Prepare for Emergencies

Preparation is the best protection. Four steps every Virginian can take — before disaster strikes.

Four Steps to Be Prepared
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Know Your Zone — Hurricane Evacuation Lookup

Identify your hurricane evacuation zone using an interactive map. Coastal Virginia residents can see exactly when and how they would be asked to evacuate. →

Contact

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is headquartered in North Chesterfield, Virginia, with administrative offices at Farrar Court and the Virginia Emergency Operations Center located off-site on the grounds of the Virginia State Police headquarters. VDEM’s chief regional coordinators also maintain offices within their territories to serve as a base of operations for Regional Support Division — East and West staff.

Headquarters

9711 Farrar Court
North Chesterfield, VA 23236

Voice(804) 267-7600
Fax(804) 272-2046
Email pio@vdem.virginia.gov

Virginia Emergency Operations Center

7700 Midlothian Turnpike
North Chesterfield, VA 23235

SAU 24HR(804) 750-8845

Ocean View VDEM Representative

Tran Van Kirk