MITIGATION ASSESSMENT TEAM REPORT Hurricane Ivan in Alabama and Florida Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance FEMA 489 /August 2005 Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations A AAF Aluminum Association of Florida ADEM Alabama Department of Environmental Management ANSI American National Standards Institute ARA Applied Research Associates ARC American Red Cross ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers asl above sea level ASOS Automated Surface Observing Systems ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATCT air traffic control tower AWOS Automated Weather Observing System B BFE base flood elevation (1-percent annual exceedance probability) BIA Brick Industry Association BOAF Building Officials Association of Florida BPAT Building Performance Assessment Team BUR built-up roof C C&C components and cladding CFR Code of Federal Regulations CMU concrete masonry unit CHWM coastal high water mark D DFO Disaster Field Office E EDT Eastern Daylight Time EHPA Enhanced Hurricane Protection Area EIFS exterior insulation and finish systems EIMA EIFS Industry Members Association EMS Emergency Medical Services EOC Emergency Operations Center EPDM ethylene propylene diene monomer ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute F FAA Federal Aviation Administration FBC Florida Building Code FCMP Florida Coastal Monitoring Program FDEP Florida Department of Environmental Protection FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FHBA Florida Home Builders Association FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FIS Flood Insurance Study FLASH Federal Alliance for Safe Homes FL DCA Florida Department of Community Affairs FRSA Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Inc. G GDT Geographic Data Technology GPS global positioning system H HAZUS-MH Hazards US – Multi-Hazard HWM high water mark HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program HRD Hurricane Research Division HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning HVHZ High Velocity Hurricane Zone I I Importance Factor IBC International Building Code IBHS Institute for Building & Home Safety ICC International Code Council ICU intensive care unit IRC International Residential Code ISO Insurance Services Office L LPS lighting protection system LWIC lightweight insulating concrete M MAT Mitigation Assessment Team MEPS molded expanded polystyrene insulation MOB medical office building mph miles per hour MWFRS main wind force resisting system N NAHB National Association of Home Builders NAVD North America Vertical Datum NCDC National Climatic Data Center NFIP National Flood Insurance Program NFPA National Fire Protection Association NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum NHC National Hurricane Center NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration NRCA National Roofing Contractors Association NWS National Weather Service O OFCM Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research OSB oriented-strand board P psf pounds per square foot PVC polyvinyl chloride R Rmax radius of maximum winds RTI Roof Tile Institute S SBC Standard Building Code SBCCI Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. SESP Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan (Florida) SFBC South Florida Building Code SFHA Special Flood Hazards Area SLOSH Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes SPF sprayed polyurethane foam SPRI (New name of the Single Ply Roofing Institute) SRBOAF Suwannee River Building Officials Association of Florida SRIA Santa Rosa Island Authority T TAS Testing Application Standard U UL Underwriters Laboratories URM unreinforced masonry U.S. United States USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USGS U.S. Geological Survey W WG/NDR/PSDA Working Group for Natural Disaster Reduction and Post-Storm Data Acquisition [End of Appendix C]