Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency

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The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency is the government body responsible for coordinating disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emergency management agency
government agency
continent North America
cooperatesWith Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States Department of Homeland Security
United States Virgin Islands National Guard
local first responder agencies in the United States Virgin Islands
country United States
fieldOfWork disaster risk reduction
emergency management
homeland security
public safety
fullName Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency
hasMainTask coordinate multi-agency emergency response in the United States Virgin Islands
plan for natural and human-caused disasters in the United States Virgin Islands
protect life and property during disasters in the United States Virgin Islands
support community preparedness in the United States Virgin Islands
hasOperationalScope territorial
hasRole disaster preparedness coordination
disaster recovery coordination
emergency response coordination
hazard mitigation coordination
headquartersLocation St. Croix
linked to: Saint Croix

United States Virgin Islands
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
jurisdiction United States Virgin Islands
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm territorial government agency
locatedIn Caribbean
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Standard Time
linked to: Atlantic Time Zone
partOf Government of the United States Virgin Islands
responsibleFor coordination of disaster recovery in the United States Virgin Islands
coordination of hazard mitigation programs in the United States Virgin Islands
coordination of territorial disaster response
public alert and warning during emergencies in the United States Virgin Islands
territorial emergency operations plan
sector public sector
shortName VITEMA
uses emergency operations center

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FEMA Region II worksWith Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency
Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency fullName Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Virgin Islands authorities includes Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency