For your community check with the DHS Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships to have a workshop scheduled in your community. Partnerships@fema.dhs.gov
State and local partners of the National Capital
Region (District of Columbia, Maryland & Virginia) in collaboration with
the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for
Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, cordially
invite you to:
An Emergency Preparedness Workshop for the Faith Community
Tuesday, September 30th
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
(With optional sessions after 2:00 p.m. with area local emergency managers)
Holiday Inn Capitol
550 C St, SW
Washington, DC, 20472
*** The workshop is free***
To
pre-register for the workshop e-mail Partnerships@fema.dhs.gov with “NCR - RSVP”
in the subject line, please include your contact information (name,
organization, title, work number and e-mail).
As a faith and/or community leader
you will:
· Start “Developing a High Quality Emergency Operations Plan
for your House of Worship” to respond
to an emergency/incident, including guidance to address an active shooter
scenario
· Connect with new partners ready to help support your
house of worship & community prepare for emergencies
· Begin the process to receive a certificate from the
Emergency Management Institute and earn Continuing Education Units
If you need reasonable accommodations, or if you have
Limited English Proficiency please contact Partnerships@fema.dhs.gov no later than
September 12, 2014.