Operation Blue Skies 2025 was accelerated by one week from its original schedule due to projections of Tropical Storm Erin potentially impacting the territory.

Review and update your emergency preparedness measures with the arrival of peak tropical cyclonic activity in the Atlantic hurricane season.

Sandbag Distribution Moved to August 14-16, 2025

Territory-wide sandbag distribution program for the 2025 hurricane season.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st.

This annual public education campaign aims to ensure all Virgin Islands residents are informed, prepared, and ready to act before, during, and after hurricane events.

Ovid Williams is the new Assistant Director, effective May 5, 2025.

New technology expands access to emergency services for all USVI residents.

CARIBE WAVE 2025 is an international tsunami exercise scheduled for Thursday, March 20, 2025.

TEXT-TO-911 is a critical service that allows individuals to send text messages to reach 911 emergency call takers from their mobile phones.

VITEMA announces its participation in Caribe Wave, the annual tsunami exercise scheduled for March 20, 2025.

The accreditation, which will remain in effect for five years, recognizes VITEMA's compliance with all national standards across 16 critical categories including planning, resource management, training, exercises, and communications.

The two-day symposium, held on [Nov 14th and 15th], brought together private and public sector organizations for comprehensive presentations and table-top exercises focused on emerging threats and intelligence gathering.

Largest earthquake drill in history, scheduled to take place on October 17, 2024, at 10:17 AM local time.

New Deputy Director of HR & Labor Relations Nadia Fearon, and new Public Information Officer J'Lisa Martinez.

This year's theme emphasizes the critical importance of communication in ensuring community resilience in responding to and recovering from potential emergencies and natural disasters.

Distribution of sandbags to homebound physically-challenged and/or senior residents throughout the territory, will be done on Thursday, August 1st and Friday, August 2nd, 2024.

VITEMA no longer accepts curfew pass applications after Monday, July 15, 2024.

From May 20 to May 24, the Government of the Virgin Islands and federal partners participated in a series of response and recovery workshops along with a hurricane readiness response exercise to strengthen preparedness efforts before Atlantic hurricane season.

The curfew pass application deadline has been extended to July 15, 2024.