{"id":13193,"date":"2025-04-09T08:42:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=13193"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:42:36","slug":"new-river-health-district-announces-emergency-preparedness-fair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/archived-news-releases\/2025-regional-news-releases\/new-river-health-district-announces-emergency-preparedness-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"New River Health District Announces Emergency Preparedness Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong> Beverly Hill, 540-585-3298, Beverly.Hill@vdh.virginia.gov<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>New River Health District Announces Emergency Preparedness Fair <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Focusing on Emergency Preparedness Skills and Community Resilience in Times of Disaster<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FLOYD, Va. \u2013 <\/strong>The New River Health District is co-hosting a free Emergency Preparedness Fair Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Floyd Ecovillage, located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=769f8cf15bab9ddf29ff100c7cf46063cfc36077664cf39ec3885703a9483e1aJmltdHM9MTc0NDA3MDQwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=09fee758-2b68-6d07-1b56-f2902a106c59&amp;u=a1L21hcHM_Jm1lcGk9MTA5fn5Ub3BPZlBhZ2V-QWRkcmVzc19MaW5rJnR5PTE4JnE9RmxveWQlMjBFY292aWxsYWdlJnNzPXlwaWQuWU44NzN4MTA4ODkzOTYyODA3MjkwOTEwMTImcHBvaXM9MzYuOTEwOTAzOTMwNjY0MDZfLTgwLjI4NDg2NjMzMzAwNzgxX0Zsb3lkJTIwRWNvdmlsbGFnZV9ZTjg3M3gxMDg4OTM5NjI4MDcyOTA5MTAxMn4mY3A9MzYuOTEwOTA0fi04MC4yODQ4NjYmdj0yJnNWPTEmRk9STT1NUFNSUEw&amp;ntb=1\">718 Franklin Pike SE, in Floyd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The community-focused event will offer education on how to be prepared for potential emergencies. Presentations will be conducted by local first responders and various community organizations. Live demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the day. Panel discussions will enable community members to learn vital information and ask questions related to emergency preparedness and response. Booths will feature free takeaways and will give the public the opportunity to meet local emergency professionals. Light refreshments will also be available.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being prepared is one of the best ways to prevent severe health impacts that result from disaster situations,&#8221; says Dr. Noelle Bissell. &#8220;If you haven&#8217;t already assembled an emergency kit for yourself, your family and pets, and do not have an emergency plan in place, this event will provide a meaningful opportunity to add this important layer of protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is important for individuals of all ages to know how to build an emergency kit and develop a family emergency plan, and to know what documents are essential to take during an evacuation. Pet owners should also know how to care for their companions during a disaster.\u00a0 Learning these basic skills can be the difference between life and death.<\/p>\n<p>The following agencies, businesses, and organizations will be providing educational resources during the event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Red Cross<\/li>\n<li>Child Care Aware of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Citizens COOP<\/li>\n<li>Floyd Community Development<\/li>\n<li>Floyd County EMS Ambulances &amp; Responders<\/li>\n<li>Floyd County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Floyd County Fire Department<\/li>\n<li>Floyd Department of Social Services<\/li>\n<li>Functional Medicine Health Coach<\/li>\n<li>Living Light River Studio<\/li>\n<li>Medical Reserve Corps, New River Health District<\/li>\n<li>NRV Master Naturalist<\/li>\n<li>Partnership for Floyd<\/li>\n<li>Scout Troop 19<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Cooperative Extension &#8211; Floyd<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM)<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Department of Health, New River Health District<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Disaster Assistance Team (VDAT)<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Resource Center NRV<\/li>\n<li>211 Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on this event, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/partnershipforfloyd.org\/emergency-preparedness-fair-saturday-april-12-2025\/\">https:\/\/partnershipforfloyd.org\/emergency-preparedness-fair-saturday-april-12-2025\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 8, 2025 Media Contact: Beverly Hill, 540-585-3298, Beverly.Hill@vdh.virginia.gov New River Health District Announces Emergency Preparedness Fair Focusing on Emergency Preparedness Skills and Community Resilience in Times of Disaster FLOYD, Va. \u2013 The New River Health District is co-hosting a free Emergency Preparedness Fair Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Floyd [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":518,"featured_media":0,"parent":12292,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[171,903,901,899,902,900,172],"class_list":["post-13193","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-dr-noelle-bissell","tag-emergency-kit","tag-emergency-preparedness-and-response","tag-emergency-preparedness-fair","tag-family-emergency-plan","tag-first-responders","tag-new-river-health-district"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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