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AAR - After Action Report (also known as An Improvement Plan)An After Action Report is a document intended to capture observations of the After Action Review process. | |
AAR - After Action ReviewAn After Action Review is a structured review or de-brief (debriefing) process for analysing what happened, why it happened, and how it can be done better by the participants and those responsible for the project or event. | |
AC - Area CommandIn ICS, Area Command is used when there is a number of incidents generally in the same area and often of the same kind. Examples include two or more hazardous materials spills, fires, etc. It is usually these kinds of incidents that may be vying for the same resources. An organisation that oversees the management of multiple incidents or oversees the management of a very large or evolving situation with multiple ICS organisations. See Unified Area Command. | |
AccountabilityThe fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens. | |
Action PlanningSteps,or activities, that must be taken to improve and sustain identified strategies. | |
AgencyA government element with a specific function offering a particular kind of assistance. | |
Agency Administrator/ExecutiveThe official responsible for administering policy for an agency or jurisdiction. | |
Agency RepresentativeA person assigned by a primary, assisting, or cooperating local, state, tribal, territorial, or Federal Government agency, or nongovernmental or private organisation, who has authority to make decisions affecting that agency or organisation’s participation in incident management activities following appropriate consultation with that agency’s leadership. | |
AHJAn
entity that has the authority and responsibility for developing, implementing,
maintaining, and overseeing the qualification process within its organization
or jurisdiction. This may be a state or Federal agency, training commission,
NGO, private sector company, or a tribal or local agency such as a police,
fire, or public works department. In some cases, the AHJ may provide support to
multiple disciplines that collaborate as a part of a team (e.g. an IMT). | |