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Virginia emergency managers ask lawmakers to fund permanent positions and boost local pass‑throughs
Summary
Jessica Robinson and Brian Meisner of the Virginia Emergency Management Association told the subcommittee that only about 25% of localities report a full‑time emergency manager and that VDEM relies on roughly 65% federal grant funding, making a case to transition 81 positions to the general fund.
Jessica Robinson, president of the Virginia Emergency Management Association, and Brian Meisner, the group’s legislative co‑chair, told the Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee the Commonwealth needs more stable funding and local capacity for emergency management.
Robinson said the association represents about 900 emergency management professionals across government, health care, education and the private sector and described the core work of emergency managers: hazard and vulnerability assessments, relationship building across stakeholders, local emergency operations plans, community preparedness outreach and exercises. “We spend our days planning…
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