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AAON

Air Attack Officer (Operations): The person responsible for directing, and supervising a fire suppression operation involving the use of aircraft to deliver retardants or suppressants on a fire. 

ACDR

Area Commander (Command): The person responsible to manage a very large incident that has multiple incident management teams (IMT's) assigned.  These teams may be established any time the incidents are close enough that oversight direction is required. 

ACLC

Assistant Area Commander (Logistics): The person responsible for providing facilities, services, and material at the Area Command level, and for ensuring effective use of critical resources and supplies among the incident management teams.

AOBD

Air Operations Branch Director (Operations): The The person primarily responsible for managing the resources within the air operations branch, as well as preparing and implementing the air operations portion of the Incident Action Plan. Also responsible for providing logistical support to helicopters operating on the incident.

AREP

Agency Representative (Command Staff): The person assigned by a primary, assisting, or cooperating agency to an incident who has been delegated authority to make decisions affecting that agency’s participation at the incident.


ASGS

Air Support Group Supervisor (Operations): The person responsible for planning and oversight of incident aircraft support functions (helibase, helispot and Fixed Wing Air Bases).


ATGS

Air Tactical Group Supervisor (Operations): The person primarily responsible for the coordination of all tactical missions of fixed and/or rotary wing aircraft operating in incident airspace.