2020: A Year of Response

HSEMA Off the Record by DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency

Mar 31, 202119:08Government & Organizations

In March of 2020, Mayor Muriel Bowser declared the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency and activated the District's Emergency Operations Center. For the last year, DC Government employees have worked behind the s...

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