Unified Coordination Group (1 of 2)

Utilizing the NIMS principle of unified command/coordination, incident operations are executed through the UCG, which may include the FCO, State Coordinating Officer (SCO), and other State and Federal officials with primary jurisdictional responsibility or functional authority for the incident. The UCG may include a limited number of principal State officials (represented by an appropriate State official or SCO, as under a Stafford Act declaration), and local and tribal officials as well as NGO and private sector representatives.