EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Hours
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Services
The Department of Emergency Management protects communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.
Virginia Burn Law in Effect until April 30th: The 4pm burn law bans open-air burning prior to 4:00pm if the fire is within 300 feet of the woods or dry grass which could carry fire to the woods. Burning is allowed between 4:00pm and midnight as long as the burner takes proper precautions and attends the fire at all times.
Help Us Plan for Emergencies
Please register for BEE Alert to help us help you during emergencies.
Be Prepared for Hurricanes
The 2024 Hurricane Season is set to begin June 1st. With the combination of record-breaking warm waters and a La Nina, this hurricane season is predicted to be very active. Forecasters predict 24 named storms, with 11 of those being hurricanes and 6 being Category 3+.
Now is the time to get prepared!
Make sure you are signed up for the Gloucester County mass notification system, BEE Alert
Call Emergency Management at 804-693-1390 to register
You will be notified of any threat to your area, such as natural or man-made disaster
Make an Emergency Plan
Make an Emergency Kit
Know your Evacuation Zone
Review important documents
What is your insurance policy?
Do you have copies of your passport, birth certificate, ID, etc.?
Strengthen your home
De-clutter drains and gutters
Help your neighbor!
Check with neighbors, including senior adults or those who may need additional help, to secure their hurricane plan
How can you be of assistance to them prior to a hurricane?
Bee Alert Notifications
Gloucester County Emergency Management has launched a new emergency notification service for citizens called “Bee Alert.” All citizens must manually register to receive emergency notifications even if they are already registered with the former system, CodeRED. Data from CodeRED was not automatically transferred over to the new system, which uses Everbridge technology. While registration for Bee Alert will be ongoing, citizens are asked to register as soon as possible to avoid missing any emergency notifications. Please note: for emergencies, dial 911.
Stay Notified
Bee Alert, Gloucester’s emergency alert system, is now part of the Everbridge network, which enables County officials to quickly deliver emergency alerts and notifications.
Bee Alert allows individuals and businesses to provide their own contact information allowing everyone to control how they receive these notifications. Bee Alert requires street addresses in order to issue geographically-targeted emergency messages. Even if you have an unlisted number or use a cell phone or VOIP phone as your primary number, you can still receive alerts relevant to your area.
How Bee Alert is Used
Bee Alert will be used to notify you about imminent threats to health and safety as well as informational notifications that affect your locations or work environments. Administrators will send notifications regarding severe weather, flooding, road closures, water outages and more.
Please Note
You will not receive emergency alerts unless you register in the new system. Those who were registered in the old alert system must re-register. Please make sure your most up-to-date contact information is included. If your contact information changes, you can always visit your profile and easily update your information.
Questions or need assistance?
If you do not have internet access or need assistance registering, please contact the Emergency Management department at 804-693-1390. We will be more than happy to put your information into the system!