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Acute ANS - Sharp or severe; having a rapid onset and short duration.
All-Hazard Concept ANS - Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety of incidents; all responders
use a similar, coordinated approach with a common set of authorities, protections, and resources.
Atypically Stressful Event ANS - Term used in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to
describe incidents that have a likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
Battalion ANS - Fire department organizational subdivision consisting of several fire service companies
in a designated geographic area. A battalion is usually the first organizational level above individual
companies or stations.
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) ANS - Comprehensive method of infection control in which every patient
is consumed to be infected; personal protective equipment is worn to prevent exposure to bodily fluids
and blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
Carcinogen ANS - cancer producing substance
Chain of Command ANS - Order of rank and authority in the fire and emergency services.
Chronic ANS - long term and reoccurring
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ANS - term for several diseases that result in obstructive
problems in the airways.
, Code ANS - A collection of rules and regulations that has been enacted by law in a particular
jurisdiction. Codes typically address a single subject area; examples include a mechanical, electrical,
building, or fire code.
Code Enforcement ANS - Process of enforcing a body of law aimed at reducing fire and life-safety
hazards a well as mandating the proper installation and maintenance of building/structure fire and life-
safety features to provide adequate community fire prevention.
Cold Zone ANS - Safe area outside of the warm zone where equipment and personnel are not expected
to become contaminated and special protective clothing is not required; the Incident Command Post
and other support functions are typically located in this zone.
Community Risk Reduction ANS - The fire departments or other agencies identification and
prioritization of risks to the community followed by the integrated application of resources to improve
public safety through minimizing the probability or occurrence and/or the impact of unfortunate events.
Company ANS - Basic fire fighting organizational unit consisting of fire fighters and apparatus; headed
by a comp[any officer
culture ANS - the shared assumptions, beliefs, and values of a group or organization
Generator ANS - Portable device for generating auxiliary electrical power; generators are powered by
gasoline or diesel engines and typically have 110-and/or 220- volt capacity outlets.
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) ANS - Device designed to protect against electrical shock; when
grounding occurs, the device opens a circuit to shut off the flow of electricity.
Ground Gradient ANS - Electrical field that radiates outward from where the current enters the ground;
its intensity dissipates rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry.
hazard ANS - Condition, substance, or device that can directly cause injury or loss; the source of a risk.
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