Montgomery County Government Will Host a Full-Scale Exercise in Damascus – Drivers in the Vicinity May See Increased Traffic and the Presence of Government Personnel in the Area. Date/Location: Friday, March 28, 2014 10 a.m. - Noon Damascus High School 25921 Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD Local and State Agencies will be conducting a Full-Scale Exercise using the Cities Readiness Initiative plan to assess the ability of Montgomery County personnel from different departments and agencies to work together to conduct mass-dispensing of medications operations, implement a traffic control and security plan and assess the ability of mass dispensing staff to receive on-site training. The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) is a federally-funded program designed to enhance preparedness in the nation’s largest cities and metropolitan statistical areas where more than 50% of the U.S. population resides. Through CRI, State and large metropolitan public health departments have developed plans to respond to a large-scale bioterrorist event by dispensing antibiotics to the entire population identified within 48 hours.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:14:19 +0000
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