2012 News Releases

 2012 News Releases

• Hurricane Sandy
• 2012-06-29 Severe Weather
• Miscellaneous
• Virginia Earthquake
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2012-10-26 Hurricane Sandy

• 12.07.12: Governor McDonnell Announces Low-Interest Disaster Recovery Loans for Eastern Shore [Governor's Office]
• 11.29.12: FEMA denies disaster assistance for Accomack County
• 11.26.12: Federal Disaster Assistance Approved to Aid State and Local Governments with Recovery Costs from Hurricane Sandy [Governor's Office]
• 11.16.12: Governor McDonnell Requests Federal Disaster Assistance in Wake of Hurricane Sandy [Governor's Office]
• 11.01.12: Stay safe when cleaning up flooded property
• 10.30.12: Governor McDonnell Requests Federal Emergency Assistance in Response to Hurricane Sandy [Governor's Office]
• 10.29.12: Be Aware Of Carbon Monxide Dangers During Power Outages [VDH/VDEM]
• 10.29.12: As Hurricane Sandy Approaches, Governor McDonnell Encourages Virginians to Donate to Virginia Disaster Relief Fund [Governor's Office]
  10.27.12: Local officials may order evacuations in low-lying areas
• 10.27.12: Autoridades Locales podrían ordenar la evacuación en zonas bajas
• 10.26.12: Governor McDonnell Declares State of Emergency in Preparation for Hurricane Sandy [Governor's Office]

2012-06-29 Severe Weather

• 08.15.12: Seven Municipalities Added To Virginia Disaster Declaration [FEMA/VDEM]
• 07.27.12: FEMA approves Governor McDonnell’s request for federal disaster assistance in the wake of June 29-July 1 storms [Governor's Office]
• 07.23.12: Governor McDonnell Requests Federal Disaster Assistance for June 29-July 1 storms [Governor's Office] 
• 07.06.12: Governor Issues July 6 Update on Recovery from Derecho [Governor's Office]
• 07.05.12: Governor McDonnell Issues Thursday Afternoon Update on Virginia’s Recovery from June’s Historic Derecho Storm [Governor's Office]
• 07.05.12: Governor McDonnell Issues July 5 Update on Virginia’s Recovery from June’s Historic Derecho Storm [Governor's Office]
• 07.04.12: Governor McDonnell Issues July 4 Update on Virginia’s Recovery from June’s Historic Derecho Storm [Governor's Office]
• 07.03.12: Governor McDonnell Issues New Update on Virginia’s Recovery from Weekend Storms [Governor's Office]
• 07.01.12: Consejos del Departamento de Salud de Virginia para la Prevención de Lesiones y Enfermedades causados por Consumo de Alimentos después de la Tormenta Severa [VDH]
• 07.01.12: Virginia Department of Health Offers Tips to Prevent Injuries and Food-borne Illness after Severe Weather [VDH]
• 06.30.12: Governor McDonnell Declares State of Emergency for Severe Weather [Governor's Office]

 Miscellaneous

• 12.05.12: Surry Power Station Will Test Emergency Alert Sirens Dec. 12
• 11.28.12: Governor McDonnell Proclaims December 2-8 Winter Preparedness Week in Commonwealth [Governor's Office]
• 11.15.12: Quarterly siren test for North Anna Power Station set for Nov. 21
• 10.11.12: Governor McDonnell Proclaims October 18 Earthquake ShakeOut Day [Governor's Office]
• 09.26.12: Virginia Meets Emergency Planning Goal for Protecting Citizens [Governor's Office]
• 09.06.12: Surry Power Station Will Test Emergency Alert Sirens Sept. 12
• 07.25.12: Virginia signs on for Great SouthEast ShakeOut earthquake drill
• 07.03.12: North Anna Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Set for July 10
• 06.06.12: Surry Power Station Will Test Early Warning Sirens June 13
• 06.04.12: Officials Visit Storm Damage in Cities of Hampton and Petersburg [Governor's Office]
• 05.10.12: Quarterly siren test for North Anna Power Station set for May 16
  05.08.12:  New Virginia Hurricane Evacuation Guide now available
• 05.07.12: Buy emergency supplies, save money during Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday
• 03.27.12: Earthquake takes center stage at emergency management symposium
• 03.13.12: Statewide Tornado Drill Set for March 20
• 03.01.12: Governor proclaims March 20 as Tornado Preparedness Day
• 03.01.12: El Gobernador proclama el 20 de marzo Día para la Preparación ante Tornados
• 02.09.12: Quarterly siren test for North Anna Power Station set for Feb. 15
• 02.06.12: Save the date: March 20 is Statewide Tornado Drill
• 01.05.12: Emergency Management And The Use Of Social Media [FEMA/VDEM]

Virginia Earthquake

• 02.24.12: Last Opportunity To Register For FEMA Earthquake Aid [FEMA/VDEM]
• 02.23.12: Louisa County High School Receives $19 Million from FEMA to Rebuild [Governor's Office]
• 02.20.12 FEMA Disaster Aid Registration Deadline is Two Weeks Away [FEMA/VDEM]
• 02.09.12: King George County To Host An Informational Meeting With FEMA, VDEM And SBA
• 02.04.12: Albemarle County To Host An Informational Town Hall Meeting With FEMA, VDEM And SBA
• 02.03.12: Louisa County’s Thomas Jefferson Elementary School To Receive Over $3 Million In FEMA Assistance To Rebuild School [FEMA/VDEM]
• 02.03.12: Statement of Governor McDonnell After FEMA Awards $3.2 Million In Disaster Assistance To Replace Earthquake-Damaged Louisa Elementary School [Governor's Office]
• 02.02.12: FEMA Approves Earthquake Assistance for Albemarle and King George Counties [Governor's Office]
• 02.01.12: Disaster Recovery Centers In Louisa County And Spotsylvania County To Close [FEMA/VDEM]
• 01.23.12: Changing Weather May Reveal Earthquake Chimney Damage [FEMA/VDEM] [296 kb docx]
• 01.12.12: SBA Urges Earthquake Survivors to Apply Now; New Counties Added to the Declaration [SBA] [50 kb .doc]
• 01.10.12: Louisa And Spotsylvania Disaster Recovery Centers To Change Hours [FEMA/VDEM] [308 kb pdf]
• 01.04.12: SBA Adds Culpeper and Northampton Counties to the Declaration for Private Non-Profit organizations in Virginia Affected by the Earthquake [SBA]
• 01.03.12: Two Disaster Recovery Centers For Earthquake Recovery To Open In Virginia [FEMA/VDEM] [308 kb doc]