Emergency Management

To coordinate the City's response to major emergencies or disasters, whether natural or manmade, with the primary goal being: to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect property and the environment.

Provides citizens and employees with awareness and emergency preparedness information in an effort to minimize the potential for loss of life and property. Offers communication channels to keep residents, workers and businesses posted about the emergency and any action people should take to minimize the impact of a storm or other emergency.

Lynchburg Department of Emergency Services houses the City's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Department members provide command and control support through the EOC to on-scene incident command during disaster situations. Department members also oversee the City's Emergency Operations Plan and provide the community with risk assessments and emergency preparedness information to help mitigate disasters that may occur in the future.

Responsible for planning and coordinating responses to all natural or man-made emergencies and disasters that may occur within the city.

The Office of Emergency Management works to prepare plans, policies, and procedures for city operations when responding to and mitigating against natural or man-made disasters. They also help lead the response during and after emergencies, often in coordination with public safety officials, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.

Provides emergency management and disaster preparedness for the city of Franklin.

The Office of Emergency Management plan, prepare for and mitigate emergencies; educate the public on preparedness; coordinate and support responses to and recovery from emergencies; collect and disseminate critical information; and seek and obtain funding and other aid in support of overall preparedness for the City of Richmond. The Office of Emergency Management provides resources and knowledge in four major areas: Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation.

Fire, EMS, Emergency Communications and Emergency Management.

Provides development and coordination of emergency services in the event of a man-made or natural disaster.

The office prepares contingency plans, conducts practice drills, provides warning, manages response and coordinates damage assessment and recovery after a disaster. Including evacuation Info, School Info, Roads, Special services for Elderly & Disabled, Local govt business information.

To mitigate against, plan and prepare for, and coordinate responses to emergencies; educate the public on preparedness; collect and disseminate critical informaiton; and seek funding and other aid in support of overall preparedness, by coordinating all activities necessary associated with natural disasters, acts of terrorism or other disasters.

Coordinates plans for emergency action and services in the event of national or natural disaster. Provides for manpower and equipment in the event of a disaster.

A comprehensive emergency management program which includes: An effective response to emergency situations Focused recovery programs for major disasters Pre and post-disaster mitigation of known hazards to reduce their impact Preparedness activities, such as emergency planning, training, exercises and community education programs

Emergency Management comprises organized analysis, planning, decision making, and assignment of available resources to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the effects of all hazards.

Activates and coordinates all emergency services in the city of Harrisonburg. The Director of Emergency Services, works with the Emergency Services Coordinator, Larry Shifflett, Fire Chief, who is responsible for Command and Control and Robert Symons, Fire Chief of Rockingham County. In times of emergency or disaster, Jim Junkins, the Director of Emergency Communications will activate an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the Office of Emergency Communications. An emergency information line will also be activated: (540)442-9111. This will be staffed 24/7 for the public to call for emergency/disaster information.

Emergency management protects the community by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.

Emergency Management

Provides development and coordination of emergency services in the event of a man-made or natural disaster. Emergency Management is handled by the Police Chief.

To plan, prepare for and mitigate emergencies; educate the public on preparedness; coordinate and support responses to and recovery from emergencies; collect and disseminate critical information.

Provides emergency management and disaster preparedness.

Emergency Management coordinates the emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for the residents of the City of Winchester with appropriate City agencies and external partners.

Town of Bedford's office of Emergency Management is responsible for local disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. The Code of Virginia requires each locality to have a director of emergency management and may appoint a coordinator of emergency management. The Town maintains a local emergency operations plan and is required to regularly hold exercises to test the plan.

Coordinates and activates all emergency services in time of disaster for the City of Lexington.

Provides development and coordination of emergency services in the event of a man made or natural disaster. Offers disaster preparation and prevention services.