A few to start with, that we may well come across
AAVAG - Avon Area Voluntary Agencies Group
BRC - British Red Cross
CBRN - Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear
CCA - Civil Contingencies Act 2004
CCU - Civil Contingencies Unit (see EPO)
COBR(a) Cabinet Office Briefing Room -- Although pronounced Cobra it is only COBR
EA - Environment Agency
EEAST - East of England Ambulance Service Trust
ECFRS - Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
EH - Environmental Health
EPO - Emergency Planning Office®/s
EPU - Emergency Planning Unit#
GWAS - Great Western Ambulance Service
HART - Hazardous Area Response Team
HCPU - High Capacity Pumping Unit
HFRS - Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
IRU - Incident Response Unit
LAs - Local Authority
LRF - Local Resilience Forum
MIAT - Multi-agency Initial Assessment Team
MRT - Mountain Rescue Team
NHS - National Health Service (I hope you knew that one)
PCT - Primary Care Trust
RRF - Regional Resilience Forum
SAR - Search And Rescue
SMICG - Somerset Major Incident Coordinating Group
SEVAG - Somerset Emergency Voluntary Agencies Group
SWAS - South Western Ambulance Service
USAR - Urban Search And Rescue
VASEC - Voluntary Aid Societies Emergency Committee (Wiltshire)
WGC - Welwyn Garden City
This is only a small number of those which we come across regularly. Full members can
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