4/19/2023 0 Comments Emergency 20 directing onlookers![]() Max Hoffman, a certified emergency medical technician and a senior in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, was at the Safety Expo, getting the word out about the university’s Emergency Medical Response Group (EMeRG). where there are so many different agencies.” “It is important for employees and students to know about all of these services, especially here in D.C. “This is about the GW community being able to meet and interact with these partners,” Mr. ![]() ![]() They provided pamphlets and information about the services they offered. Department of Health and Metro, among many others - were able to put faces to their names. White tents covered University Yard where representatives from the various agencies - such as the American Red Cross, D.C. It was a record turnout for the event in terms of both attendees and community partners, said George Nunez, director of the Office of Emergency Management. Thirty local, federal and nonprofit agencies as well as campus departments took part in the expo, presented by GW’s Office of Safety and Security. metro area’s largest collegiate-based National Preparedness Month activity, and this year’s was the university’s largest one yet. The expo is part of National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and its Ready Campaign. ![]() More than 2,000 participants extinguished fires, built emergency preparedness kits, defended themselves against “attackers” and learned how to prepare for emergencies during the George Washington University’s ninth annual Safety Expo on Wednesday. ![]()
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