Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

Rob

In article
,
robgraham writes
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

Guilty, I confess my use earlier of MRT (Mean Radiator Temperature).

It's a difficult balance, one person's useful information may be
another's condescension.

If you make a list of all the acronyms that _everybody_ knows I'll be
sure to use only them without explanation ;-).
--
fred
Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla

"robgraham" wrote in message
...
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

BTW, I agree.

robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.


Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance Service). It
runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with DIB and a
GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in Leicester
Square.


(Free fridge magnet to the first person to translate either of the above!).

TMH

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

The Medway Handyman wrote:
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.


Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance Service). It
runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with DIB and a
GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in Leicester
Square.


(Free fridge magnet to the first person to translate either of the above!).

TMH

EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
FRU - Fast Response Unit
53YOM - 53 Year Old Male
DIB - Difficulty in Breathing
GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale/Score

FIT - Forward Intelligence Team
RVP - Rendezvous Point

Had to look up GCS - a score of 11 is worrying though...

Damn, Owain beat me by 9 minutes!

The Medway Handyman wrote:
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware
that they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.


Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance
Service). It runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with DIB
and a GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in
Leicester Square.


(Free fridge magnet to the first person to translate either of the
above!).
TMH

EMT = Emergency Medical Technician
FRU = Fast Reaction Unit
53YOM = 53 Year Old Male
DIB = Difficulty in Breathing
GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:55:18 -0800 (PST), robgraham wrote:

Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms).

Wot, like....

Rob

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

Rumble wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware
that they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.


Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance
Service). It runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with
DIB and a GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in
Leicester Square.


(Free fridge magnet to the first person to translate either of the
above!). TMH

EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
FRU - Fast Response Unit
53YOM - 53 Year Old Male
DIB - Difficulty in Breathing
GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale/Score

FIT - Forward Intelligence Team
RVP - Rendezvous Point

Had to look up GCS - a score of 11 is worrying though...

Damn, Owain beat me by 9 minutes!

He may have beaten you on time, but its Fast Response unit not First
Responder Unit - so you win!

Number 2 is still open.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On 5 Jan, 22:06, The Wanderer wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:55:18 -0800 (PST), robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms).

Wot, like....

Rob

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

Just try the 'Cynics' response to the thread 'More Elect Questions'.

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Rumble wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware
that they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance
Service). It runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with
DIB and a GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in
Leicester Square.


(Free fridge magnet to the first person to translate either of the
above!). TMH

EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
FRU - Fast Response Unit
53YOM - 53 Year Old Male
DIB - Difficulty in Breathing
GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale/Score

FIT - Forward Intelligence Team
RVP - Rendezvous Point

Had to look up GCS - a score of 11 is worrying though...

Damn, Owain beat me by 9 minutes!

He may have beaten you on time, but its Fast Response unit not First
Responder Unit - so you win!

Number 2 is still open.

First-In Team - Rendezvous Point?

Now I'm off to bed...

David

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:02:20 +0000, Rumble
wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.


Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance Service). It
runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with DIB and a
GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in Leicester
Square.


(Free fridge magnet to the first person to translate either of the above!).

TMH

EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
FRU - Fast Response Unit
53YOM - 53 Year Old Male
DIB - Difficulty in Breathing
GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale/Score

FIT - Forward Intelligence Team
RVP - Rendezvous Point

Had to look up GCS - a score of 11 is worrying though...

Damn, Owain beat me by 9 minutes!

Of course, few of those ARE acronyms, which are supposed to be
pronounceable words...

http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarge...211518,00.html

--
Frank Erskine

The Wanderer wrote:

Wot, like....

ITYM "WTF" :~)

--
Andy

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:40:23 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with DIB
and a GCS of 11".

I had to back up an Emergency Medical Technician in an Fast Response Unit
who was attending a 53 Year Old Male with Difficulty In Breathing and a
Glasgow Coma Score(*) of 11.

(*) or Scale.

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in Leicester
Square.

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a Rendez-Vous Point
in Leicester Square.

Can't figure out FIT; First, Fast; Incident Intensive; Transport, Tent,
Triage; tempted by First Incident Triage but "first" doesn't feel quite
right, it implies there is a second which if the first is doing its job
right isn't required...

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:40:23 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with DIB
and a GCS of 11".

I had to back up an Emergency Medical Technician in an Fast Response
Unit who was attending a 53 Year Old Male with Difficulty In
Breathing and a Glasgow Coma Score(*) of 11.

(*) or Scale.

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in
Leicester Square.

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a Rendez-Vous
Point in Leicester Square.

Can't figure out FIT; First, Fast; Incident Intensive; Transport,
Tent, Triage; tempted by First Incident Triage but "first" doesn't
feel quite right, it implies there is a second which if the first is
doing its job right isn't required...

