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What's New

Registration is now open for the 2009 Virginia Emergency Management Conference.
Presentations from the 2008 Coordinator's Briefings are now available for download in the Library.
A new Debris Estimating Tool is now available in the Recovery Center's Debris Management section.
The updated Local Emergency Coordinators Handbook is now available for download in the Library. [4mb PDF]
The 2008 edition of the Virginia Emergency Services and Disaster Laws is now available for download. [781kb PDF]
Virginia has allocated $23.4 million in State Homeland Security Grant Program funds.
The Commonwealth has a new mobile command post available to support local emergency response efforts. Read more in the Dec. 3, 2008 EM Update.