Firefighter's acronyms
401 |
PRV
|
Pressure Reducing Valve |
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|
402 |
PSA
|
Public Service Announcement |
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|
403 |
PSAP
|
Public Safety Answering Point |
-
|
404 |
PSI
|
Pounds per Square Inch |
-
|
405 |
PT
|
Physical Training |
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|
406 |
PTA
|
Prior To Arrival |
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|
407 |
PTB
|
Protect the Brothers |
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|
408 |
PTO
|
Power Take Off |
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|
409 |
PV
|
Personal Vehicle |
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|
410 |
PVC
|
Pre-Ventricular Contraction |
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|
411 |
Pkwy
|
Parkway |
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|
412 |
QA
|
Quality Assurance |
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|
413 |
QC
|
Quality Control |
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|
414 |
R&D
|
Research and Development |
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|
415 |
RACE
|
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish |
Fire Response Plan |
416 |
RAWS
|
Remote Automated Weather System |
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|
417 |
RBO
|
Relationship By Objectives |
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|
418 |
REACH
|
Water Rescue Method-Reach, Throw, Row, Go |
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|
419 |
RECEO
|
Rescue Exposures Containment Extinguish Overhaul |
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|
420 |
RECEO
|
RECEOVES |
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|
421 |
RECEOVES
|
Rescue, Exposures, Containment, Extinguish, Overhaul – Ventilation, Environment, Salvage |
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|
422 |
RECEOVES
|
RECEO Ventilation Environment Salvage |
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|
423 |
RECEOVS
|
RECEO Ventilation Salvage |
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|
424 |
RECOVERS
|
see RECEOVES |
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|
425 |
RESTAT
|
Resource Status |
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|
426 |
RET
|
Rapid Entry Team (see FAST) |
Fire |
427 |
REVAS
|
Rescue Evacuation Ventilation Attack Salvage |
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|
428 |
RFA
|
Ready For Action |
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|
429 |
RFB
|
Remember Fallen Brothers |
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|
430 |
RH
|
Relative Humidity |
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|
431 |
RHAVE
|
Risk, Hazard, and Value Evaluation |
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|
432 |
RIC
|
Rapid Intervention Crew |
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|
433 |
RIT
|
Rapid Intervention Team |
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|
434 |
RIT
|
see RIC |
-
|
435 |
RIT
|
see FAST |
Fire |
436 |
RLQ
|
Right Lower Quadrant of the abdomen |
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|
437 |
RMA
|
Refused Medical Attention |
Medical Patient |
438 |
RO
|
Rule Out (written R/O) |
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|
439 |
ROS
|
Rate of Spread |
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|
440 |
RR
|
Respiratory Rate |
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|