The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is encouraging the public to take note of and familiarise themselves with the location of the land based emergency shelters, as well as the list of the marine shelters and the details associated with their use.  

Members of the Territory’s Search and Rescue Team (TSART) have been developing their swimming and water rescue skills through their participation in a ten week training session.

The communities of North Sound and West End will benefit from a British Virgin Islands Red Cross (BVIRC) disaster risk reduction project.

Twenty nine individuals from several Government departments are now equipped with emergency response skills.

Eight Jost Van Dyke residents have been recertified as Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members. 

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) and Sol Petroleum continue their efforts to raise awareness about the safe handling of petroleum products with a live radio discussion on CBN Radio, 90.9FM tonight.

Fifteen schools within the Territory are due to be reassessed this year as a requirement to be recertified as ‘Safe Schools’.

A new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has been established in North Sound, Virgin Gorda. 

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) was represented for the first time at the annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CariCOOS). 

Seventeen individuals, including Government Building Inspectors, Fire Officers, Infrastructure and Maintenance Supervisors and other key stakeholders participated in a one day workshop on the safe handling and installation of liquid petroleum gas (LPG).