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Offline jaff

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Loven those firefighting acronyms
« on: September 26, 2008, 05:03:20 PM »
Consider this the dictionary of acronyms,my bet we can get 100 - 200ish.

I'll kick of proceedings with:

(1)GO....Group officer
(2)DGO...Deputy group officer
(3)GDO...Group duty officer
(4)RDO...Regional duty officer
(5)SITREPS...situation,impacts,tactics,external agencies,problems,safety.
(6)JAFF....Just another filtered fireman :-D

Keep the count going please :mrgreen:
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2008, 05:15:39 PM »
7) RECEO....Rescue, Exposures, containment, Extinguishment, Overhaul
8 ) EIP...emergency information panel
9) IERG...Inital Emergency Response guide (hazmat)
10) HAG (form)....Hazmat action guide
11) PPE...Personal protective equipment
12) CFB...compartment fire behaviour)
13) SMEAC...Situation, Mission, Execution, Admin/Logs, Command and comms, Safety, questions

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2008, 08:52:32 PM »
14) FIP...Fire Alarm Panel
15) MCP...Manual Call Point
16) EWAS..Evacuation and Warning System
17) TIC...Thermal Imaging Camera
18) GPS...Global Positioning System
19) SIP...Sub Indicator Panel
20) GP...General Purpose Pumper

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2008, 09:03:30 PM »
hmmm how about;

21] SAMFS - South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service
22] SACFS - South Australian Country Fire Service
23] AFA - Automatic Fire Alarm
24] PPC - Personal Protective Clothing [to compliment Zippy's equipment]
25] RIG - Rapid Intervention Gear
26] VA - Vehicle Accident
27] MVA - Motor Vehicle Accident
28] RCR - Road Crash Rescue
29] RAR - Road Accident Rescue

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2008, 09:07:14 PM »
30) FCI...Fire Cause Investigator
31) AIIMS.Australasian Interservice Incident Management System
32) LCES..Lookouts,Communication,Escape Routes,Safety Zones
33) COSO..Chief Officers Standing Orders
34) SOP...Standard Operating Procedures

Someone elses turn now :-P
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2008, 12:18:10 AM »
35 - CABA......Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2008, 02:57:20 AM »
Ooh what fun...

Some more random entries,

35) TFT - Task Force tip
36) GRN - Gov. Radio Network.
37) FGP - Fire Ground Practice. Forgot that one Jeff!?
38) SAFECOM - SA Fire and Emergency services Commission
39) STC - State training center
40) VESDA - Very early smoke detection alarm
41) WIP - Warden intercom point.

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2008, 06:38:07 AM »
TFU     - total fook up
WOFTAM  - waste of fooken time an money
PITA    - pain in the ar€e
NRNR    - no root no ride
CRI     - Cranial Rectal Inversion
FIDO    - F**C it - Drive On (erroneous Alarm activation)
JAFFOB  - Just Another Fat F**king Office Bod
RT      - Room temperature (ie: Dead)
SEP     - Someone Else's Problem
SHPOS   - Sub Human Piece of S**T
SPAK    - Status Post Ar€e Kicking

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2008, 07:48:45 AM »
 S/O - Station officer
 SUB - Sub station officer
 LFF - leading firefighter
 Qff - Qualified firefighter
 F/O - Fire officer
 R/O - Resident officer (volunteer CFA)
 DMO - district mechanical officer


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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2008, 09:02:04 AM »
61) OMG- operational management guideline

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2008, 10:13:13 AM »
62) AIRS...AUSTRALASIAN INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM
63) CRIIMSON..CFS Resource & Incident Information Management System Online Network
64) TAS......Training Administration System
65) SACAD....South Australian Computer Aided Dispatch...aka God according to most.

