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Virginia Department of Emergency Management
VDEM Reorganization &Virginia Emergency Support
Team (VEST)
September, 2015Virginia Emergency Operations Center
Strategic Roadmap
State Agency Commitments to VEST Leadership
In addition to regular ESF staffing…• VSP – Operations Section Chief• DEQ – Deputy Operations Chief (tentative)• VDOT – Deputy Operations Chief
(tentative)• VDFP – 2 Emergency Services Branch
Chiefs (tentative)
VEST Updates
• Comprehensive update of SOPs to reflect response restructuring
• Review of job aids and position descriptions
VEST Friday Training Series
• Each team will meet monthly for a half-day training session
• In-depth presentations of each VEST function• Drills• Workshops• Tabletop exercises
VEST Exercise 2016
• VEST will continue on recovery• Participate in an Integrated Emergency
Management Course (IEMC) through the Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
• Course is a mix of classroom instruction, planning sessions and exercises
• Outcome – an understanding of their functions related to the transition from response activities to short-term recovery
VEST Exercise 2016
• Pre-course assessment @ VEOC• Nov. 17, 2015, 10-11 a.m.
• IEMC (VESTEX 16) @ VEOC• March 22-25, 2016, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily
• Additional considerations/events• FEMA session on Region 3 recovery
plan to prepare for VESTEX 16 (date TBD)
Ongoing Efforts
• Unified Overtime• Enhancing adjunct emergency
workforce
Questions?