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Russell County Emergency Management plays many roles, including but not limited to: Emergency Planning, planning and Overseeing HazMat operations, coordinating with volunteer agencies (Salvation Army, American Red Cross, etc.), sheltering in times of emergency, coordinating with Fire Departments, EMS, and Law Enforcement agencies throughout the county, and coordinating with other local, state and federal agencies. Russell County Emergency Management is also responsible for maintaining a County Emergency Operations Plan.

Provides pre-planning, preparation, mitigation, response and recovery for natural and man made disasters and major emergencies. Includes provisions for law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical response, specialty rescue, emergency communications, enhanced 9-1-1 and hazardous material responses for the Town of Blacksburg, Town of Christiansburg and rural Montgomery County. Emergency Manager is Neal Turner.

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Maintain an emergency management structure in the event of a major emergency, whether natural or manmade.

All hazards emergency management program. Emergency Management staff monitors daily weather and intelligence briefings to protect citizens and visitors from natural and man-made disasters. The Public Safety Committee meets bi-monthly to discuss safety issues of the island, including those pertaining to emergency management . During an emergency, the Town operates within the guidelines of the Emergency Operations Plan that is reviewed and updated regularly and is re-adopted by the Town Council every 4 years, as is required by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The purpose of this plan is to establish the legal and organizational basis for operations in the Town of Chincoteague in response to any type of disaster or large-scale emergency situation. The Town of Chincoteague's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is located in the Municipal Building at 6150 Community Drive. The EOC is staffed with emergency personnel during disasters to mitigate the dangers to life safety, public property, and private property.

The Office of Public Safety along with the Emergency Response Team will operate the (EOC) Emergency Operations Center whenever there is a man-made or natural disaster. The Emergency Operations Center will open and be in operation within 2 hours of an incident. Once opened, the Emergency Response Team will make decisions on shelter locations for the public, mass feeding, resource needs, assists from mutual aid agencies, and other public safety considerations. During an emergency and once the (EOC) Emergency Operations Center has opened, the following phone numbers should be used for public assistance. Emergency Number : 911 (Regular Office Hours) Emergency Operations Center : (434) 246-8224

Provides emergency management and disaster preparedness.

Coordinates and activates emergency services in the time of disaster, (i.e., rescue, sheltering and medical care). Assigns agencies and volunteer groups at the local level to coordinate and carry out the disaster plan. Also provides emergency training for volunteers. The KGALERT system is your personal connection to real-time updates, instructions on where to go, Access KGALERT at www.kgalert.com. Note: This service does not replace existing public safety warning methods also used by or in King George County.

Coordinates and activates emergency services in the time of disaster, (i.e., rescue, sheltering and medical care). Assigns agencies and volunteer groups at the local level to coordinate and carry out the disaster plan. Also provides emergency training for volunteers. If a disaster occurs information on shelters, food, medical care, evacuation routes, etc. can be obtained by calling (540)727-7161. In case of emergency, please call: Inside the Area: 911 Outside the Area: (540)727-7900

Emergency management, which has jurisdiction over and provides services to the entire County. Emergency Services Coordinator prepares a variety of emergency plans that would be followed in the event of an emergency or disaster, and conducts exercises to prepare local emergency responders for any man-made or natural disaster.

A emergency response and mitigation system that meets the current and future needs of the citizens of Hanover County in response to all emergency situations, accidental, natural or manmade.

Chesterfield County Emergency Management Division protects the county citizens, visitors and its environment 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 disasters.

Provides emergency management, disaster preparedness for the town of Christiansburg.

Accomack Emergency Management plans, coordinates and directs emergency services for Accomack County in the event of natural and technological emergencies. Their office also provides public education to its citizens on emergency preparedness information. The office of Emergency Management works in conjunction with other local emergency response agencies and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

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.

Coordinates and activates emergency services in the time of disaster, (i.e., rescue, sheltering and medical care). Assigns agencies and volunteer groups at the local level to coordinate and carry out the disaster plan. Also provides emergency training for volunteers. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training was developed to teach ordinary citizens to care for themselves, their families, neighbors and co-workers in the event of an emergency or disaster where emergency responders might be delayed. If a disaster occurs, information on shelters, food, medical care, evacuation routes, etc. can be obtained by calling (540)434-4436 (line is activated during a disaster only and staffed by volunteers).

Primary responsibility is to organize the efforts of emergency service providers and government agencies in response to man-made or natural disasters. In addition, the coordinator provides the public with information, assesses damage, and oversees the procurement of needed supplies and resources during an emergency.

Coordinates emergency operations and communications for disaster preparedness. Volunteers are trained for emergency/disaster by local Red Cross. In the event of a disaster a direct phone would be established.

Protects communities 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 disasters.

Emergency Management Ensure that the County is prepared for all types of emergencies and maintain the Emergency Operations Plan Manage the response to natural or man-made disasters affecting the County through the Emergency Operations Center Act as the lead agency in recovery efforts to restore the County to its pre-disaster state Take measures to mitigate hazards in order to reduce risk to life and property in future disasters

Liaison between the Virginia State Emergency Management Division and other state agencies during disasters and works with local Law Enforcement, Fire Departments, EMS, Volunteer Rescue Squads and others, coordinating the planning, response, recovery and mitigation activities for natural and man made disasters.

Coordinate emergency preparedness and response activities, provide critical coordination of information and resources to the community in order to alleviate problems and to promote a return to normalcy.

Coordinates and activates emergency disaster services in Greene County. For assistance, please call(434)985-1105, available 24/7.

Public Safety operates emergency management and disaster preparedness

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.