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News Release Archive

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2008 News Releases

• Miscellaneous
• Hurricane Ike
• Tropical Storm Hanna
• Hurricane Gustav
• April 28 Tornadoes
• March 4 Severe Weather - Big Stone Gap Tornado
• February Brush Fires

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Miscellaneous Releases

• 12.18.08: Resolve to be Ready … Take Time to Make a Plan
• 12.18.08: Como resolución para el año nuevo, haga su plan de emergencia
• 11.25.08: Surry Power Station Exercise Tests Security Procedures
• 11.25.08: Un simulacro en la Planta Nuclear de Surry prueba los procedimientos de seguridad
• 11.25.08: Surry Power Station Will Test Early Warning Sirens Dec. 10
• 11.25.08: La Estación nuclear de Surry hará prueba de Sirenas el 10 de Diciembre
• 11.17.08: Get Ready Now for Winter Weather
• 11.17.08: Prepárese ahora para la temporada de Invierno
• 11.03.08: North Anna Power Station Will Test Early Warning Sirens Nov. 19
• 10.17.08: Planee Mantener su Negocio Abierto
• 09.02.08: Virginia Selects Homeland Security Projects to Fund [Governor's Office]
• 08.27.08: Surry Power Station Will Test Early Warning Sirens Sept. 10
• 08.27.08: La planta nuclear de Surry realizará ensayo de Sistema de Alarma el 10 de Septiembre
• 08.26.08: DHS' Ready Campaign and 2,700+ Coalition Members Urge Americans to Prepare For Emergencies During Fifth Annual National Preparedness Month [opens in new browser window] | Read the Presidential Proclamation [White House - opens in new browser window]
• 08.20.08: ¿Qué esta haciendo usted para Prepararse? Septiembre es el Mes de la Preparación Nacional
• 08.20.08: What Are You Doing to Get Ready? September is National Preparedness Month
• 08.05.08: North Anna Power Station Will Test Early Warning Sirens Aug. 20
• 07.14.08: Simulacro de Emergencia Radiológica en la Planta Nuclear de North Anna del 22 al 23 de Julio
• 07.14.08: North Anna Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Set for July 22-23
• 07.10.08: Burdick Named VDEM Deputy State Coordinator for Administration
• 07.08.08: 2008 Hurricane Season Produces First Hurricane
• 05.27.08: Surry Power Station Will Test Early Warning Sirens June 11
• 05.20.08: El Gobernador Dedica desde el 25 al 31 de Mayo para la Preparación ante Huracanes: Los Residentes del Interior deben Prepararse, También
• 05.20.08: El Gobernador Dedica desde el 25 al 31 de Mayo para la Preparación contra Huracanes: Prepárese Ahora y Ahorre Dinero durante el Día Libre de Impuestos
• 05.20.08: Governor Sets Aside May 25-31 for Hurricane Preparedness: Prepare Now and Save Money during Sales Tax Holiday
• 05.20.08: Governor Sets Aside May 25-31 for Hurricane Preparedness: Inland Residents Should Get Ready, Too
• 05.08.08: Prepare for the Hurricane Season by Shopping for Tax-Exempt Generators, Supplies
• 05.08.08: Commonwealth Expands Emergency Communication System
• 05.07.08: Early Warning Siren System Test Set for North Anna Power Station May 21
• 05.06.08: Commonwealth to Practice Interstate 64 Lane Reversal May 11
• 03.14.08: Commonwealth to Update Hurricane Evacuation Plan Based on Preliminary Study Results
• 03.10.08: Max Mayfield, Former National Hurricane Center Director, to Speak at Virginia Emergency Management Conference
• 03.05.08: Los Simulacros para Tornados Salvan Vidas en Virginia
• 03.03.08: Tornado Drills Save Lives in Virginia
• 02.29.08: Early Warning Siren System Test Set for Surry Power Station March 12
• 02.07.08: Early Warning Siren System Test Set for North Anna Power Station February 20

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Hurricane Ike

• 09.15.08: Virginia's Response to Hurricane Ike [Governor's Office]
• 09.12.08: Governor Kaine Announces Actions to Address Gas Supply During Gulf Hurricanes [Governor's Office]
• 09.12.08: Virginia Responds to Hurricane Ike: DGIF team to deploy to Louisiana [Governor's Office]

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Tropical Storm Hanna

• 09.05.08: Citizens Should Prepare Homes Before Tropical Storm Hanna Arrives
• 09.05.08: Preparen sus hogares antes de la Tormenta Tropical Hanna
• 09.04.08: Virginians Should Prepare Now for Tropical Storm Hanna
• 09.04.08: Ciudadanos de Virginia deben prepararse ahora para la Tormenta Tropical Hanna
• 09.04.08: Governor Kaine Declares State of Emergency [Governor's Office]

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Hurricane Gustav

• 09.02.08: Virginia's Ongoing Response to Hurricane Gustav [Governor's Office]
• 08.30.08: Virginia Responds to Hurricane Gustav: DGIF team will deploy to Louisiana [Governor's Office]
• 08.29.08: Governor Kaine Activates Emergency Management Assistance Compact [Governor's Office]

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April 28 Tornadoes

• 05.02.08: Tornado Damage Falls Short of Federal Assistance Threshold
• 05.01.08: Disaster Response Center Opens in Suffolk
• 04.29.08: Storm Recovery Under Way in Southeast Virginia
• 04.29.08: Protect Yourself from Injury After a Tornado
• 04.29.08: Cash Donations Reach Disaster Victims Quickly
• 04.29.08: Tornado Safety Saves Lives
• 04.28.08: Governor Kaine Declares State of Emergency to Coordinate Response to Severe Weather

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March 4 Severe Weather - Big Stone Gap Tornado

• 03.05.08: Governor Kaine Declares State of Emergency to Coordinate Response to Severe Weather

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February Brush Fires

• 02.11.08: Virginia National Guard Soldiers Join the Firefighting Effort in Virginia [Virginia National Guard; opens in a new window]
• 02.11.08: Sunday’s Wind Makes for Unusually High Number of Wildland Fires [Department of Forestry; opens in a new window]
• 02.10.08: Governor Kaine Declares State of Emergency to Coordinate Response to Wildfires