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Comment on the
Incident Management and Response Draft Report

On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 26, 2011, a snowstorm hit the National Capital Region (NCR), triggering a widespread, many hours-long traffic gridlock and leaving thousands without electricity. Following the snowstorm, area leaders and residents questioned the region’s preparedness and response, as well as its ability to deal with future storms, emergencies, and other major events. In March 2011, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors approved a Major Regional Incident Response Action Plan and Steering Committee on Incident Management and Response to identify improvements to regional incident management. The Action Plan charged the Committee with reviewing four focus areas and making recommendations that would improve the response to future incidents in the NCR. The Action Plan’s focus areas were:

Real-time information/situational awareness among local, state, and federal government agencies with operational authority or responsibilities
Real-time information to the media and the public
Regional coordination
Decision-making

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Comment on the Incident Management and Response Draft Report

Comment on the
Incident Management and Response Draft Report