| ACFA |
Allegheny County Fire Academy |
| AED |
Automated External Defibrillator |
| BLS |
Basic Life Support |
| BVM |
Bag Valve Mask |
| BVR |
Basic Vehicle Rescue
Courses taken separately but sequentially:
BVRA - Basic Vehicle Rescue Awareness
BVRO - Basic Vehicle Rescue Operations
BVRT - Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician
48-hour Course:
BVRC - Basic Vehicle Rescue Complete |
| CCAC |
Community College of Allegheny County |
| CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| DHBR |
Basic Rescue Practices |
| DHM... |
Delmar Haz-Mat Courses
DHMA - Delmar Hazardous Materials Awareness Level
DHMAR - Delmar Hazardous Materials Awareness Refresher
DHMO - Delmar Hazardous Materials Operations
DHMOR - Delmar Hazardous Materials Operations Level Refresher |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| DOHVR |
DOH Vehicle Rescue |
| EBM |
Essential Basic Modules |
| ELFG |
Entry Level Fire & Ground Support |
| ELIF |
Entry Level Interior Firefighter |
| ELIS |
Entry Level Intro to Fire Service |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| EVDT |
Emergency Vehicle Driver Training (replaced EVOC) |
| EVOC |
Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (discontinued) |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| HM |
Hazardous Materials |
| IAFF |
International Association of Fire Fighters |
| ICS |
Incident Command System |
| IFSAC |
International Fire Service Accreditation Congress |
| IFSTA |
International Fire Service Training Association |
| IDLH |
Immediately Dangerous to Life & Health |
| INFO |
Introduction to Fire Officership |
| ISO |
Incident Safety Officer |
| IST |
Introduction to Safety and Training |
| LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LODD |
Line of Duty Death |
| LRV |
Light Rail Vehicles |
| MSA |
Mine Safety Appliance |
| NBFSPQ |
National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications |
| NFFF |
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation |
| NFA |
National Fire Academy |
| NFPA |
National Fire Protections Association |
| NFPA |
National Fire Reporting System |
| NIMS |
National Incident Management System |
| NPS |
National Parks Service |
| NWCG |
National Wildland Coordinating Group |
| OSFC |
Office of the State Fire Commissioner |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Association |
| PBFTA |
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Training Academy |
| PSFA |
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy |
| R & I |
Recognition and Identification |
| RAM |
Radioactive Material |
| REPA |
Respiratory Protection Advanced |
| REPR |
Respiratory Protection |
| RITC |
Rapid Intervention Team Course |
| ROBR |
Rope/High Angle Rescue Basic Rigging |
| RORA |
Rope/High Angle Rescue Advanced |
| RORE |
Rope/High Angle Rescue |
| RRT |
Radiological Response Team |
| SCBA |
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus |
| SIMCO |
Simulated County |
| STEL |
Short-term Exposure Limit |
| SVR |
Special Vehicle Rescue |
| TOG |
Turn Out Gear |
| UC |
Unified Command |
| USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
| VRSR |
Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition |
| WMD |
Weapon of Mass Destruction |