Karima Holmes

Karima Holmes was appointed by Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to serve as the Director of the Office of Unified Communications (OUC) in January 2016. OUC consolidates all of the city’s emergency 911 and non-emergency and basic city service 311 call activities and serves as the only Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in the District of Columbia. The OUC is responsible for the public safety communications infrastructure that ensures police, fire and emergency medical dispatch for the District’s 700,000 residents and its 20,000,000 annual visitors.

Blogs Written by Karima Holmes

Washington, D.C. Office of Unified Communications: Staying One Step Ahead

August 5, 2019 by Karima Holmes

Nearly 700,000 people call Washington, D.C. their home, and our great city welcomes more than 22 million visitors annually. Including our residents, workers, and tourists,... Read More

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