CERT is a group of people organized as a neighborhood-based team that receives special training to enhance their ability to recognize, respond to, and recover from a major emergency or disaster situation. Teams are trained by professional responders in areas that will help them take care of themselves and others before, during and after a major emergency. As an organized team, individuals can provide vital services in the absence of and while waiting for the arrival of emergency responders, and they often assist once responders arrive.

Provides emergency managment and disaster preparedness for the county.

Coordinates and activates emergency services in the time of disaster, (i.e., rescue, sheltering and medical care). If a disaster occurs information on shelters, food, medical care, evacuation routes, etc can be obtained through local radio and television stations.

Provides the community with an emergency medical planning and development facility. The Lord Fairfax Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc. has been created to establish, operate, administer and maintain an Emergency Medical Services System which provides for the arrangement of personnel, facilities and equipment for the effective and coordinated delivery of emergency health care. Service area covers Planning District 7.

Power Outages To report an outage, please contact your service provider Check with your provider directly to determine repair schedules For more information and tips on what actions to take during a power outage, please visit: https://www.ready.gov/power-outages Emergency Alerts These days, emergency alerts can reach you in so many ways–WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts) come to your cell phone, EAS (Emergency Alert System) on TV and Radio, NOAA weather radio alerts, mobile apps and more. It’s important to have several different ways you can receive emergency alerts, and to be armed with the knowledge you need before an emergency happens. Know the current forecast and get alerted for any watches, warnings, or advisories on the National Weather Service’s website Download FEMA app and local news apps for severe weather alerts Sign up to receive alerts on your phone, tune in to your local weather station, or listen to your NOAA Weather Radio Additional Resources • For questions or to report hazardous road conditions such as downed trees or power lines, contact VDOT’s 24-hour Customer Service Center by visiting my.vdot.virginia.gov or calling 800-FOR-ROAD (367- 7623). • For more about winter weather travel, visit VDOT’s weather page. • For the latest in road conditions and updates, please call 511 on a cell phone or go online to the VDOT Virginia Traffic Information Website at https://511.vdot.virginia.gov. • Virginians are advised to only call 911 or #77 on a cell phone in case of emergency. It is essential to keep emergency dispatch lines open for those in serious need of police, fire or medical response. • Please contact your local emergency manager to coordinate any resource requests or needs. Contact information for you local emergency manager can be found here > LEMD • FEMA’s Ready campaign: https://www.ready.gov/winter-weather • National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/wrn/winter_safety • CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/index.htm

There are no declared emergencies at this time.

To ensure that Isle of Wight County is prepared to handle all emergencies of man-made or natural origin and additionally ensure that county citizens are provided quality fire protection and emergency medical services provided by our excellent volunteer fire and rescue agencies. Other responsibilities include developing emergency preparedness plans, assisting various volunteer citizen committees and participating in regional emergency preparedness organizations.

Coordinates and activates emergency disaster services for Bath County. Also provides emergency dispatch for police, fire and rescue in Bath County through the Sheriff's Office.

