CBERS 2025: Chemical Incident with Water Impact

Community Based Emergency Response Series CBERS

Chemical Incident Tabletop Exercise

Man taking water sample from river

Register at TRAIN Course ID 1125962

Purpose: 

The purpose of the 2025 Community Based Emergency Response Seminar (CBERS) is to bring together Public Health, Emergency Management, Laboratories, Environmental programs, Healthcare Coalitions, State Emergency Response Commission, Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC's), Public Safety and other partners Responsible for coordinating response and recovery efforts to a Chemical Incident.

Learn the Following:

  • Discuss risks, hazard and threats and the capabilities to assess the health needs of the population in response to a Chemical Mass Casualty Incident.
  • Discuss strategies to distribute, dispense or administer Medical Countermeasures to the public in response to a Chemical Mass Casualty Incident.
  • Examine and discuss agency roles in response to a Chemical Mass Casualty Event.
  • Assess multi-agency coordination in response to a Chemical Mass Casualty Event in accordance with existing plans, policies and procedures.
  • Discuss initial actions for the recovery phase of the locality in response to a Chemical Mass Casualty event.

Resources:

NACCHO: Chemical Preparedness for Local Health Department Preparedness and Response Plans (Handbook to Support the Development of Public Health Chemical Incident Preparedness Plans)

Tentative Schedule:

Locations Venues Dates
Richmond

Pilot

Richmond/Midlothian Double Tree Hotel March 12, 2025
Abingdon Southwest Higher Education Center April 1, 2025
Roanoke TBD April 3, 2025
Fairfax

 

TBD April 8, 2025
Culpeper Germanna Community College April 10, 2025
Dinwiddie Dinwiddie Enhancement Center May 2, 2025
Weyers Cave Blue Ridge Community College - Workforce Development Center May 13, 2025
Chesapeake Chesapeake Regional Lifestyle Center May 19, 2025
Newport News Christopher Newport University May 20, 2025

More information to come as details are finalized.

Have a question?

Contact Adreania Tolliver at adreania.tolliver@vdh.virginia.gov

VDH Virginia Department of Health To protect the health and promote the well-being of all people in Virginia
Last Updated: February 6, 2025