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Statewide Tornado Drill set for April 20, 2006The week of April 17-21, 2006 is “Severe Weather Awareness Week” in Minnesota. As a participant, the City of Virginia will be testing its Civil Defense sirens on Thursday, April 20, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. for a Mock Tornado Drill. Additionally, the City of Virginia will continue conducting the monthly testing of its Civil Defense sirens at 1:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, in compliance with the City’s Emergency Operations Plan. Please note that when you hear the sirens on these test days, these are only tests to ensure that our sirens are working properly. It is a good idea to use these test drills as the time to teach practice your family’s emergency plan. In the case of a real emergency, we are asking residents to please look to either the radio or television stations for further emergency information. The National Weather Service will automatically provide pertinent weather information to local radio and television stations. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either Public Safety Director Waldron at (218) 748-7510 or City Operations Director John Tourville at (218) 748-7500. |
Emergency Management in the City of Virginia
The City of Virginia, in conjunction with I.S.D. 706, VRMC and the Department of Public Utilities is in the process of creating an Emergency Operations Plan for the City of Virginia.
This plan will be used as a resource guide to instruct City Officials who to call if a disaster (as defined by City Ordinance) were to occur within the City of Virginia.
For more information on Being Prepared in NE Minnesota, visit the Northeastern Minnesota Public Health Preparedness site at www.NEMNBePrepared.net .
For more information on Emergency Management in the State of Minnesota, please visit the Department of Public Safety Website at www.dps.state.mn.us/emermgt.
What Can You Do to Prepare for a Disaster?
Many agencies are able to help you and your family prepare for a disaster such as the American Red Cross, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Homeland Security at www.ready.gov or FEMA.
Click here to download the City of Virginia's Emergency Preparedness Flyer (.pdf document).
Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness (FEMA Publication H-34)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the availability of a new publication to help individuals prepare themselves and their families for disasters. Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness (FEMA Publication H-34) brings together facts on disaster survival techniques, disaster-specific information, and how to prepare for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters.
Are You Ready? is designed to help American's take responsibility and get prepared by having a plan in place to protect your family and your home or business.
For more information and an online copy of Are You Ready, A Guide to Citizen Preparedness, visit www.fema.gov/areyouready. Also, for more information on preparedness, visit www.fema.gov/library.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Severe Acute Respritory Syndrome (SARS) is an infectious illness that appears to spread primarily by close person-to-person contact, such as in situations in which persons have cared for, lived with, or had direct contact with respiratory secretions and/or body fluids of a person known to be a suspect SARS case. Potential ways in which infections can be transmitted are by close contact including touching the skin of other persons or objects that become contaminated with infections droplets and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
As of this April 2003, no cases of SARS have been reported in or near the Virginia area.
For more information about SARS, please visit the Center for Disease Control's website at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars or the World Health Organizations website at www.who.int .