Emergency Preparedness

Every citizen has a role to play in disaster preparedness, response and recovery. The first steps are to make sure you have a plan in place to care for yourself and your family and that you have the necessary supplies on hand to do so. But there are many other ways to make a difference during a disaster. These include volunteering, donating blood, learning a life-saving skill and encouraging your extended family, friends, neighbors and colleagues to join you in becoming READY.

• Visit the Virginia readiness website for more resources and information: www.vaemergency.gov
• Are you ready for anything?  See how you can be prepared at www.ready.gov   
• For readiness information in Spanish please go to www.ready.gov/es
• For more information, contact the Department of Public Safety at (276) 634-4660