Open Government Material
The District is committed to a transparent, open form of government. District agency websites are required to make certain records available online to the public, if those records exist. In cases where these records exist but are not yet available online, agencies are working to provide them as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer listed below.
- HSEMA Executive Team
- HSEMA Agency Organization
- Agency Budget
- Agency Performance Plans and Reports
- Purchase Card Purchases
- Contracts and Procurement
- District-wide FOIA Reports
- Submit feedback using Ask the Director
FOIA Information
If you cannot find the information you are looking for here or elsewhere on DC.gov, you may submit a FOIA request online via the DC government Public FOIA Portal. Requests may also be submitted by mail, fax or email. However, please note that FOIA requests submitted online will be easier to track and process.
To understand the process before making a request, please see foia.dc.gov.
FOIA Officer
The FOIA Officer is the principal point of contact within the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) for advice and policy guidance on matters pertaining to the administration of the FOIA. All requests are handled professionally and expeditiously. The HSEMA FOIA Officer information is listed below:
Joe Ruel, FOIA Officer
District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
2720 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20032
[email protected]
Traffic Camera Feed Requests
HSEMA has access to District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) traffic feeds for situational awareness during emergencies.
To request access to DDOT CCTV footage, please follow these steps:
- Find the camera from the list below and note the name of the intersection. For 3rd Street Tunnel cameras, also include the camera number. For example, "14th St & Pennsylvania Ave NW" or "3rd Street Tunnel Cam-231."
- Include the precise window of time, e.g., "November 30, 2023, between 10am and 11am."
- Submit the request to the FOIA Officer at [email protected].
DDOT CCTV camera footage is automatically deleted after 90 days, including weekends and holidays. To ensure the highest chance of your request being fulfilled, it is recommended that you submit your request as soon as possible.
DDOT Cameras accessible by HSEMA (current as of 4/3/2023)
- 2nd St & H St. NW
- 3rd St & Constitution Ave. NW
- 3rd St, H St. & Mass Ave. NW
- 3rd St. & H St. NE
- 4th St. & NY Ave NW
- 7th St., E St. & Frontage Rd. SW
- 7th St. & H St NW
- 7th St & Independence Ave SW
- 7th St & Pennsylvania Ave NW
- 7th St & Rhode Island Ave NW
- 9th St & Constitution Ave NW
- 9th St Ramp & NY Ave NE
- 12th St & Constitution Ave NW
- 13th St & I St NW
- 13th St & K St NW
- 13th St, H St & K St NW
- 14th St & Constitution Ave NW
- 14th St & Independence St NW
- 14th St & H St NW
- 14th St & I St NW
- 14th St & NY Ave NW
- 14th St & Park Rd NW
- 14th St & Pennsylvania Ave NW
- 14th St Bridge
- 15th St, K St & Vermont Ave NW
- 15th St & Constitution Ave NW
- 15th St, Pennsylvania Ave & Lower E St NW
- 15th St, G St, Pennsylvania Ave & NY Ave NW
- 16th St & Military Rd/Missouri Ave NW
- 16th St & Colorado Ave NW]
- 16th St, Harvard St & Mt. Pleasant NW
- 16th St & I St NW
- 16th St & Irving St NW
- 16th St & K St NW
- 16th St & Kalmia NW
- 16th St & N Portal St NW
- 16th St & U St NW
- 16th St & Upshur St NW
- 16th St & Alaska Ave NW
