Laws
Acronyms
Equipment,Technology, and Alerts
Systems & Services
Glossary
100

These laws protect the privacy of an individual 

What are confidentiality laws?

100
This acronym is commonly used when looking for a description of someone

What is BOLO?

100

These are the physical workstations where computers and phones are located

What is consoles?

100

This allows targeted calls to be made to specific regions and areas

What is reverse 911?

100

Front side of a structure as established by incident comand

What is Alpha?

200

This law ensures equal access to 911 to EVERYONE and requires PST positions to have access to a TDD/TTY.

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

200

Emergency medical care involving invasive procedures and administered by paramedics

What is ALS?

200

These are mounted in response vehicles

What is mobile radios?

200

These give audible alerts to phones like AMBER alerts

What is Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)?

200

A predetermined agreement between multiple agencies 

What is automatic aid?

300

This law provides data privacy and safeguards PHI

What is HIPPA?

300

A device that allows firefighters to breathe fresh oxygen while in hazardous environments

What is  Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)?

300

These are high-reach platforms for specialized scenarios requiring extended reach and capabilities 

What is towers?

300

This is administered by the FBI

What is National Crime Information Center (NCIC?)

300

No additional occupants or victims

What is All Clear?

400

This law requires public schools to have silent panic button

What is Alyssa's law?


400

These trailers are equipped with technologies like radios to provide more versatile communication options in the field

What is Emergency Deployable Interoperable Communications System (EDICS?)

400

These are portable and can be carried around, but covers less area.

What is handheld radios?

400

This system gives the phone number associated with the incoming call

What is Automatic Number Identification (ANI)?


400

A warrant issued as result of civil contempt 

What is Writ of Bodily Attachment?

500

The Denise Amber Lee Act gave us this statute, and mandates all Florida dispatchers are certified through FDOH

What is statute 401.465?


500

Groups of trained PSTs sent to disaster zones to bolster overwhelmed ECCs

What is Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force (TERT)?

500

A vehicle used exclusively for aircraft firefighting 

What is Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle (ARFF)?

500

This radio system gives communication to participating agencies and has high coverage

What is Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS)?

500

An interruption or severe reduction of oxygen-rich blood supply to a part of the brain.

What is Cerebrovascular Accident?