VEMA Voice - The Podcast

VEMS 2022 General Session with Bill Lawson and Jonathan Nathanson from the City of Richmond, discussing the City's response and lessoned learned during civil unrest.

Show Notes

The Virginia Emergency Management Symposium 2022 was the first in-person symposium held by VEMA since March 2019.  Richmond, VA was the center of civil unrest throughout the summer of 2020. It started at the end of May and ran through September, garnering national headlines. Richmond Police were front and center for the entire summer, with multiple challenges to face beyond the tactical. This will detail how Emergency Management helped them to secure resources, make connections and get access to what they needed. It will also reveal some of the issues and challenges faced.

What is VEMA Voice - The Podcast?

The Virginia Emergency Management Association (VEMA) is a statewide organization that promotes and supports the twin goals of saving lives and protecting property during times of emergencies and disasters in Virginia. MISSION: "To promote, support and advocate for Emergency Management in the Commonwealth of Virginia." VISION: “The recognized expert and advocate for excellence in the management of emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.”

VEMA Voice - The Podcast provides podcasts of presentations or interviews from symposiums and interviews that affect and help us responds to emergency here in the Commonwealth of Virginia.