{"id":377,"date":"2024-02-03T21:40:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T02:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/norfolk\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2024-02-29T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T21:49:00","slug":"emergency-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/norfolk\/emergency-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-377\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-377-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-377-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-377-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5120\" height=\"1860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2024\/02\/emerg.png\" class=\"image wp-image-378  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2024\/02\/emerg.png 5120w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2024\/02\/emerg-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2024\/02\/emerg-1024x372.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2024\/02\/emerg-768x279.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2024\/02\/emerg-1536x558.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2024\/02\/emerg-2048x744.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5120px) 100vw, 5120px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-377-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-377-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-377-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div id=\"cc618ad6c1-3ff9-4edf-9692-b4f7b9305007\" class=\"pageContent cpGrid cpGrid24\" data-containerid=\"618ad6c1-3ff9-4edf-9692-b4f7b9305007\" data-contentcontainerbreakpoint=\"5\">\n<div class=\"row outer wide\">\n<div class=\"outer col col24 first last\" data-widgetcontainerid=\"b838afa5-34fd-4d6b-bea2-9825358750bc\">\n<div class=\"row nest first wide\">\n<div class=\"inner col col24 first last ide6a41fef-087a-41af-93e8-5cbb91fdb73a\" data-widgetcontainerid=\"e6a41fef-087a-41af-93e8-5cbb91fdb73a\">\n<div id=\"divEditor648f1ea1-eb06-4bb6-97da-4281eadc332e\" class=\"widget editor pageStyles wide\" data-elementqueryclasses=\"{&quot;wide-narrow&quot;:&quot;min-width:25em&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"fr-view\">\n<h2 class=\"subhead1\">Norfolk Medical Reserve Corps<\/h2>\n<p>The mission of the Norfolk Medical Reserve Corps (<abbr>NMRC<\/abbr>) is to organize and train local medical, health and community volunteers to support and\/or supplement existing medical emergency and public health response efforts in the City of Norfolk. To volunteer or for more information call 757-683-2229.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead1\">Plan Ahead for Disasters<\/h2>\n<p><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/\">Plan Ahead for Disasters | Ready.gov<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keep yourself and your family safe, before, during, and after a disaster.\u00a0 Ready.gov has information on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to prepare for, and be safe, in a variety of weather conditions.<\/li>\n<li>How to build an emergency kit.<\/li>\n<li>How to make an emergency plan for you and your family.\n<ul>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Important documents<\/li>\n<li>Financial<\/li>\n<li>Pets<\/li>\n<li>Where to meet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Home safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is lots of useful information under the \u201cDisasters and Emergencies\u201d and \u201cMake a Plan\u201d drop down menus.<\/p>\n<p>Additional preparedness information can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/public-preparedness-guidance\/\">Public Preparedness Guidance &#8211; Emergency Preparedness (virginia.gov)<\/a> .<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead1\">Emergency Shelters<\/h2>\n<p>Announcements will be made when emergency shelters are opened. You can find out about specific shelter openings, availability, and hours of operations by monitoring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norfolk.gov\/\">City of Norfolk&#8217;s website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The City&#8217;s social media:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorfolkVA\/\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorfolkVA\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/member.everbridge.net\/index\/453003085612694#\/login\">Norfolk Alert<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Norfolk Cares Call Center (757-664-6510)<\/li>\n<li>News reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norfolk Medical Reserve Corps The mission of the Norfolk Medical Reserve Corps (NMRC) is to organize and train local medical, health and community volunteers to support and\/or supplement existing medical emergency and public health response efforts in the City of Norfolk. 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