The list of firefighting acronyms and abbreviations.

All firefighting related acronyms and abbreviations.

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OSHA:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration(Mechanical sealing)
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ADA:
Americans with Disabilities Act(Metropolitan planning)
6
NTSB:
National Transportation Safety Board(Sleep disorders, SLEEP, Response)
6
MSDS:
Material Safety Data Sheet(Construction insurance, Hurricane management)
6
SOP:
Standard Operating Procedure(Canadian aviation, Hurricane management)
4
ACLS:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support(Health professional initials, Postnominal)
4
PPE:
Personal Protective Equipment(Construction insurance, Firefighting)
3
EMS:
Emergency Medical Services(Hurricane management, Emergency Management)
3
HIV:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus(Diagnosis, Otolaryngology, Immunology)
2
ALS:
Advanced Life Support(Firefighting, Medical, Medicine)
2
BP:
Blood Pressure(Circulatory system, Blood, Physiology)
2
COPD:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(CHEST, Diagnosis, Pathology)
2
EMT:
Emergency Medical Technician(Special Operations)
1
CC:
Chief Complaint(Firefighting, Nursing, Medical)
1
DOA:
Dead on Arrival(Online auction, Ebay, Firefighting)
1
MICU:
Medical Intensive Care Unit(Firefighting, FIRE, Medical)
0
AMA:
Against Medical Advice(Healthcare, Firefighting, Nursing)
0
CPR:
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation(Healthcare, Firefighting, UK police)
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DNR:
Do Not Resuscitate(Firefighting, Disability, Nursing)
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EMT-I:
Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate(Special Operations)
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