Capital Fortitude: DC Department of Health (DC Health) Full Scale Exercise (POD) (07-18-2019)

Time: 7:00am-4:00pm
Location: King Greenleaf Recreation Center, 201 N Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024
 
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/capital-fortitude-full-scale-point-of-dispensing-pod-exercise-tickets-61065239776  
Contact: Marc Barbiere at [email protected] or 202-671-0747.
The DC Department of Health (DC Health), along with other local and regional partners, will conduct “Capital Fortitude,” a full-scale exercise to test our ability to respond to a (simulated) Anthrax attack in the National Capital Region (NCR). DC Health will activate a Point of Dispensing (POD) at King Greenleaf Recreation Center, and is recruiting volunteers, to participate in the exercise. Please note – this is only an exercise; there will be no actual disease-causing agents utilized during any phase of this exercise. On-site and street parking is available, but could be limited. Navy Yard/Ballpark and Waterfront (Green Line) are the closest Metro stations. This exercise will take place rain or shine.
The purpose of Capital Fortitude is to provide volunteers the opportunity to work at a POD site and practice the skills required to dispense antibiotics to the public during the response to a simulated Anthrax attack. This exercise will ensure that participants understand POD operations, and receive the training and practical experience necessary to function in a POD. All exercise participants will get hands-on experience working in a POD dispensing medications to other participants acting as clients.