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APPENDICES DIVISION
Glossary
April 1997
Emergency Response Center (ERC): The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal
Emergency Response Center from which structural and wildland fire and emergency
units are dispatched, coordinated and supported.
Engine: An inappropriate level of personnel accompanying a ground vehicle which can
provide specific levels of pumping, water and hose capacity. (ICS)
Engine Company: An appropriate level of personnel accompanying a ground vehicle
which can provide specific levels of pumping, water and hose capacity. (ICS)
Exhaustion of Resources: This condition exists when the fire defense board chief
determines that the incident cannot be controlled by available and on-scene local
resources and still maintain minimal coverage for the fire defense area. (Operations
Division, Section A)
Federal Assistance: Aid given by federal agencies under authorization of federal
statutes to assist disaster victims and state and/or local governments involved in a
disaster.
Federal Coordinating Officer: The person appointed by the President to coordinate
federal assistance in an emergency or disaster.
Federal Disaster Relief Act: Public Law 93-288, as amended, gives the President broad
powers to supplement the efforts and available resources of state and local governments
to carry out their duties to alleviate suffering and damage resulting from disasters.
Federal On-Scene Coordinator: A representative of the federal government (usually a
member of the US Coast Guard or Environmental Protection Agency) responsible for onscene
coordination of federal response to an oil or hazardous material incident.
FIREMOD: A computer program which can predict an hourly rate of fire spread from a
given point. (ICS)
Fly Crew: A hand crew transported via helicopter to an incident. (ICS) See Hand
Crew.
Foam Systems: The apparatus and techniques used to mix concentrate with water to
make solution, pump and mix air and solution to make foam, and transport and eject
foam. (Systems defined here include compressed air foam and aspirated nozzle.)
Food Dispenser: Any vehicle capable of dispensing food to incident personnel. (ICS)
Fuel Tender: Any vehicle capable of supplying fuel to ground equipment or aircraft.
(ICS)
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