| ADF | Australian Defence Force |
| AEMO | Australian Energy Market Operator |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| AMSA | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
| ANS | Air Navigation Services |
| ARC | Australian Red Cross |
| ARFFS | Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services |
| ATSB | Australian Transport Safety Bureau |
| AUSASSISTPLAN | Australian Government Overseas Assistance Plan |
| AUSMAT | Australian Medical Assistance Team |
| AV | Ambulance Victoria |
| AVA | Australian Veterinary Association |
| BoM | Bureau of Meteorology |
| CA | Control Agency |
| CBRNE | Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive |
| CCOV | Coroners Court of Victoria |
| CES | Chief Environmental Scientist |
| CFA | Country Fire Authority |
| CHO | Chief Health Officer |
| CMA | Catchment Management Authority |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| COMDISPLAN | Australian Government Disaster Response Plan |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DACC | Defence Aid to the Civil Community |
| DE | Department of Education |
| DEECA | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action |
| DFACA | Defence Forces Aid to the Civil Authority |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DFFH | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing |
| DGS | Department of Government Services |
| DH | Department of Health |
| DJCS | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| DJSIR | Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions |
| DoD | Department of Defence |
| DPC | Department of Premier and Cabinet |
| DTF | Department of Treasury and Finance |
| DTP | Department of Transport and Planning (including Head, Transport for Victoria) |
| EM | Emergency Management |
| EMC | Emergency Management Commissioner |
| EMLO | Emergency Management Liaison Officer |
| EMR | Emergency Medical Response |
| EMV | Emergency Management Victoria |
| EPA | Environment Protection Authority |
| ERV | Emergency Recovery Victoria |
| ESV | Energy Safe Victoria |
| FFMVic | Forest Fire Management Victoria |
| FMR | Fire Medical Response |
| FRV | Fire Rescue Victoria |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Materials |
| Head, TfV | Head, Transport for Victoria |
| HESP | Health Emergencies Sub-Plan |
| ICA | Insurance Council of Australia Ltd |
| ICC | Incident Control Centre |
| IMT | Incident Management Team |
| IRS | Incident Response Service |
| JOSS | Joint Operations Support Staff |
| LSV | Life Saving Victoria |
| MEMP | Municipal Emergency Management Plan |
| MEMPC | Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NBN Co | National Broadband Network Company |
| NEMA | National Emergency Management Agency |
| NOPSEMA | National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority |
| PFA | Psychological First Aid |
| PV | Parks Victoria |
| R.F.R | Register.Find.Reunite |
| RAC | Rural Assistance Commissioner |
| RCC | Regional Control Centre |
| RecCA | Recovery Coordinating Agency |
| RecLA | Recovery Lead Agency |
| RecSA | Recovery Support Agency |
| RelCA | Relief Coordinating Agency |
| RelLA | Relief Lead Agency |
| RelSA | Relief Support Agency |
| REMP | Regional Emergency Management Plan |
| REMPC | Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee |
| RSA | Response Support Agency |
| RSPCA | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| Salvation Army | Salvation Army – Victorian Emergency Services |
| SAR | Search and Rescue |
| SCC | State Control Centre |
| SCCo | State Consequence Coordinator |
| SCRC | State Crisis and Resilience Council |
| SEMP | State Emergency Management Plan |
| SERC | State Emergency Relief Coordinator |
| SRC | State Response Controller |
| SReC | State Recovery Coordinator |
| ST Vic | Safe Transport Victoria |
| Telstra | Telstra Corporation Limited |
| TZV | Triple Zero Victoria |
| USAR | Urban Search and Rescue |
| VBA | Victorian Building Authority |
| VCC EM | Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry |
| VFA | Victorian Fisheries Authority |
| VicPol | Victoria Police |
| VICSES | Victoria State Emergency Service |
| VIFM | Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine |
| VMIA | Victorian Managed Insurance Authority |
| VPF | Victorian Preparedness Framework |
| WICEN | Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network |
The department acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.