preparedness (p/o DHS) |
| OES | California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services |
| OEM | Office of Emergency Management (city or county) |
| OHS | Office of Homeland Security (p/o State of California) |
| PIO | Public Information Officer |
| RCPI | Regional Community Police Institute |
| RSVP | Retired and Senior Volunteer Program |
| SA | Salvation Army |
| SEMS | Standardized Emergency Management System |
| Council | Sacramento Region Citizen Corps Council |
| TIPS | Terrorism Information and Prevention System |
| VC | Volunteer Center |
| VIPS | Volunteers in Police Service |
| VIPS | Volunteers in Partnership with the Sheriff |
| VOAD | Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster |
| VRC | Volunteer Reception Center |