When a disaster is declared, the leadership of agencies with relevant functional authorities may join together in a team effort to respond, forming a Unified Coordination Group (UCG). Unlike other federal coordination efforts, the UCG includes federal and state emergency management officials as well as senior officials from other agencies and organizations (including non-governmental organizations) that have primary statutory jurisdictional responsibility, and/or significant operational responsibility for one or more functions of an incident response. For instance, in the event of an intentional chemical attack, the UCG may include environmental protection, public health, and law enforcement agencies at both the federal and state levels during both the response and recovery phases.
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