Department of Emergency Management (127)
Authority: Title 44, Chapters 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, §§ 44-146.13 through 44-146.28:1 and 44-146.31 through 44-146.40, Code of Virginia. A. Included within this appropriation is the continuation of $160,810 the first year and $160,810 the second year from the Fire Programs Fund to support the department’s hazardous materials training program. B. Included in this appropriation is $99,762 the first year and
$133,015 the second year from the general fund that shall be used by the
Department of Emergency Management to establish a sheltering coordinator
position. The purpose of this position is to improve the safety and
security of the citizens of the Commonwealth upon evacuation and subsequent housing
in a local or state shelter. The Coordinator shall be responsible for, but not
be limited to, improving and coordinating the Commonwealth's sheltering
preparedness and capabilities in the event of evacuations due to natural or
man-made disasters by reviewing, evaluating and developing a state-wide master
plan for the operation of state and local emergency shelters in the
Commonwealth. The Coordinator shall establish an integrated system for
coordinating the planning and operation of state emergency shelters, and
facilitate cooperation among local entities and state agencies in the
sheltering preparedness efforts in the Commonwealth. By October 1 of each
year, the Coordinator shall provide a status report on the Commonwealth's
emergency shelter capabilities and readiness to the Governor, the Secretary of
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