[Scan-DC] DC drill volunteers with disabilities needed

[Alan Henney]

From: DailyBrief at yahoogroups.com [mailto:DailyBrief at yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 1:27 PM
Subject: [DailyBrief] DC drill volunteers with disabilities needed

 
Volunteer Role Players Needed –

Persons with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs

for District-wide Emergency Management Exercise


On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the District will be host to the ‘District of Columbia 2016 Full-

Scale Exercise.’ The exercise, which is designed to assess our emergency response capabilities,

will simulate a train derailment and hazardous chemical spill. Several District agencies will

exercise at multiple locations throughout the city and focus on first response capabilities,

activating the District Emergency Operations Center, and conducting shelter operations.


Our goal is to make this exercise as realistic as possible and we would like to make sure that the

players are a good representation of our whole community. As a result, we are asking individuals

to volunteer as role players on the day of the exercise. These ‘actors’ will portray displaced

personnel that need to seek refuge at a shelter.


Our total recruitment goal is 30 volunteer role players for persons with disabilities and others

with access and functional needs. No experience required! All role players must be 18 years of

age or older. All volunteer role players will receive morning refreshments, lunch, afternoon

refreshments and a $45 dollar credit card-style gift card. For more information regarding the

exercise and to register as a role player, please visit the following link:

http://dcfse2016.eventbrite.com


For difficulties accessing the link and/or reasonable accommodations in support of registration

please contact Sarah Kessler at 703-518-9982 or skessler at olsongroupltd.com.

Registering as a role player does not guarantee selection for participation in the exercise; all

participants must successfully pass a background check and complete a DC HSEMA participant

waiver form. Providing your date of birth is a requirement for the background check.

More information will be provided to individuals that pass the background check.


Elizabeth Davis
EAD & Associates, LLC
Inclusive Emergency Management Consultants
44 Court Street – Suite 812
Brooklyn, NY  11201
718-330-0034 (V/TTY)
www.eadassociates.com