Baltimore is the core city of the federally designated Baltimore Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), which is comprised of Baltimore City, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties.

Representatives from each jurisdiction comprise the Baltimore Urban Area Homeland Security Work Group (UAWG). 

This group meets on a monthly basis and engages in sustained regional planning to ensure that response and recovery are coordinated across jurisdictional boundaries.

Since its establishment in 2003, the UAWG has developed innovative, interoperable security and response systems through the work of its functional subcommittees, which include:

• Backup 911 and Dispatch
• Backup Power
• Central Maryland Area Radio Communications
• Wireline Interoperability
• Closed Circuit Television
• Emergency Planning
• Hazardous Materials
• Information Technology
• Law Enforcement
• Maritime Response
• Public Education
• Public Health & Emergency Medical Services
• Urban Search & Rescue
• Volunteer Activities
• Mobile Command Units