Office of Emergency Preparedness Mission
Our mission is to effectively respond to any emergency impacting public health through preparation, collaboration, education and rapid intervention. VDH Emergency Preparedness involves state, regional and local emergency response partners working together to enhance readiness to respond to all hazards, including bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies.
Upcoming OEP Training Opportunities
How to Prepare for Winter Storm
Winter storms create a higher risk of car accidents, hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heart attacks from overexertion. Winter storms including blizzards can bring extreme cold, freezing rain, snow, ice, and high winds. Visit ready.gov for further information.
Let's Be Prepared
Visit the Public Preparedness Guidance page to learn more about personal preparedness.
On this page there are preparedness tips for older adults and people with disabilities, pet and animal preparedness, how to build a kit, and preparing for hurricanes. There is also a cookbook with 7 years of delicious Emergency Kit Cook-off recipes. It shows that the loss of power doesn’t have to equal loss of taste and a little gourmet can help provide comfort during an emergency.
There is also more information about biological and chemical agents, as well as, nuclear and radiological threats.
More Emergency Resources
