OceanExpert ID : 14707
United States Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Managment Agency
VITEMA
8221 Estate Nisky
St. Thomas,, VI 00803 00803
United States
Type
Government
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Telephone
1-340-774-2244
Fax
1-340-715-6847
Activities
Our Mission The principal mission of VITEMA as a first response coordinator, is to save lives and property of the territory’s population, by preparing territorial organizations to respond to, recover from and mitigate against All-Hazards, through planning, coordinating, training and exercise activities and is the sole Virgin Islands government agency designated to supervise, administer and coordinate All-Hazards response and recovery operations. Authority is derived from V. I. Code,Title 23, the VITEMA Act (5233) of 1986 and the Emergency Management Act of 2009. Our Vision To be the pre-eminent emergency management agency in the Caribbean and the Nation by providing an effective, responsible, and professional network of services to ensure resiliency before, during, and after a natural or man-made incident that may impact the safety and well-being of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
