Acronyms ACM – Asbestos Containing Material ARC – American Red Cross BCP – Business Continuity Planning COOP – Continuity of Operations Plan DROC – Debris Response Operations Center EHTER – Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response EMAC – Emergency Management Assistance Compact
Lessons Learned Post-Fire Event At some point after major environmental public health activities are coming to an end, establish “hot wash” or “lesson learned” meetings while key players and memories are still fresh and before they return to normal operations. Be sure to incor - porate lessons into standard operating procedures for the next event. There is so much to consider and deal with in a major disaster such as a wildfire, but always remember to take care of employees to ensure their safety and mental well- being. In the end, many of your colleagues will want to learn from your experiences and be able to handle their own events well. Consider writing about how your event was handled and how it can be done better in the future. Finally, always remember your mission mandate of protecting public health and the envi - A broad spectrum of general reference materials is available to understand how emergency manage - ment works. Some of the key training and guidance materials include: • National Incident Management System (2008) • NIMS 2017 Learning Materials • Incident Management • ICS Review Document from ICS 300 • Glossary of Related Terms from ICS 300 • Federal Emergency Support Function (ESF) Annexes 75 • Post Wildfire Recovery Project Resources | NWCG ronment to guide your decisions. General References
EOC – Emergency Operations Center EPH – Environmental Public Health ESF – Emergency Support Functions
FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency HAZWOPER – Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
IAP – Incident Action Plan IAQ – Indoor Air Quality ICS – Incident Command System
JIC – Joint Information Center LTCF – Long-Term Care Facility NIMS – National Incident Management System NPS – National Park Service NRF – National Response Framework ROE – Right-of-Entry
VOC – Volatile Organic Compounds WUI – Wildland Urban Interface
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