Press Releases

VITEMA Urges Virgin Islands Residents to Prepare Now for Above-Normal 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season

ST. CROIX, V.I. – The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) is calling on all residents to prepare immediately for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1st. [...]

June 2, 2025

VITEMA Announces Hurricane Preparedness Week May 5-13, 2025

Virgin Islands Territory Emergency Management Agency Launches Public Education Campaign to Help Residents Prepare for Hurricane Season ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - The Virgin Islands Territory Emergency Management Agency [...]

May 6, 2025

VITEMA Announces Appointment of New Assistant Director

ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ovid Williams as the new Assistant Director, effective May [...]

May 5, 2025

US Virgin Islands Launches Life-Saving Text-to-911 Emergency Service

New technology expands access to emergency services for all USVI residents Christiansted, St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands - The US Virgin Islands Emergency Services today announced the official launch of [...]

April 16, 2025

VITEMA Announces Participation in CARIBE WAVE 2025 Tsunami Exercise

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) announces the territory's participation in CARIBE WAVE 2025, an international tsunami exercise scheduled for Thursday, March 20, 2025. [...]

March 13, 2025

VITEMA to Host TEXT-TO-911 Focus Groups for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community

The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) will be hosting special focus groups on the TEXT-TO-911 service specifically for members of the deaf and hard of hearing community. These [...]

February 25, 2025

VITEMA Celebrates Community Safety Achievements and Announces Upcoming Preparedness Initiatives

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) extends its gratitude to the community following the successful management of this past weekend's tsunami advisory [...]

February 14, 2025

VITEMA Makes History as First U.S. Territory to Receive Emergency Management Accreditation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) achieved a historic milestone yesterday as the first United States territory to receive accreditation from the [...]

January 17, 2025

VI FUSION CENTER HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL EMERGING THREATS SYMPOSIUM

[U.S. Virgin Islands] - The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and the Virgin Islands Fusion Center (Fusion Center) announce the successful completion of the Territory's 2nd Annual Emerging [...]

November 20, 2024

VITEMA Encourages Participation in The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), is proud to announce its participation in The Great ShakeOut 2024, the largest earthquake drill in history, scheduled to take place on [...]

October 8, 2024