WASHINGTON--Aug. 9, 2002--The District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency has begun an aggressive program
to conduct community-based emergency management planning and to provide emergency management training to all DC residents. The assignment involves the creation of 39 neighborhood-based emergency plans that specifically targets the residents' needs before, during and after natural disasters, community-based emergencies,
technological emergencies, as well acts of terrorism.
"By giving emergency awareness and response training to all residents, we are making it the responsibility of all residents to help prevent and address emergency incidents in the District," said Peter G. LaPorte, director of the DCEMA.
This new initiative, working in partnership with the community, service organizations and faith-based organizations includes the development of 39 community emergency management plans that will be integrated into the overall (new) District Response Plan. The District
will also be designing a comprehensive training curriculum for citizens, including the provision of emergency preparedness training to District's residents in all 39 community clusters, as well as a benchmarking study which analyzes similar programs in metropolitan areas throughout the nation. Work has already begun and the District
expects to complete it within two months. The District selected the firm of Kroll Inc. to assist them in this effort. Kroll was chosen because of their top-quality team of emergency management specialists with expertise in diverse crisis disciplines and expertise at all levels of government. The contract is valued at approximately $800,000. "We are proud to support the emergency preparedness efforts of our nation's capital," said Steven
Kuhr, managing director of Kroll's Emergency Management Group.
District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency
The Emergency Management Agency provides 24-hour emergency assistance to the public, achieved by mobilizing and deploying emergency services personnel and resources; updating emergency operation plans and strategies; training emergency personnel; managing special events; and informing the public of impending emergencies and disasters, in order to save lives and protect property in the District
of Columbia. The mission statement of EMA is "to administer a comprehensive community-based emergency management program in partnership with the residents and businesses of the District of Columbia so that together we can reduce the loss of life and property and protect the environment." For more information, visit us at dcema.dc.gov.
Kroll Inc.
Kroll Inc. (Nasdaq: KROL.Q), the world's leading independent risk consulting company, provides a broad range of investigative, intelligence, security, financial and technology services. Headquartered in New York with offices in more than 60 cities on six continents, Kroll serves a global clientele of government agencies, non-profit institutions, law firms and corporations. Kroll's Emergency
Management Group (EMG) is responsible for Homeland Security services, which include counter-terrorism and emergency management programs; maritime security services; police and public safety consulting; and Weapons of Mass Destruction preparedness and exercise programs. EMG is currently conducting anti-terrorist and emergency response training
for the 10,500 employees of New Jersey Transit Corporation and working with local governments on a variety of emergency management projects. For more information, please visit www.krollworldwide.com. |
