ACRONYMS
Here are some of the CRD area acronyms
AWS | Amazon Web Server | |
APRS | Automatic Position Reporting System | |
ARRL | Amateur Radio Relay League | |
BCERMS | BC Emergency Response Management System | |
CCC | Community Coordination Centres (CRD) | |
CMS | Central Mail Server | |
CRD | Capital Regional District | |
CRERCC | Capital Regional Emergency Radio Coordinators Committee | |
CVRD | Cowichan Valley Regional District | |
DERC | Deputy Emergency Radio Coordinator | |
DMAC | Deputy MAC | Replaced with DERC |
EC | Emergency Coordinator | appointed by LA |
ECHOLINK | EchoLink VOIP | |
EMBC | Emergency Managment British Columbia | |
EOC | Emergency Operation Centre | |
ESS | Emergency Social Services | |
GVECC | Greater Victoria Emergency Coordination Council | Now called RECC |
GVMACC | Greater Victoria Municipal Amateur Coordinators Committee | Replaced by CRERCC |
IC | Incident Command | |
IRLP | Internet Radio Linking Project | |
KA-Node | Kantronics "Personal or Wild Node" non-network node | |
K-Net | Kantronics "Network node" | |
LA | Local Authority | |
MSDES | Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security | |
Netrom | Network Node | |
NGO | Non Governmental Organization | |
PECC | Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre | |
PEP | Provincial Emergency Program | |
PERCS | Provincial Emergency Radio Communication Service | |
PREOC | Provincial Regional Emergency Operations Centre | Formerly the PFRC |
RAC | Radio Amateurs of Canada | |
RECC | Regional Emergency Coordinators' Commission | Formerly the GVECC |
SAR | BC Search and Rescue | |
TheNet | Network Node | |
VARPA | Victoria Amateur Radio Packet Association |