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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Area Under a Tornado Watch
Lexington- The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a tornado watch for Buena Vista, Lexington, and Rockbridge County until 4:00 p.m. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVING LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE HAIL AND … Continue reading
Early Morning Fire Destroys County Home
Buena Vista- The anticipation of a quiet Sunday for the Buena Vista Fire Department was interrupted at approximately 0800 hours when the tones cracked for a structure fire on Middle Road. When the Incident Commander Chief Tommy Keiser arrived on … Continue reading
Governor proclaims March 15 as Tornado Preparedness Day
Virginia Department of Emergency Management 10501 Trade Court, Richmond, VA 23236 CONTACT: Bob Spieldenner (804) 674-2400 bob.spieldenner@vdem.virginia.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 25, 2011 Governor proclaims March 15 as Tornado Preparedness Day More than 760,000 have registered to participate in … Continue reading
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 120 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 …CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY… .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE … Continue reading
CERT Team Holds Organizational Meeting
The Rockbridge CERT Team held its second meeting on Tuesday February 8, 2011 at the county extension office. The purpose of the meeting was to continue with the process of organizing the group and laying out methods for providing additional … Continue reading
Burning Law Goes Into Effect- February 15
The Commonwealth’s 4 p.m. Burning Law goes into effect Feb. 15, 2011 – the start of spring fire season in Virginia. This law prohibits burning before 4 p.m. each day (Feb. 15 – April 30) if the fire is in, … Continue reading
Fire Departments Use Abandoned Structure For Training
GLASGOW- On Saturday February 5, 2011 the Glasgow and Natural Bridge Fire Departments braved cool temperatures and a steady morning mist and spent a good part of the day training. The departments were able to use an abandoned structure on … Continue reading
Politicis Is Unavoidable for Emergency Managers
Eric Holdeman provides his opinion on how politics is involved with Emergency Management. He addresses the following agruements with sound evidence of why politics is important in this up and growing field. There are people who don’t like the tenuous … Continue reading
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VDEM Encourages all Virginians to Register & Participate in the Annual Tornado Drill
Virginia Department of Emergency Management 10501 Trade Court, Richmond, VA 23236 CONTACT: Bob Spieldenner (804) 897-6510 bob.spieldenner@vdem.virginia.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 3, 2011 Plan to hold tornado drill March 15 Nearly half a million Virginians have registered to participate … Continue reading
