FEMS Operations Center (District of Columbia)

The Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS) provide emergency transportation for individuals needing pre-hospital emergency medical care and for the special needs community requiring special transportation. FEMS will be the lead agency for the decontamination of individuals within a hazardous area. FEMS will coordinate with DDOT to attain transportation network information, and to support incident management activities. (reference: http://ddot.washingtondc.gov/ddot/frames.asp?doc=/ddot/lib/ddot/information/emergency/6_Roles-Responsibilities.pdf)

The Fire Operations Center is located at Engine 2 at the intersection of 5th and E Street NW. This operations center is responsible for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services during extraordinary emergencies and special events. (reference: http://ddot.dc.gov/ddot/frames.asp?doc=/ddot/lib/ddot/information/emergency/7_Command-Control.pdf)