07 Apr

Forecasters Predict Above Average Activity For 2025 Hurricane Season

The DDM urges early preparation for the 2025 hurricane season, which is expected to be above average with 17 named storms. Residents are advised to More ...

25 Mar

Nearly 7,000 In VI Join Tsunami Exercise

The 16th Territory-wide earthquake and tsunami exercise, held on March 20, was one of the largest national exercises in the Virgin Islands, with 6,854 participants More ...

17 Mar

Virgin Islands To Join Caribbean Tsunami Exercise March 20

The Virgin Islands will participate in the Caribe Wave earthquake and tsunami response exercise on March 20, simulating an earthquake off Jamaica’s coast triggering a More ...

12 Feb

DDM Calls Weekend Tsunami Advisory A Lesson For VI

Director of Disaster Management Mr. Jasen Penn commended the Virgin Islands' response to the tsunami advisory issued on February 8, following a magnitude 7.6 earthquake More ...

23 Jan

January System Test Postponed to Friday the 31st

The January test of the National Early Warning Multi-hazard Alert System is postponed to Friday, 31st January. The public does not need to take any More ...

02 Jan

System Test Calendar For 2025 Available

Residents of the Virgin Islands are encouraged to download the 2025 schedule for the National Early Warning Multi-hazard Alert System tests, which occur on the More ...

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The Department of Disaster Management provides for the coordination and integration of comprehensive disaster management into sustainable development policies, planning and programming with a special emphasis on disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. This is achieved through the Disaster Management Policy, 2003; Disaster Management Act, 2003; a five-year Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy and Programming Framework; and the National Disaster Management Plan, under the direction of National Disaster Management Council.

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