| AAA |
American Automobile Association |
| AAR |
After-Action Review |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Dispatch |
| CCTV |
Closed-Circuit Television |
| CMM |
Capability Maturity Model |
| DMS |
Dynamic Message Sign |
| DMV |
Department of Motor Vehicles |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| E911 |
Enhanced 911 |
| ELG |
Executive Leadership Group |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| ERSI |
Emergency Responder Safety Institute |
| FAST-TRAC |
Faster and Safer Travel through Traffic Routing and Advanced Controls |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| HAR |
Highway Advisory Radio |
| HazMat |
Hazardous Materials |
| HSIP |
Highway Safety Improvement Program |
| IACP |
International Association of Chiefs of Police |
| IAP |
Incident Action Plan |
| ICS |
Incident Command System |
| IRV |
Incident Response Vehicle |
| ISP |
Information Service Providers |
| IRT |
Incident Response Team |
| ITE |
Institute of Transportation Engineers |
| ITS |
Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| ITS JPO |
Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| LTAP/TTAP |
Local and Tribal Technical Assistance Programs |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
| MUTCD |
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| NIMS |
National Incident Management System |
| NITTEC |
Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition |
| NTIMC |
National Traffic Incident Management Coalition |
| NUG |
National Unified Goal |
| NYS |
New York State |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| PHMSA |
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| PM |
Performance Measures |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| PSEs |
Planning for Special Events |
| RISC |
Rapid Incident Scene Clearance |
| SHRP2 |
Second Strategic Highway Research Program |
| SHSP |
Strategic Highway Safety Plan |
| SOGs |
Standard Operating Guidelines |
| SOPs |
Standard Operating Procedures |
| SP |
State Patrol |
| SSP |
Safety Service Patrol |
| TI&EM |
FHWA Traffic Incident & Events Management |
| TIM |
Traffic Incident Management |
| TIM SA |
Traffic Incident Management Self-Assessment |
| TMC |
Traffic Management Center |
| TOC |
Traffic Operations Center |
| TRAA |
Towing and Recovery Association of America |
| TTC |
Temporary Traffic Control |
| UCS |
Unified Command Structure |
| USDOT |
United States Department of Transportation |
| USFA |
United States Fire Administration |