CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN TEMPLATE - Sedgwick County

ANNEX ADEFINATIONS AND ACRONYMSThis annex should contain a list of key words, phrases, and acronyms used throughout the COOPplan and within the COOP community. Each key word, phrase and acronym should be clearlydefined.A. ACTIVATION: When a COOP plan has been implemented whether in whole orin part.B. ADVANCE TEAM: Group of people assigned responsibility for preparing thealternate facility for operations once the activation decision has been made.C. AFTER-ACTION REPORT (AAR): A narrative report that presents issues foundduring an incident and recommendations on how those issues can be resolved.D. ALTERNATE FACILITY: An alternate work site that provides the capability toperform minimum essential functions until normal operations can be resumed.E. CONTINGENCY STAFF/TEAM: Personnel of a department or jurisdiction whoare designated to report to the alternate facility during COOP implementation toensure that the department or jurisdiction is able to perform its essential functions.F. CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT (COG): The term COG applies to themeasures taken by a state or local government to continue to perform requiredfunctions during and after a severe emergency. COG is a coordinated effort withineach branch of the government to continue its minimum essential responsibilitiesin a catastrophic emergency.G. CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS (COOP): An internal effort within individualcomponents (e.g. – executive, legislative, judicial branches) of a government toassure the capability exists to continue essential component functions across awide range of potential emergencies, including localized acts of nature, accidents,and technological and/or attack-related emergencies.H. COOP EVENT: Any event that causes an department or jurisdiction to activateall or part of its COOP plan. It may or may not include relocation to an alternatesite to assure continuance of essential functions.I. COOP RESPONSE AND RECOVERY TEAM: Individuals, identified byposition, within a state department or local jurisdiction that are responsible forensuring that essential functions are performed in an emergency and taking actionto facilitate that performance, and to initiate planning necessary for theresumption of non-emergency operations at a primary facility.30