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2008, 11:13:03 AM »
66) RO...Regional Officer
67) GOMP...Group Operational Management Plan
68) ROMP...Regional Operational Management Plan

(5)SITREPS...situation,impacts,tactics,external agencies,problems,safety.
I thought SITREP meant Silly Interfering Timewasting Report Expected Pronto  :-D
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2008, 02:11:49 PM »
69) EWIS - Emergency Waring and Intercommunication System
70) BGA - Break Glass Alarm
71) DBA - Direct Brigade Alarm
72) RIK - Rapid Intervention Kit
73) RIV - Rapif Intervention
74) DCP - Dry Chemical Powder
75) FIMP -Fire Indictor Mimic Panel
76) USAR - Urban Search and Rescue
77) UI - Urban Interface
78) METOPDOG - (Go on, can you remember it without the manual?)
79) OBAOC - Operate Breathing Apparatus, Open Circuit
80) HOTS - Heat, Oxygen, Toxic, Smoke.
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2008, 03:37:29 PM »
81) S.H.I.T  Send help its terrible :-D
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2008, 07:42:46 PM »
82.S.H.I.F.T = SEND HELP ITS filtered TERRIBLE
83. S.N.A.F.U - SITUATION NORMAL ALL F*&KED UP
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2008, 08:00:02 PM »
I'm with Jimmy and Big Al - had those ones used and used those ones
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2008, 09:03:07 PM »
I take it all back having a blonde day :oops:
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2008, 10:49:18 PM »
84) DSU
85) PASS

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2008, 10:50:21 PM »
airs and aiims are 2 different things aern't they?

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2008, 11:10:38 PM »
62) AIRS...AUSTRALASIAN INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM
Hey Zippy that was 31 mate :-P
airs and aiims are 2 different things aern't they?

hahahahaha. It's all happening tonight!

86) ASE - Alarm Signalling Equipment
87) ICMS - Incident Crew Management System
88) FESA - Fire & Emergency Services Authority (of WA)
89) NTPFES - Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services
90) QFRS - Qld Fire and Rescue Service
91) NSWFB - NSW Fire Brigades
92) NSWRFS - NSW Rural Fire Service
93) CFA - Country Fire Authority
94) MFESB - Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board
95) TFS - Tasmania Fire Service
96) TTL - Turntable Ladder
97) LP - Ladder Platform
98) UL - Ultra Large
99) P - Pumper
100) AP - Aerial Pumper   (yay 100)
101) WT - Water Tanker
102) TB - Teleboom
103) R - Rescue
104) ICV - Incident Command Vehicle
105) LSV - Logistics Support Vehicle
106) PT - Pumper Tanker
107) T - Tanker
108) BWC - Bulk Water Carrier
109) MART - Awesomeness
110) RIT - Rapid Intervention Team

phew, time for bed I think...
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2008, 11:30:19 PM »
MART.. hehehe.. Nice one..

(wonders how many will go.. "Whats that!!?"

And yes bitten, you are correct!.. - Couldn't believe SAFIREY didn't pick it..

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2008, 12:15:02 AM »
Touche Rescue having a blonde day :oops:
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2008, 09:50:06 AM »
isn't MART a cooking term?

"make another rhubarb tart"

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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #23 on: September 30, 2008, 10:16:23 AM »
(111) SLG Stragegic leadership group
(112) COAC Cheif Officers Advisory Commitee
(113) FDI Fire Danger Index
(114) FFDI Forest Fire Danger Index
(115) SDI Soil Dryness Index
(116) IMT Incident Management Team
(117) IAP Incident Action Plan
(118) 14  1000 litre 4 wheel drive
(119) 24  2000 Litre 4 wheel drive
(120) 34  3000 litre 4 wheel drive
(121) 12  1000 litre 2 wheel drive
(122) 22  2000 litre 2 wheel drive
(123) 32  3000 litre 2 wheel drive
(124) BWC Bulk Water Carrier
(125) CAFS Compressed Air Foam System
(126) AFFF Aqueus Film Forming Foam

Next  :-)
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Re: Loven those firefighting acronyms
« Reply #24 on: September 30, 2008, 10:29:19 AM »
My Favorite

(127) SPAM Shite Provided At Major incidents, normally with potato salad, beetroot, peas and pineapple ring  :-D
(127) SPAM Stress Prevention And Management
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