Don’t have plans Thursday and Friday? The District needs your help. D.C. is holding a two-day mass casualty drill to test how well emergency responders react.
During the exercise, first responders and key personnel from the Districts Emergency Management Agency, Departments of Health and Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Metropolitan Police Department, and various hospitals will test their emergency response equipment. Test messages will be communicated on emergency personnel devices such as scanners, pagers, and health alert networks. Each message will be clearly worded to indicate that it is indeed a drill. If a real emergency occurs during this time, the drill will end and emergency personnel will respond accordingly.
Thursday’s drill will take place on the grounds of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Southeast. Friday’s drill will happen on the grounds of Catholic University in Northeast.
Those interested in playing dead/injured individuals should register with the city’s bioterrorism response office.
