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Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery(DPRR)
Take care of your family and neighbors first! Please remember your elderly neighbors who may need your assistance. DON'T go to the scene of the
disaster! If you want to help with disaster recovery, please register with us online and we will contact you when it is safe for citizen volunteers.
Disaster preparedness refers to
proactive efforts undertaken
For information from the American Red Cross about preparing a click here. For information from the American Red Cross about Hurricanes click here. For information from FEMA about Hurricanes click here.
Disaster response occurs from
the moment an incident takes place (fire, hurric
Disaster recovery follows the
disaster response period and
Emergency Alerts The link below will register you to be notified of all emergency alerts in the Prince William area. Please sign up if you are not already registered.
*Disclaimer: Some of the above information has been reprinted from the Points of Light Foundation.
For more information,
call (703) 369-5292, Ext. 202
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by individuals, families, groups or whole
communities to place themselves in a better state of readiness to withstand
or avoid the immediate impact of any kind of disaster. 
ane, tornado, earthquake or
man-made) through the time that basic emergency human and community needs
have been met through rescue operations, mass shelter, mass feeding and
overall stabilization of the disaster-affected community.
may extend for several years after a disaster.
Disaster recovery relates to the collaborative 
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