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Emergency Services
Emergency services includes all activities undertaken to
prevent, minimize, and repair injuries and damages resulting from
natural or manmade disasters. The Virginia Emergency Services and Disaster
Law provides for coordination of efforts to respond to disasters
resulting from fires, floods, earthquakes, industrial or transportation
accidents, power failure, oil spills, recourse shortages, enemy attack,
or other causes. Each local jurisdiction must have a director of
emergency services. The director must be either the chief
administrative officer of the county or a member of the board of
supervisors chosen by the other members. With the consent of the
governing body, the director may
appoint a coordinator of emergency services.
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