| ACP | Agricultural Conservation Program | | ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAAG | Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines | | AFA | American Forestry Association |
| AFF | American Forest Foundation | | AFPA | American Forest & Paper Association |
| AP | Associated Press | | ARS | Agricultural Research Service (USDA) |
| ASCS | Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service (now CFSA) | | ATFP | American Tree Farm Program |
| BCI | Bureau of Criminal Investigations | | BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BIFC | Boise Interagency Fire Center | | BLM | Bureau of Land Management |
| CFFP | Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention | | CFP | Cooperative Fire Protection |
| CFSA | Consolidated Farm Services Agency (formerly ASCS) | | CIS | Critical Incident Stress |
| CWA | Clean Water Act | | DG | Data General |
| EEF | Environmental Education Fund | | EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency | | ERDAS | Earth Resource Data Analysis System |
| FDIC | Fire Department Instructors Conference | | FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FEPP | Federal Excess Personal Property | | FIP | Forestry Incentives Program |
| FFY | Federal Fiscal Year (10-1 to 9-30) | | FLETC | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (Glencoe, GA) |
| FOP | Fraternal Order of Police | | FY | Fiscal Year (Ohio, 7-1 to 6-30) |
| GIS | Geographic Information System | | GRF | General Revenue Fund |
| GSA | General Services Administration | | HB | House Bill |
| IAFC | Interagency Fire Crew | | ICS | Incident Command System |
| IFSTA | International Fire Service Training Association | | IRCG | Eastern Intra-regional Coordinating Group |
| ISA | International Society of Aboriculture | | ISO | Insurance Services Office |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act | | MAIFFPC | Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement | | MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MORPC | Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission | | MTDC | Missoula Technology & Development Center (USFS-Montana) |
| NA | Northeastern Area (20 states; Region 9) | | NAASF | Northeast Area Association of State Foresters |
| NEAT | Northeast Area Training | | NEPA | National Environmental Training Act |
| NFDRS | National Fire Danger Rating System | | NFFS | Northeast Forest Fire Supervisors |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association | | NFS | National Forest System |
| NIFQS | National Interagency Fire Qualifications System | | NIIMS | National Interagency Incident Management System |
| MIPF | Non-Industrial Private Forest | | NPDES | National Pollution Discharge Elimination System |
| NPS | National Park Service (an agency of the US Dept. of the Interior) | | NPS | Nonpoint Source (Pollution) |
| NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Group (formerly SCS) | | NWCG | National Wildfire Coordinating Group |
| NWOA | National Woodland Owner's Association | | OARDC | Ohio Agriculture Research & Development Center |
| OCAP | Ohio Capability Analysis Program | | OCOEA | Ohio Conservation and Outdoor Education Association |
| ODA | Ohio Department of Agriculture | | OEMA | Ohio Emergency Management Agency |
| OFA | Ohio Forestry Association | | OFA | Ohio Fire Academy |
| OMB | United States Office of Management and Budget | | OML | Ohio Municipal League |
| OMP | Operation and Management Plan | | ONLA | Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association |
| OPOTA | Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy | | ORC | Ohio Revised Code |
| ORFC | Ohio Rural Fire Council, Inc. | | OSAF | Ohio Society of American Foresters |
| OSFA | Ohio State Firefighters' Association | | OSP | Ohio State Patrol |
| OSU-E | Ohio State University Extension | | PL | Public Law |
| PLT | Project Learning Tree - Ohio | | PMT | Photo-Mechanical Transfer |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment | | R-9 | Region-9 (USFS-Headquarters, Milwaukee) |
| RCD | Resource, Conservation & Development | | RCFP | Rural Community Fire Protection |
| REC | Roscommon Equipment Center | | RFA | Rural Forestry Assistance |
| RFDC | Rural Fire Defense Council | | RFPC | Rural Fire Prevention and Control |
| RFPIA | Rural Fire Protection in America | | RPC | Regional Planning COmmission |
| SAF | Society of American Foresters | | SB | Senate Bill |
| S&PF | State & Private Forestry | | SQM | Stream Quality Monitoring |
| S/U | Service/Urban | | SWCD | Soil and Water Conservation Districts |
| SIP | Stewardship Incentive Program | | TIC | Timber Industry Council |
| TIP | Tree Improvement Program | | TM/SF | Timber Management/State Forests |
| TSI | Timber Stand Improvement | | UCF | Urban and Community Forestry |
| UPI | United Press International | | USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USDOI | United States Department of the Interior | | USDOT | United States Department of Transportation |
| USFS | United States Forest Service | | USFWS | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey | | WREEC | Western Regional Environmental Education Council |
| WUI | Wildland Urban Interface | | | |