D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) and Serve DC successfully kicked off National Preparedness Month in the District. HSEMA Director Darrell Darnell and Serve DC Director Amy Ward joined representatives from D.C. public safety agencies, including the Metropolitan Police Department, the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and the D. C. Department of Health, to kick off the city’s observance of National Preparedness Month. Command vehicles and other apparatus was on display and fair goers were able to tour the vehicles and learn more about how the city responds to emergencies of all types, including natural disasters.
Agency representatives distributed public safety and preparedness information and HSEMA staff were on site to assist attendees in registering for the city’s emergency text alert program.
To learn more about how you can get prepared and to see a complete list of events for the month, visit 72hours.dc.gov.
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