Very close :-)


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:55:18 -0800, robgraham wrote:

Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

So, no LEDs or LCDs unless you're talking to electronic engineers,
no BTUs except amongst heating engineers,
keep PSI and MPG for motor engineers,
use GMT and BST only with chronometrists -
RIP TLAs (but only say that to undertakers!)

BSF, there is no way of knowing for sure what TLAs (or ETLAs) a given
reader understands. And it's not just the use of such devices that may
render a message incomprehensible to its recipient. A skilled and careful
writer may be able to craft his (or her) writing so that it is
understandable to a lay audience, whilst a busy person may dash off a
terse note for the benefit of their peers.


--
John Stumbles

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:10:09 +0000 (GMT), Dave Liquorice wrote:

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a Rendez-Vous Point
in Leicester Square.

Can't figure out FIT; First, Fast; Incident Intensive; Transport, Tent,
Triage; tempted by First Incident Triage but "first" doesn't feel quite
right, it implies there is a second which if the first is doing its job
right isn't required...

Field Incident Triage?

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

In message
,
robgraham writes
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

Does someone want to put a list of approved acronyms in the faqs for the
terminally stupid ?

--
geoff

In message
geoff wrote:

In message
,
robgraham writes
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

Does someone want to put a list of approved acronyms in the faqs for the
terminally stupid ?

Can I suggest that they are grouped into related categories,
e.g. CFL would come under lighting/electrics,
TRV under heating/plumbing, etc.

Barry
--
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

robgraham wrote:

Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

While I sympathise with what you are saying, it seems it is not
unreasonable to expect the person asking the question to do a little of
their own research as well. Even if that means doing a quick google, or
just posting a reply saying "WTF does that mean?". For some technical
subjects (like electrical) where precision in terminology is important,
it can be very hard going to type out fuller versions of MCB, CU, or CFL
every time they are used.

You may find some of these helpful also:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Glossary
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...rical_Glossary
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...hting_Glossary
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Wood_Glossary

(in fact just searching the wiki will often turn up an answer)


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Cheers,

John.

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On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:17:57 +0000, Andy Wade wrote:

The Wanderer wrote:

Wot, like....

ITYM "WTF" :~)

No, his three letter name at the end struck me as amusing, given the
subject line.

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:57:52 -0800 (PST), robgraham wrote:

On 5 Jan, 22:06, The Wanderer wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:55:18 -0800 (PST), robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms).

Wot, like....

Rob

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

Just try the 'Cynics' response to the thread 'More Elect Questions'.

Ah, you picked the wrong person to mention that reply to. All makes sense
to me. I am - or was until I retired - an electrical engineer.

Nah, since it apparently went over your head, your three letter name at the
end of your post struck me as amusing given the subject line.......

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

Barry Smith wrote:
In message
geoff wrote:

In message
,
robgraham writes
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

Does someone want to put a list of approved acronyms in the faqs for the
terminally stupid ?

Can I suggest that they are grouped into related categories,
e.g. CFL would come under lighting/electrics,
TRV under heating/plumbing, etc.


Or trains..

Barry

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
.uk...
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.


Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance Service).
It runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with DIB and
a GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in Leicester
Square.


hope she gives her ETA at the RTA.

mark

Mark wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message .uk...
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware
that they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.


Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance
Service). It runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with
DIB and a GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in
Leicester Square.


hope she gives her ETA at the RTA.

:-)

For some reason they are now called RTC's collision being more PC than
accident. something to do with fudging figures no doubt.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

The Medway Handyman wrote:

For some reason they are now called RTC's collision being more PC than
accident. something to do with fudging figures no doubt.

I think it is more to do with blame and insurers. The term "accident"
allows more scope for it being no ones fault. A collision however is
more likely to be caused by someone who's insurers can then be saddled
with the cost of the ambulance attendance etc.

--
Cheers,

John.

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In message
,
robgraham writes
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

So 5 letter ones are OK, then ?

like ... DIGAF ?

--
geoff

In message , The Natural
Philosopher writes
Barry Smith wrote:
In message
geoff wrote:

In message
,
robgraham writes
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

Does someone want to put a list of approved acronyms in the faqs for the
terminally stupid ?
Can I suggest that they are grouped into related categories,
e.g. CFL would come under lighting/electrics,
TRV under heating/plumbing, etc.


Or trains..

Train de reduciert vitesse ?

--
geoff

Lobster wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Rumble wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware
that they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance
Service). It runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with
DIB and a GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in
Leicester Square.


(Free fridge magnet to the first person to translate either of the
above!). TMH

EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
FRU - Fast Response Unit
53YOM - 53 Year Old Male
DIB - Difficulty in Breathing
GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale/Score

FIT - Forward Intelligence Team
RVP - Rendezvous Point

Had to look up GCS - a score of 11 is worrying though...

Damn, Owain beat me by 9 minutes!

He may have beaten you on time, but its Fast Response unit not First
Responder Unit - so you win!

Number 2 is still open.

