The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) would like to announce updates and provide additional guidance regarding the FEMA Public
Governor Northam Appoints Curtis Brown to Lead Virginia Department of Emergency Management
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today named Curtis Brown as State Coordinator of Emergency Management at the Virginia Department of Emergency
Quarterly Early Warning Systems Test for Surry Power Station Will Occur June 10
RICHMOND – State officials led by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), in coordination with the local officials and Dominion
Governor Northam Announces Phase Two Guidelines to Further Ease Public Health Restrictions
Phase Two expected to begin Friday June 5, Northern Virginia and Richmond to remain in Phase One RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today signed
Governor Northam Declares State of Emergency and Authorizes Assistance to Localities
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency and authorized assistance to localities in response to escalating violence across
Virginia Disaster Management Specialist Returns Home from EMAC Mission in New York City
Last month, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management fulfilled a request from the New York City Office of Emergency Management to provide
Virginia Receives Post-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Grants for Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Michael
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) announced today the receipt of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds
Commonwealth Deploys Artificial Intelligence-Powered Online Tool to Help Virginians Self-Screen for COVID-19
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginians can now use COVIDCheck, a new online risk-assessment tool to check their
Governor Northam Delays Phase One for Accomack County and the City of Richmond
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Accomack County and the City of Richmond would delay implementation of Phase One of the “Forward