Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations

AEBM		Advanced Engineering Building Module
ALOHA		Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres
ASCE		American Society of Civil Engineers
ASFPM		Association of State Floodplain Managers
ATC		Applied Technology Council
BFE		Base Flood Elevation
BIT-MH		Building Information Tool - Multi-Hazard
BTS		Bureau of Transportation Statistics
CCTV		closed circuit television
CD-ROM		compact disk-read only memory
CFR		Code of Federal Regulations
CREW		Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup
DEM		Digital Elevation Model
DFIRM		Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
DHS		Department of Homeland Security
DMA 2000	Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
DOGAMI		Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
DOT		United States Department of Transportation
DVD-ROM		digital video disk-read only memory
EMA		Emergency Management Agency
EOC		Emergency Operations Center
EOP		Emergency Operations Plan
EPA		U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESMP		Enhanced State Mitigation Plan
ESRI		Environmental Systems Research Inc.
FCC		Federal Communications Commision
FEMA		Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHWA		Federal Highway Administration
FLDWAV		Floodwav
FIRM		Flood Insurance Rate Map
FIS		Flood Insurance Study
FIT		Flood Information Tool
FPMP		Floodplain Management Plan
FPI		Fire Potential Index
GIS		Geographic Information System
GB		gigabyte
GHz		gigahertz
hazmat		Hazardous Material
Hazus		Hazards U.S.
HAZUS-MH	Hazards U.S. - Multi-hazard
HGMP		Hazard Grant Mitigation Program
HUG		HAZUS-MH User Group
HVAC		Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
IBC 		International Building Code
InCAST		Inventory Collection and Survey Tool
Lat/Long	Latitude/Longitude
LEPC		Local Emergency Planning Committee
LMP		Local Mitigation Plan
LOJIC		Louisville/Jefferson County Information Center
LRT		Locational Reference Tables
MB		megabyte
MMI		Multi-hazard Mapping Initiative (or Map Modernization Initiative)
MRP		mean return period
MPH		miles per hour
N/A		not applicable
NEHRP		National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
NIBS		National Institute of Building Sciences
NFDRS		National Fire Danger Rating System
NFIP		National Flood Insurance Program
NOAA		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NWS		National Weather Service
OEM		Office of Emergency Management
OMB		Office of Management and Budget
PGA		peak ground acceleration
PGD		peak ground displacement
Q3		digital quality level 3 flood data
RAM		Random Access Memory
RAT		Risk Assessment Tool
SFHA		Special Flood Hazard Area
SHMO		State Hazard Mitigation Officer
SSMP		Standard State Mitigation Plan
STAPLEE	Social, Technical, Administrative, Policy, Legal, Economic, 
		Environmental
TIN		Triangular Irregular Network
TRI		Toxic Release Inventory
U.S.		United States of America
USACE		U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USDA		U.S. Department of Agriculture
USFS		U.S. Forest Service
USGS		United States Geological Survey