Virginia.gov
Skip to Content | Online Services | Commonwealth Sites | Help | Governor

Home Contact Us  
 
  • Home
  • Governance
    • Secure Commonwealth Panel
    • Commonwealth Preparedness Working Group
    • Regional Preparedness Advisory Committees
    • Virginia Miltary Advisory Council
  • Initiatives
    • ECO Information
    • Interoperability
    • National Capital Region
    • Critical Infrastructure Protection
    • Grants Coordination
    • Virginia Higher Education Preparedness Consortium
  • Reports and Publications
    • Publications
    • Strategic Plan
    • Executive Orders
  • OCP Office Information
    • About the OCP
    • Robert P. Crouch, Jr. Bio
    • Contact Us
    • Office Staff
    • Directions
  • Calendar
  • Links of Interest
 

National Threat Advisory:
Elevated

Virginia Threat Level:
Elevated

Virginia Higher Education Preparedness Consortium

Public Safety Interoperability Communications Grant Information

Ready Virginia

Upcoming Conferences

The 2008 Virginia Interoperable Communications Conference is scheduled for Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in Norfolk. For more information, visit the Commonwealth Interoperability website.

The Governor's Campus Preparedness Conference will take place on Aug. 4, 2008, at Virginia Commonwealth University. This year's conference will look at all-hazards preparedness initiatives at our higher education institutions. Read more and register through Monday July 28, 2008.

 

Welcome to the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness

The Office of Commonwealth Preparedness has one main vision:  To ensure a Virginia whose communities, businesses and government are safe, secure and prepared. For more detailed information, please see our About Us page.

Governor's Homeland Security Advisors CouncilMeeting the national security challenges of today's world requires collaboration and commitment from all levels of government, the private sector and citizens. With that in mind, the National Homeland Security Consortium has outlined a vision for how the nation should address homeland security in the modern era in a new white paper.

  • Protecting Americans in the 21st Century: Imperatives for the Homeland, White Paper (PDF)
  • National Consortium Outlines Vision for Homeland Security, Press Release, April 8, 2008 (PDF)

OLF Plane landingOutlying Landing Field

The Navy will be holding Public Scoping Meetings on the Outlying Landing Field's environmental impact process in the following locations/dates:

  • Prince George County, VA (April 29, 2008)
  • Sussex County, VA (April 30, 2008)
  • Southampton County, VA (May 1, 2008)
  • Surry County, VA (May 7, 2008)

See more information on the Outlying Landing Field.

In the News

Virginia received notification on April 4, 2008 that it was one of only 20 states that had the Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan and the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Investment Justifications fully approved by the Department of Homeland Security. Virginia's state and local partnerships used to develop the plan, combined with the Public Safety Interoperable Communications regional workshops, were highly commended during the review of Virginia's submission. Read more information on the Public Safety Interoperable Communications outreach sessions.

The State Preparedness Report was submitted to the Department of Homeland Security on March 31, 2008. After several regional meetings with local and state stakeholders, this report was developed supporting our grant processes and is a blueprint of where we are going with our homeland security initiatives. Read the draft final product.

All Hazards ConsortiumFor more information on regional funding opportunities and regional multi-state collaboration efforts among stakeholders, please visit the All Hazards Consortium website.


 
  • Office of Commonwealth Preparedness
  • © Commonwealth of Virginia, 2008
  • WAI compliant
Contact Webmaster | Web Policy