- 16th St & Scott Circle NW
- 17th St & Benning Rd NE
- 17th St & Pennsylvania Ave NW
- 17th St & Constitution Ave NW
- 17th St & I St NW
- 17th St & Lower E St NW
- 18th St & I St NW
- 19th St & K St NW
- 19th St, Pennsylvania Ave & H St NW
- 20th St & Constitution Ave NW
- 21st St & K St NW
- 21st St, Pennsylvania Ave & I St NW
- 23rd St & Constitution Ave NW
- 27th St/Whitehurst Freeway & K St NW
- Alabama Ave & Branch Ave SE
- Benning Rd & Kennilworth Ramp NE
- Benning Rd & E Capitol
- Benning Rd & Minnesota Ave NE
- Canal Rd & Foxhall Rd NW
- Canal Rd & Chain Bridge Rd NW
- Connecticut Ave & Calvert St NW
- Connecticut Ave & Cathedral NW
- Connecticut Ave & Florida Ave NW
- Connecticut Ave & Macomb St NW
- Connecticut Ave & Military Rd NW
- Connecticut Ave & Nebraska Ave NW
- Connecticut Ave & Oliver St NW
- Connecticut Ave & Van Ness St NW
- Connecticut Ave, K St & 17th St NW
- Delaware/I St NW
- Douglas Bridge
- Dupont Circle NW
- E Capitol St & 50th St
- E Capitol St & 58th St
- E Capitol St & Southern Ave
- E Capitol St & 19th St
- First St & M St SE
- First St & N St SE
- First St & Potomac Ave SE
- Florida Ave & New York Ave NE
- Florida Ave & Rhode Island Ave NW
- Georgia Ave & New Hampshire Ave NW
- Georgia Ave & Irving St NW
- Georgia Ave & Missouri Ave NW
- Georgia Ave & Arkansas Ave NW
- Georgia Ave & Eastern Ave NW
- Georgia Ave & Piney Branch Rd NW
- Georgia Ave & Kansas Avenue NW
- H St & Benning Rd NE
- H St & Union Station NE
- H St, Connecticut Ave & Jackson Pl NW
- H St, I St, Vermont Ave & Madison Ave NW
- I-295 & Blue Plains -- North
- I-295 & Blue Plains -- South
- Indiana Ave & Washington Ave SW
- Kenilworth & Eastern Ave NE
- Key Bridge & M St NW
- MacArthur Blvd & Arizona Ave NW
- MacArthur Blvd & Loughboro Rd NW
- Mass Ave & Whitehaven Rd NW
- Michigan Ave & Harewood Rd NE
- N. Cap. St & Rhode Island Ave NW
- N. Cap. St & H St.
- N. Cap. St & NY Ave
- NY Ave & NJ Ave NW
- NY Ave & Bladensburg Rd NE
- NY Ave & Montana Ave NE
- Pennsylvania Ave & Alabama Ave SE
- Pennsylvania Ave & Southern Ave SE
- Pennsylvania Ave & 2nd St SE
- Pennsylvania Ave & 8th St SE
- Pennsylvania Ave & 9th St NW
- Pennsylvania Ave & 28th St NW
- Pennsylvania Ave & Branch Ave SE
- Pennsylvania Ave & Minnesota Ave SE
- Piney Branch Rd & Eastern Ave NW
- Rhode Island Ave & S. Dakota Ave NE
- Rhode Island Ave & 18th St NE
- Rhode Island Ave & Eastern Ave
- Roosevelt Bridge
- Rotating View (All available feeds)
- Route 50
- S. Capitol & M St
- S. Capitol & Atlantic St
- S. Capitol & I St
- S. Capitol & Suitland Pkwy SE
- S. Capitol & Firth Sterling
- SE Frwy & Sousa Br./Penn Ave SE
- South Capitol & Southern Ave
- Southern Ave & Branch Ave SE
- Suitland Pkwy & Firth Sterling Ave SE
- Virginia Ave & E St NW
- Washington Circle
- Wisconsin Ave & Mass. Ave NW
- Wisconsin Ave & Tenley Circle/Nebraska Ave NW
- Wisconsin Ave & Calvert St NW
- Wisconsin Ave & Ellicott NW
- Wisconsin Ave & M St NW
- Wisconsin Ave & Q St NW
- 3rd Street Tunnel feeds:
- Air Rights SB at Entr (Cam-316)
- NB at D St SW Ramp (Cam-230)
- NB at D St SW Ramp (Cam-231)
- NB at D St/US Cap St Exit Ramp (Cam-242)
- NB at Entr SB View (Cam-227)
- NB View at Overpass (Cam-252)
- NB View at Overpass (Cam-253P-PTZ)
- SB at D St NW Ramp (Cam-254P-PTZ)
- SB at D St SW Ramp (Cam-228P-PTZ)
- SB View at Entr (Cam-222)
- SB View at Entr (Cam-223)
- SB View at Entr (Cam-224)
- SB View at Entr (Cam-256P-PTZ)
- SB View at Overpass (Cam-200P-PTZ)
- SB View at Overpass (Cam-202)