Friday, April 24, 2009

HSEMA to Conduct Community Exercises, April 25

DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
to Conduct Community Preparedness Exercise, April 25.

(Washington, D.C.) The District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) will continue its series of community emergency preparedness exercises, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, April 25, at the Woodridge Neighborhood Library, 1801 Hamlin Street, N.E.
The exercises are designed to help residents learn how to prepare themselves and their families for natural or man-made emergencies and disasters and will provide an opportunity for residents, community leaders and emergency officials to discuss how they would work together in the event of an emergency.
Residents of the following neighborhoods should plan to attend this session:
Arboretum, Bloomingdale, Brentwood, Brookland, Carver Langston, Eckington, Edgewood, Fort Lincoln, Gateway, Ivy City, Langdon, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Pleasant Hill, Queens Chapel, Trinidad, Truxton Circle, University Heights, Woodbridge.
To register, call (202) 338-7153, ext. 212. Online registration also is available at http://dccommunitypreparedness.org. Special sessions for neighborhood groups of 50 or more people can be scheduled by contacting Kim McCall at (202) 481-3015 or by email at Kim.McCall@dc.gov.

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