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ABINGDON, VA—The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) is conducting Initial Damage Assessments throughout the affected areas of Southwest Virginia today. Residents may see teams of personnel in the community taking photos of impacted homes. VDEM personnel are working with our local impacted partners and incident management teams from the National Capital Region, Southwest Virginia, Central Virginia, and Hampton Roads.
Governor Youngkin will be requesting expedited approval for a Major Disaster Declaration to the President for all available programs and resources for the commonwealth. More information will follow as we receive a response to the request.
For more information regarding the federal declaration process, and criteria for a federal declaration, please visit How a Disaster Gets Declared | FEMA.gov. For more information on the ongoing response and recovery effort, please visit vaemergency.gov.
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For more information, please contact jason.elmore@vdem.virginia.gov or 804-219-9733
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