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- 1. The Big Picture of State Response • Executive Order 41 (2011) emphasizes the importance of preparedness as an agency mission and individual responsibility • Virginia State Police is the Lead State Agency for Law Enforcement Investigation • Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) is the Lead Agency for response and recovery coordination
- 2. State Agency Emergency Tasking • Fifty state agencies are tasked as part of the VERT in the COVEOP • Virginia Department of Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating State Response to Disasters and Emergencies • Virginia Fusion Center is the primary resource for exchanging critical information across local, state and national homeland security, law enforcement and intelligence agencies
- 3. State Agency Emergency Tasking Virginia Emergency Response Team (VERT) • Comprised of more than 400 trained members from: – 50 state agencies – Non-profit organization – Private Partners – Federal Partners • Organized, trained and led by VDEM, the VERT coordinates response to disasters and emergencies in the Commonwealth
- 4. Threat Levels • In April 2011 the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System was replaced by the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) – “Elevated Threat”: Warns of a credible terrorist threat against the United States – “Imminent Threat”: Warns of a credible, specific, and impending terrorist threat against the United States • Depending on the nature of the threat, alerts may be sent to law enforcement or issued broadly to the public through official and social media channels include www.dhs.gov/alerts, Facebook and Twitter @NTASAlerts
- 5. What Can You Do? • Be Prepared – Make a Plan, Get a Kit, Stay Informed – http://www.vaemergency.gov/ReadyVirginia • Know how to contact family members during an emergency – http://www.vaemergency.gov/readyvirginia/stayin formed/how-to-communicate • Know how YOUR AGENCY will communicate with you regarding an emergency
- 6. Resource Web Sites • Virginia Department of Emergency Management – http://www.vaemergency.gov/ • Federal Emergency Management Agency – http://www.ready.gov/ • American Red Cross – http://www.redcross.org/ • Identity Theft & Consumer Protection – Virginia Office of the Attorney General – http://www.oag.state.va.us/Consumer%20Protection/index.html
Editor's Notes
- In Virginia we have established a hierarchy for how an emergency incident will be managed. This starts with each Governor updating and issuing an Executive Order directing state agencies to prepare plans, provide training and coordinates their resources before, during and after an emergency occurs. In the event of a Terrorist event, the Virginia State Police is designated as the lead law enforcement agency for Investigations with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management responsible for coordinating the state’s response and recovery efforts.
- Fifty state agencies are tasked in the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan (COVEOP) with responsibilities for planning, responding to and recovering from natural or man-made disasters. These state agencies work as part of the Virginia Emergency Response Team (VERT) through the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) to coordinate state, federal and other resources in response to state and local requirements. The Virginia Fusion Center (VFC) gathers and analyzes intelligence information to prepare for and prevent man-made disasters.
- The Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC), located in Chesterfield County, as the state’s Multi-Agency Coordination Center, is where state agencies, private, non-profit and federal partners, coordinate the response during an emergency or disaster. These organizations, known as the Virginia Emergency Response Team (VERT) assess needs, deploy resources and respond to the needs of our citizens.
- Using an earlier system, Threat levels were reported using tiers and color-coded levels to indicate the potential terrorist threat. That system was replaced in 2011 with the National Terrorism Advisory System or NTAS* resulting in a simpler, two tiered system listing potential threats as either Elevated, or Imminent. The US Department of Homeland Security alerts law enforcement to specific threats and will notify the public through official and social media channels when necessary. The DHS.gov** website includes an Alerts page that provides the option to sign up for alerts by email, Facebook or Twitter.
- Every individual has a responsibility to prepare. You and your family need to be prepared for all types of potential emergency situations. Using the ReadyVirginia.gov* website you can learn how to prepare your home, your communications, your family and friends prior an emergency incident. You should also ask your agency about your agency’s role during an emergency, what YOUR role is in assisting your agency, and how your agency will notify you of an incident. The bottom line is that as a state employee, you need to be informed and prepared.* Narrate as “Ready-Virginia-dot-gov”
- Some additional websites that you may want to review for information on how you can be prepared and informed, include those of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA*, the American Red Cross and the Virginia Attorney General’s page of information on consumer protection and identity theft.“Narrate as “Fee-MA”