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Acronyms
ARES	Amateur Radio Emergency Service
CEMP	Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
CERT	Community Emergency Response Teams
COAD	Community Organizations Active in disasters
COPS	Community Oriented Policing Substations
DEM-Spokane	Spokane Emergency Management
DHS	Department of Homeland Security
DNR-WA	Department of Natural Resources
EMD-WA	WA State Emergency Management Division
ESF	Emergency Support Function to the CEMP
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOAA	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NWS	National Weather Service
OEM-Kootenai	Office of Emergency Management
SCOPE	Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort


Terms
Mitigation:	Actions taken to prevent, or minimize, disaster impacts
Response:	Actions taken during a disaster to preserve life, health and property
Recovery:	Long term actions to return lives to “normal”
Preparedness:	pre-disaster actions taken to improve response capabilities

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