| A | B |
| AC | Hydrogen Cyanide |
| ACC | American Chemistry Council |
| AFI | American Fertilizer Institute |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| ASIS | American Society for Industrial Security |
| AT | Antiterrorism |
| AUSA | Assistant United States Attorney |
| BATFE | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives |
| BAU | Behavioral Aanlysis Unit (FBI) |
| BDC | Bomb Data Center (now HDRU) |
| BIS | Dureau of Industry and Security (DOC) |
| BW | Biological Warfare |
| BWAT | Biological Warfare Antiterrorism Statute of 1989 |
| BZPP | Buffer Zone Protection Plan |
| C2 or CII | Critical Infrastructure Information |
| C3 or CIII | Command, Control and Communication |
| C3CM | Command, Control and Communication Countermeasures |
| CAER | Community Awareness and Emergency Response |
| CAM | Chemical Agent Monitor |
| CAT | Crisis Action Team |
| CB/RT | Chemical/Biological Response Team |
| CBI | Confidential Business Information |
| CBIRF | Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (U.S. Marines and Sailors) |
| CBRNE | Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive |
| CBSU | Chemical Biological Sciences Unit (FBI) |
| CCC | Chlorine Chemistry Council |
| CCNJ | Chemistry Council of New Jersey |
| CCT | Chemical Counterterrorism Team (FBI) |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDTA | Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act |
| CEPP | Chemical Emergency Preparedness Program |
| CEPPO | Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (EPA) |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-510) |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CI | The Chlorine Institute |
| CIIT | Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology |
| CIRG | Critical Incident Response Group |
| CII | Critical Infrastructure Information |
| CK | Cyanogen Chloride |
| CN | Mace |
| COG | Continuity of Government |
| CONPLAN | Concept of Operations Plan |
| CP | Command Post |
| CS | Tear Gas |
| CSA | Controlled Substance Act |
| CSEPP | Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program |
| CTFSRU | Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit |
| CW | Chemical Warefare |
| CWC | Chemcial Weapons Convention |
| CX | Phosgene Oxime |
| DCDCA | Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act 1993 |
| DCS | Decision Control System |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DEST | Domestic Emergency Support Team |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOC | Department of Commerce |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOI | Department of the Interior |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| ECBC | Edgewood Chemical Biological Center |
| EHCMA | East Harris County Manufacturers Association |
| EO | Executive Order |
| EOD | Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
| ER&P | Emergency Preparedness and Response |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPA CID | EPA Criminal Investigation Division |
| EPCRA | Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know |
| ERT | Emergency Response Team/Evidence Response Team (FBI) |
| ESF | Emergency Support Function |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FBIHQ | Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administation |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FOUO | For Official Use Only |
| FR | Federal Registry |
| FRERP | Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan |
| FRP | Federal Response Plan (superseded by the NRP) |
| FTTTF | Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force |
| GA | Tuban nerve agent |
| GB | Sarin nerve agent |
| GD | Soman nerve agent |
| GF | Cyclosarin nerve agent |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material |
| HAZWOPER | Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response |
| HDRU | Hazardous Device Response Unit (FBI) (formerly Bomb Data Center) |
| HHS | Health and Human Services (U.S. Department of) |
| HMDU | Hazardous Materials Devices Unit |
| HMRT | Hazardous Materials Response Team |
| HMRU | Hazardous Material Response Unit |
| HMTA | Hazardous Materials Transportation Act |
| HSIN | Homeland Security Information Network |
| HSOC | Homeland Security Operations Center |
| HSPD | Homeland Security Presidential Directive |
| HVAC | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
| IA | Information Anaylsis |
| IAIP | Information Analysis Infrastructure Protection (DHS) |
| IC | Incident Commander/Intelligence Community |
| IC&A | Infrastructure Coordination and Analysis |
| ICC | Incident Command Center/ Intersatate Commerce Commission |
| ICCA | International Council of Chemical Associations |
| ICD | Improvised Chemical Device |
| ICE | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS) |
| ICP | Incident Command Post |
| ICS | Incident Command System/ Incident Comand Structure |
| IED | Improvised Explosive Device |
| IIMG | Interagency Incident Management Croup |
| IM/IT | Information Management/Information Technology |
| INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IR | Information Report |
| ISAC | Information Sharing and Analysis Center |
| JFO | Joint Field Office |
| JIC | Joint Information System |
| JOC | Joint Operations Center |
| JRIES | Joint Regional Information Exchange System |
| JTTF | Joint Terrorism Task Force |
| L | Lewisite |
| LCA | Louisiana Chemical Association |
| LEPC | Local Emergency Planning Committee |
| MCA | Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MTSA | Marine Transport Safety Act |
| NACD | National Association of Chemical Distributors |
| NARA | National Archives and Records Administration |
| NCS | National Cyber Security |
| NCTC | National Counterterrorism Center |
| NDMS | National Disaster Medical System |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NICC | National Infrastructure Coordination Center |
| NIMS | National Incident Management System |
| NIPC | National Infrastructure Protection Center |
| NJTTF | National Joint Terrorism Task Force |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission/National Response Center |
| NRCC | National Response Coordination Center |
| NRP | National Response Plan |
| NSD | National Security Division/National Security Directive |
| NSEP | National Security and Emergency Preparedness |
| NSSE | National Special Secuirty Event |
| NSTAC | National Secuirty Telecommunications Advisory Committee |
| OER | Office of Emergency Response |
| OERR | Office of Emergency and Remedial Response |
| OGA | Other Government Agencies |
| OPSEC | Operations Security |
| PCII | Protection for Critical Infrastructure Information (DHS) |
| PDD | Presidental Decision Directive |
| PFA | Phosphate Forus of the Americas |
| PFO | Principal Federal Official |
| PHA | Process Hazard Analysis |
| PHS | Public Health Service (U.S. Department of) |
| PSM | Process Safety Management |
| RDP | Responsible Distribution Process |
| RMP | Risk Management Plan |
| RRCC | Regional Response Coordination Center |
| S&H | Safety and Health |
| SA | Special Agent |
| SAC | Special Agent In-Charge |
| SBU | Sensitive But Unclassified |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| SCV | Site Class Verification (NCAD) |
| SEOC | State Emergency Operations Center |
| SFLEO | Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official |
| SIOC | Strategic Information and Operations Center (FBI) |
| SITREP | Situation Report |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SOC | Synthetic Organic Chemicals |
| SCOMA | Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association |
| SSG | Site Security Guidelines |
| SVC | Site Class Verification |
| TAG | The (State) Adjutant General |
| TCRAS | Texas Costal Region Advisory System |
| TEU | Technical Escort Unit (U.S. Army) |
| TIC | Toxic Industrial Chemical |
| TIM | Toxic Industrial Material |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| USA | United States Attorney |
| USAMRICD | United States Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense |
| USC | United States Code |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USSS | United States Secret Service |
| VBICD | Vehicle-Borne Improvised Chemical Device |
| VBIED | Vehicle-Borne Imporvised Explosive Device |
| VE | V-series nerve agent |
| VG | V-series nerve agent |
| VM | V-series nerve agent |
| VX | V-series nerve agent |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| WMDCU | Weapons of Mass Destruction Countermeasures Unit (FBI) |
| WMDOU | Weapons of Mass Destruction Operations Unit (FBI) |