{"id":22,"date":"2017-01-10T19:41:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T19:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/piedmont\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:55:29","slug":"emergency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/piedmont\/emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How you can prepare for emergencies:<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign up for your counties Emergency Alert System:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.coderedweb.com\/CNE\/en-US\/BFBB7252E12B?fbclid=IwY2xjawFP1BlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUpzFCxJBqX5S8t9PU0orw_E_tRBPIcmp84jVhd6jVlHhKzxqSs5TGzjEQ_aem_DLtdlmwJIHpPFVecZr_ZFg\">Amelia<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/member.everbridge.net\/892807736725627\/login?fbclid=IwY2xjawFP1EFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYlGp01NWbuvkw-rTSGKiB6Fak70Z8_IlFshbqtiYvOEOZT_-I47A921JA_aem_18pGNyKbyq0EHUFsrkq1Yw\">Buckingham<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.coderedweb.com\/CNE\/en-US\/BF20B679813F?fbclid=IwY2xjawFP1FpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQEHdDhJdDRi4GqKdm4DxNMKwvmo1pKBKzMMalApfofHYg-sY7_2GiEeaQ_aem_ooUxdMSOGPw_p8jt_1kGQw\">Charlotte<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cumberlandcounty.virginia.gov\/List.aspx?fbclid=IwY2xjawFP1G9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUpzFCxJBqX5S8t9PU0orw_E_tRBPIcmp84jVhd6jVlHhKzxqSs5TGzjEQ_aem_DLtdlmwJIHpPFVecZr_ZFg\">Cumberland<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.coderedweb.com\/CNE\/en-US\/EAE28CC142E9?fbclid=IwY2xjawFP1IZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHY8S5FuF6UWhA8xphdRxrB3pFr6Pfn1SJkOWQ_XaHS1htVSUVxM_2ScWIg_aem_Fn9jSKUZgvfGRlH_DwnUGw\">Lunenburg<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.coderedweb.com\/CNE\/en-US\/BF954153CA1C?fbclid=IwY2xjawFP1JpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVWZbL-6iR0CuoIyn0YEDgKO8c3JW93aihAo_C9MgQ6YZjJcnxzDooMnxg_aem_zQ8TBxBVvy2JgimJq5_sgg\">Nottoway<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/member.everbridge.net\/892807736729986\/login?fbclid=IwY2xjawFP1KtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYlGp01NWbuvkw-rTSGKiB6Fak70Z8_IlFshbqtiYvOEOZT_-I47A921JA_aem_18pGNyKbyq0EHUFsrkq1Yw\">Prince Edward<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make an emergency <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/kit\">to-go supply kit<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2024\/09\/image_50458881-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2024\/09\/image_50458881-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2024\/09\/image_50458881-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2024\/09\/image_50458881-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2024\/09\/image_50458881-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2024\/09\/image_50458881-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you are interested in volunteer opportunities with the Piedmont Health District, please contact the District Emergency Coordinator, or visit the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps website <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mrc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MRC<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers could include doctors, nurses, dentists, veterinarians, mental health professionals, funeral directors, and other allied health professionals. There are also other volunteer opportunities for those without a previous health background.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Our Contacts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chris Thompson<br \/>\nDistrict Emergency Coordinator<br \/>\n434-392-3984 x 101 or christopher.thompson@vdh.virginia.gov<\/li>\n<li>Felecia Manns<br \/>\nDistrict MRC Coordinator<br \/>\nfelecia.manns@vdh.virginia.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please visit the Virginia Department of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/\">https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How you can prepare for emergencies: Sign up for your counties Emergency Alert System: Amelia Buckingham Charlotte Cumberland Lunenburg Nottoway Prince Edward Make an emergency to-go supply kit Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) If you are interested in volunteer opportunities with the Piedmont Health District, please contact the District Emergency Coordinator, or visit the Virginia Medical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":699,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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