The UCPM's operational heart is the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), which operates around the clock and which any EU or non‑EU country affected by a disaster and overwhelmed by its magnitude can contact with a request for assistance.
UCPM darbības centrs ir Ārkārtas reaģēšanas koordinēšanas centrs (ERCC), kas darbojas 24/7 režīmā un ar ko var sazināties ikviena ES valsts vai valsts ārpus ES, ko skārusi apjomīga katastrofa, un lūgt palīdzību.