First-In Team - Rendezvous Point?


So did I win?? The suspense is killing me...

David

Lobster wrote:
Lobster wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Rumble wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware
that they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of
their collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are
fine in the work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance
Service). It runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with
DIB and a GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in
Leicester Square.


(Free fridge magnet to the first person to translate either of the
above!). TMH

EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
FRU - Fast Response Unit
53YOM - 53 Year Old Male
DIB - Difficulty in Breathing
GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale/Score

FIT - Forward Intelligence Team
RVP - Rendezvous Point

Had to look up GCS - a score of 11 is worrying though...

Damn, Owain beat me by 9 minutes!

He may have beaten you on time, but its Fast Response unit not First
Responder Unit - so you win!

Number 2 is still open.

First-In Team - Rendezvous Point?


So did I win?? The suspense is killing me...

Close but no cigar :-)


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
.uk...
Mark wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message .uk...
robgraham wrote:
Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware
that they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.


Think yourself lucky you don;t work for LAS (London Ambulance
Service). It runs entirely on TLA's.

My daughter often says things like;

"I had to back up an EMT in an FRU who was attending a 53YOM with
DIB and a GCS of 11".

On new years eve she was clinical lead in a FIT with a RVP in
Leicester Square.


hope she gives her ETA at the RTA.

:-)

For some reason they are now called RTC's collision being more PC than
accident. something to do with fudging figures no doubt.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman

It is a good job your daughter is not a doctor. It seems that the acronyms
doctors use are nearly killing people
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7171453.stm

The acronyms used in the childrens ward at my local hospital are a little
less flattering. PNS/PAP/SPS are some of the ones used.

Adam

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:55:18 -0800 (PST), robgraham
wrote:

Could professional and knowledgeable contributors please be aware that
they are confusing us in the real world with the usage of their
collections of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). These are fine in the
work place, but are useless and irritating elsewhere.

I agree that there are some that are known by all but there are many
that are peculiar to specific areas of plumbing, electricity, etc and
in the end an answer becomes useless if it cannot be understood
because of shortcuts in the language.

Rob


Very topical:

Doctors are being warned that using abbreviations in medical notes is
putting patients' lives at risk.
The UK's Medical Defence Union said difficulties often arose because
abbreviations can have more than one meaning or might be misread.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7171453.stm

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:43:46 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

tempted by First Incident Triage but "first" doesn't feel quite right,
it implies there is a second which if the first is doing its job right
isn't required...

Very close :-)

Did you see my other post at 00:55 of Field Incident Triage?

Only one other close offering that I can see.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:43:46 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

tempted by First Incident Triage but "first" doesn't feel quite
right, it implies there is a second which if the first is doing its
job right isn't required...

Very close :-)

Did you see my other post at 00:55 of Field Incident Triage?

Only one other close offering that I can see.

Forward Incident Team.

Due to the road closures around the firework display near the London Eye,
ambulances would have been delayed, so they surrounded the area with 16
Forward Incident Teams.

Team consisted of 1 x paramedic & 2 x St Johns with a huge backpack
containing de fib, heart monitor, blood pressure machine, sats analyser etc
on foot walking around a small area of the crowd, so they could go straight
in within minutes.

Just finished reading the 33 page incident plan. Bloody impressive. They
had everything from terrorist attack to freak weather covered in detail,
covered everything you could possibly imagine.



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:17:33 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Forward Incident Team.

Ah, the RVP and "clinical lead" misled me into rather larger, satic,
contingency set up to cover the crowds at the Fireworks and New Year in
general.

Just finished reading the 33 page incident plan. Bloody impressive.

They are always a good read, try finding your CEPOs plan(s) should be on
your county councils web site somewhere.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:17:33 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Forward Incident Team.

Ah, the RVP and "clinical lead" misled me into rather larger, satic,
contingency set up to cover the crowds at the Fireworks and New Year in
general.

Just finished reading the 33 page incident plan. Bloody impressive.

They are always a good read, try finding your CEPOs plan(s) should be on
your county councils web site somewhere.

So what's that particular FLA, then? Just tried searching for "CEPO" on
mine, and drawn a blank!

David

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:08:52 GMT, Lobster wrote:

So what's that particular FLA, then? Just tried searching for "CEPO" on
mine, and drawn a blank!

County Emergency Planning Officer. Deals with contingancy planning for the
county in liason with the emergency services, utilities, etc. Some
counties (the "nuclear free" ones) only had minimal CEPO activity in days
gone by as the CEPO would also deal with civil defence, ie what to do if
the town gets nuked. Things have changed now.

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Lobster wrote:

So what's that particular FLA, then?

That would be an ETLA actually...


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Cheers,

John.

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John Rumm wrote:
Lobster wrote:

So what's that particular FLA, then?

That would be an ETLA actually...


No, that's the London way of pronouncing "Free Letter Acronym". Innit.

Andy