The District government encourages each community to establish an Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) and to update and exercise their Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). The CEMPs were created through a collaborative process with District residents, who took part in emergency management planning and training meetings held by DCEMA. The primary purpose of the Emergency Preparedness Committee is to facilitate the development of community and neighborhood-based volunteers into a cadre of organized partners who can come together during a disaster.
Community Emergency Management plans were developed by neighborhood cluster. To review the CEMP for your neighborhood cluster, see Community Emergency Management Plans.
