National Capital Region: Getting Ready for Disasters

Partners Working Together
“Be Ready Make a Plan” was created by the National Capital Region. The region’s partners include local and state governments, businesses, and nonprofit groups:

• Arlington County
• City of Alexandria
  
• District of Columbia
• Fairfax County
• Montgomery County
• Loudoun County
• Prince George’s County
• Prince William County
• State of Maryland
• Commonwealth of Virginia
• Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington Area
• Greater Washington Board of Trade
• Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
• Red Cross of the National Capital Area.

Preparing as a Region
When disaster strikes, it can affect the entire region. This is the reason the region created a:

• Coordinated Plan for Disasters
  
• Strategic Plan for Homeland Security.

Learn More
Call the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
(202) 962-3300, TDD (202) 962-3213, TTY 711