23 localities in coastal Virginia will begin using new tiered evacuation zones to communicate important public safety information and evacuation instructions to residents living in Hampton Roads, the Middle Peninsula, The Northern Neck and the Eastern Shore. The new zones are designed to enhance current evacuation plans, boost public safety, and improve travel efficiency in the event of hurricanes or other disasters. The tiered evacuation zones were developed in close cooperation with local emergency managers and are based on the most up-to-date engineering data for the region. Residents of coastal Virginia are urged to Know Your Zone. You can use a new interactive map at knowyourzoneva.org to determine which storm evacuation zone you live in based upon your street address. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: How will these new zones enhance current evacuation plans, boost public safety and improve travel efficiency in the event of hurricanes or other disasters - The new tiered evacuation zones identify areas vulnerable to flooding with precision that was not available until now. Empowered by this new information, residents of coastal Virginia will know more clearly whether they need to evacuate or shelter at home during a storm or other emergency. - The new zones will help citizens avoid unnecessary evacuation travel, thereby reducing highway congestion, easing overcrowding at local storm shelters and boosting public safety. How were these new evacuation zones planned/designed - The new evacuation zones were developed in close cooperation with local emergency managers throughout Hampton Roads, Virginia's Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and the Eastern Shore. Different hurricanes can cause vastly different impacts. The new zones take into account historic storm surge measurements combined with projected effects of storms of different intensity, path, speed, tides, and other meteorological factors. - The new evacuation zones were developed by Atkins, a global engineering firm with extensive experience designing hurricane evacuation plans for major metropolitan areas. How are the new evacuation zones being introduced to the public - Residents in coastal Virginia communities must be aware of which tiered evacuation zone in which they live-zone A, B, C, or D. State and local officials are launching Know Your Zone, a public information campaign to promote the new zones and give residents a simple way to find out which zone they are in. This will allow emergency managers to give specific instructions and information to those residents most at risk of an approaching storm. - The Know Your Zone campaign will be coordinated with public and media outreach, education for local emergency responders and citizens, and other tools to give actionable and specific direction to those residents of zones at most risk of each particular storm as it approaches Virginia. VDEM is working with local emergency managers to deploy the most effective means of communicating the new zones to each impacted community, including using paid advertising, media outreach, social media and other educational tools. How can people learn their storm evacuation zone - The Know Your Zone campaign will encourage residents to go online to www.KnowYourZoneVA.gov to view a detailed map that shows the new tiered evacuation zones. - The web site displays an interactive color-coded map showing the new evacuation zones. People can use the new map to view a big picture of the region, or zoom-in to their neighborhood to see which locations are vulnerable to flooding during different types of storms. In addition, users can enter their address to see their designated evacuation zone. How many zones are designated - There are four evacuation zones, designated A thorough D. In the event of a storm or other emergency, local emergency managers may direct residents of one or more zones to evacuate. Storms can produce dramatically different impacts, depending on tides, storm i

Coordinates emergency operations and communications for disaster preparedness. Trains volunteers in disaster preparedness, hazardous materials response, and terrorism response.

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.

This program is primarily responsible to maintain the various emergency plans for the county including the Dinwiddie County Emergency Operations Plan, the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan, and the Disaster Mitigation Plan. The emergency management program is also responsible for maintaining the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and staffing the EOC and coordinating response during major events that affect the County.

Virginia Department of Emergency Management  The Snow Response • The Virginia Emergency Support Team is actively engaged in working with localities on resource needs as it pertains to today’s winter weather. All requests for assistance are being responded to at this time • Human Support Surge Packages in response to snow and flooding: Prince Edward County o Deliveredo 10,080 bottles of water o 576 meals Floyd County o Deliveredo 18,000 bottles of water o 5,760 meals Franklin County o Deliveredo 36,000 bottles of water o 11,520 meals Grayson County o Deliveredo 18,000 bottles of water o 5,760 meals Pulaski County o Deliveredo 18,000 bottles of water o 5,760 meals Carroll County o Deliveredo 18,000 bottles of water o 5,760 meals Buchanan County Shelter o Delivered o 1800 bottles of water o 1,152 meals Buchanan County POD* o Buchanan POD is requesting 10 pallets of water per day on phased delivery rotation. o Delivered / Staging / Distributing - o 70,200 bottles of water - total over the course of phased delivery beginning Tuesday 18th - Sunday 23rd per note above o 5760 meals Buchanan County (Grundy Site) o In Use / Stagingo 69,000 of the DOC 8-ounce water baglets (34,500 bottle equivalents) o 400 of the DOC 5-gallon water bladders o ½ box truck delivering to Slate Creek Fire Hall o 1 ½ trucks staging at Keen Mountain Corrections Center Wise County o Delivered - o 1800 bottles of water Wise County (Coeburn Site) o Delivered - o 1800 bottles of water Flooding Response • VDEM teams were out the past few days doing damage assessments. So far, the following number of assessments have been completed: Damage assessments have been paused until Friday when winter storm passes. o 377 Residential Structures o 31 Commercial Structures o 14 Public Buildings o 439 Structures have been entered using the self-report tool • The United Way of SW of Virginia has opened up a site to donate monetarily https://unitedwayswva.charityproud.org/Donate/Index/36324 • Crisis Cleanup Line has been set up for Virginia (276) 258-0029 or www.crisiscleanup.org - If you or someone you know has been impacted by the recent flooding in Virginia, help is available. You can now access free disaster cleanup services through the Crisis Cleanup Hotline. • Residents are able to self-report their damages by going to https://crisistrack.juvare.com/public/VDEM/request.html • VDEM actively involved in gaining situational awareness of current flooded areas and our teams are on the ground and engaged in supporting local responses

Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness

Coordinates emergency operations and communications for disaster preparedness. For Disaster information and assistance, please call: Page County Office of Emergency Management: (540)743-4142 24/7 contact is available via the Page County Sheriff's Office. (540)743-6571. Disaster efforts are coordinated through Shenandoah County Red Cross.

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.

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.

The City of Manassas Park Emergency Management has an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for the management of major emergencies and disasters within the city. It identifies how the City will respond to and recover from a major incident and is triggered when it becomes necessary to mobilize resources to save lives and protect property and infrastructure.

Housing Resource Center Transitions Day Services at the Housing Resource Center (HRC), 104 N. Witchduck Road, is open until 3 p.m. on Feb. 19 for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Adults experiencing homelessness in Virginia Beach who will need overnight shelter should make their way to the HRC before 3 p.m. for intake for the Winter Shelter program. Housing & Neighborhood Preservation’s Outreach Team will be in the community on Wednesday until 3 p.m., offering transportation to individuals who are residing in encampments and cars to bring them to the HRC to access the Winter Shelter. The City’s contracted Winter Shelter provider, PiN Ministry, has partnered with an additional church to shelter up to 100 individuals. Families with children experiencing unsheltered homelessness (living on the street or in their cars) should call the HRC at 757-385-5167 before 5 p.m. on Feb. 19.

Activates and coordinates emergency services in times of disaster for the City of Buena Vista.

Emergency Management

• WARMING CENTER The City of Lynchburg, in partnership with the Salvation Army, 2215 Park Avenue, will again open an overnight warming center for unsheltered individuals and families in the community . This is a low-barrier warming center. Warming Center Extended! The Salvation Army, 2215 Park Avenue, will open an overnight low-barrier warming center for unsheltered individuals and families in the community. There will be extra beds designated for the warming center. The warming center will be open: The Salvation Army, 2215 Park Avenue, will open an overnight low-barrier warming center for unsheltered individuals and families in the community. T Subject to change due to weather. Please contact the Salvation Army with questions regarding the schedule.

Virginia State Police As of 4:30 a.m., Virginia State Police have responded to 500 crashes. Forty-five crashes have had reported injuries. There have been no fatalities. • There were multiple crashes along Interstate 85 Wednesday. This includes two crashes near the 20-mile marker where two State Police vehicles were struck. Neither trooper was struck, and there were no injuries. There were actually eight reportable crashes in a stretch of I-85 that went from mile-marker 19 to the North Carolina line. There were no serious injuries. • There was also a crash around 10:11 a.m. Wednesday in Giles County where two firefighters with the Pembroke Fire Department suffered minor injuries after they were struck. The firefighters were on the scene of another crash and were near a wreaker loading a vehicle when a second car struck the wrecker. The disabled vehicle then struck the firefighters. It is not clear whether this crash is weather-related. • Virginia State Police has adjusted manpower in order to respond to the accumulating snow coming Wednesday and Thursday. o Virginia State Police ask Virginians not to drive during the storm. This will allow space for VDOT and emergency crews to operate. o If you must travel, drivers are reminded to do the following: • Use headlights. Increasing your visibility helps you to avoid slick and dangerous spots on the road, as well as helps other drivers see you better

Office of Emergency Management has been incorporated into the Department of Fire and EMS. Emergency Management Office is responsible for overall coordination of emergency services for Orange County. This includes coordinating local emergency planning, training, and exercise activities and overseeing maintenance of the local emergency operations plan.

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.