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Central Virginia Urban Area Security Initiative

In February 2007 the Department of Homeland Security announced that the Richmond metropolitan statistical area had received the designation of an Urban Area Security Initiative. UASI Program funds address the unique planning, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density Urban Areas, and assist them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.

The Central Virginia UASI is comprised of the following jurisdictions:

Amelia County	Caroline County
Charles City County	Chesterfield County
Cumberland County	Dinwiddie County
Goochland County	Hanover County
Henrico County	King and Queen County
King William County	Louisa County
New Kent County	Powhatan County
Prince George County	Sussex County
City of Colonial Heights	City of Hopewell
City of Petersburg	City of Richmond

Resources

• Membership (PDF; 68kb)
• Central Virginia UASI Governance Structure and Guiding Principles (PDF, 96 kb)
• Central Virginia UASI Logo (PPT; 81 kb)
• Central Virginia UASI Logo (PNG format; 108 kb)
• 2008 Hurricane Evacuation Plan and Study (PPT, 4.4 mb)

Strategy

• Central Virginia UASI 2004 Strategy (Word doc; 60 kb)
• DHS Technical Assistance Presentation Materials 7/8-9/08 (PDF, 5.8 mb)
• Central VA UASI 2008 Input into Strategy Development (Word doc; 172 kb)
• Central VA UASI 2008 Strategy (Word doc; 252 kb)

Capabilities Assessment

• Assessment Guide (produced by DHS, Word, 1 mb)
• Pilot Capabilities Assessment (produce by DHS, Excel, 2.8 mb)

Target Capabilities Details

• Planning (PDF, 288 kb)
• Communications (PDF, 520 kb)
• Community Preparedness (PDF, 536 kb)
• CBRNE Detection (PDF, 368 kb)
• Critical Infrastructure (PDF, 320 kb)
• Explosive Device Operations (PDF, 364 kb)
• Intelligence and Info Sharing (PDF, 353 kb)
• Mass Care (PDF, 828 kb)
• Medical Surge (PDF, 560 kb)

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