Pulaski County Emergency Management

Thanks to C.D. Hubbard of Dublin for the donation of stay dry and drinking water to our county fire departments. Our first responders work closely with towing & recovery companies.

Another Big Thank You! to the local UAW local 2069 - Community Services Committee for a second round of donated drinking water for our first responders.

⚠️MVC causing heavy congestion on I-81 in the area of mile marker 96 north bound. Please use caution in the area.

Heavy congestion on north bound lanes of I-81 in the area of mile marker 95 while crews clear multiple accidents.

⚠️Please take extra precautions with your fireworks during your July 4th💥 festivities this week/weekend.
We are currently in a moderate drought and vegetation that normally would not support fire growth at this time of year is readily available to burn.

Thank You to our Nations Wildland Firefighters.
Pulaski County Wildfire Mitigation Module.

A BIG THANKS to Christ In Action for the donation of 4 pallets of drinking water for use during emergencies.
Non-profit organizations like this are critical partners to have.

⚠️Fire crews from both Wythe & Pulaski counties worked together to control a 1 acre wildfire in a remote area along the railroad tracks off of Gunton Park Road along the County line.
The US Forest Service and VA Department of Forestry personnel will continue to mop-up the fire in the coming days. Smoke may be seen or smelled in the area until the fire is 100% extinguished.
The current dry conditions we are experiencing are prime for wildfires to occur.

Thanks to Nick Ferra with the VOLVO UAW Unions Community Service Committee for the donation of drinking for our first responders.
We look forward to working with Nick and the Committee in the future.
Public and private partnerships with Emergency Management are critical during disasters.

Take precautions to stay safe today.

While you’re out at the festivities tomorrow look for the Emergency Management tent on the Courthouse lawn where you can get signed up to receive CodeRed Emergency Notifications .

For those recreating on the New River this week, be aware of possible rapidly changing water conditions below Claytor Dam.

♨️ HOT TEMPS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK ♨️

The National Weather Service is calling for continued hot temperatures through the week and into the weekend. These temperatures could require us to increase power generation at Claytor Hydroelectric facility to maintain reliability of the regional electric grid.

If we are notified to increase power generation, we will have little time to alert the public about the potential of increased downstream flows.

Please continue to check back for updates as they become available and visit http://ms.spr.ly/6187YLXgW to view real-time water levels at our hydro facilities.

👉 Visit http://ms.spr.ly/6188YLXgo for additional information on this event.

⚠️UPDATE 1210⚠️The Fire has been extinguished and fire crews have cleared the scene.
Delays can still be expected because of the 5 mile back on southbound lanes.

At 1120 on I-81 at the 102 mm South bound expect delays or use an alternate route as fire crews work to control a fire.

⚠️Emergency Drinking water for first responders ⚠️

As we enter into the hottest time of the year, the need for having bottled drinking water available for our first responders during emergencies will rise.
If you, your business or organization would like to donate any amount of bottled water please leave a message with Emergency Management at 540–994-2574. Thank You!

⚠️Unusual Incident 6/4/24:
Today local resources were assisted by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Technical Rescue Team members on a large animal recovery.
These situations don’t happen often but require a special set of equipment and training.
Glad to be able to get it back on its feet and under the owners and veterinary care.

June 4 2024:
Emergency Management conducted a table top exercise for an incident at a local large industry.
Participants from local Law Enforcement, Fire & EMS agencies, hospitals, numerous county staff, VA Dept. of Emergency Management along with Volvo took part.
Exercises like this helps stakeholders to be better prepared to respond to incidents by building inter-agency cooperation.
Thanks to NRCC for providing an outstanding facility to conduct the exercise.

⚠️Please avoid using Rt. 114 until the situation is cleared⚠️

⚠️Notice for areas in the Town of Pulaski ⚠️

⚠️AEP FINAL UPDATE 1700 5/28/24⚠️
Approximately 110 customers remain without power at this time in Pulaski County.
Crews are confident they will have the remaining outages restored by 2300 on the 29th if not sooner. This does not necessarily include any new outages that may occur.
This is the last update for this event.

⚠️AEP UPDATE for 5/28/24 1045⚠️
Additional resources arrived this morning and are in the field working already. Most of the county has had its power restored at this time.
Most will be restored by 2300 tonight, however AEP says those in areas with more significant damage may take until Wednesday night to be fully restored.

⚠️AEP Update 5/27/24 1730⚠️
Out of area resources are currently in the area working with local AEP crews, significant progress has been made.
Unfortunately there continues to be new power outages, most of the outages have been assessed and prioritized.
AEP continues to predict full restoration to take until 2300 on Tuesday.

⚠️ 5/27/24 1530⚠️
AEP crews are making significant headway in restoring power across Pulaski County.
Additional power outages could occur with the breezy conditions bringing down already weakened trees.

⚠️5/27/24 1130 AEP Update⚠️
AEP is currently working to restore power to thousands of customers across VA and surrounding states. Additional out of state crews are on the way to VA to assist.
With that being said, AEP is staying with the estimated time of restoration of 2300 on Tuesday May 28 but it maybe sooner for some. Pulaski County has/had the most outages in VA.
Emergency Management is monitoring the situation and will provide updates from AEP as they are provided to Emergency Management.

Looking to join a team of real people making a difference? The Pulaski County Fire and Rescue Team is hiring a Chief of Fire- Rescue.

Visit www.pulaskicounty.org for more information and to apply!

We are honered to be hosting a Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practice class, a new class supported by the US Forest Service and Coalition & Colaboratives.
25 students from Fire and Emergency Management agencies from SWVA, State agencies from NC & TN, USFS from MS as well as non government organizations are attending the Course at Claytor Lake State Park.

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At this time there are NO unmet needs at the Central Gym Warming Shelter.
There are enough supplies and food on sight or committed to last until it closes Monday morning 01/22/24.
Many THANKS to each individual, businesses, organization and Church that donated supplies, funds and time to meet the needs of others during these harsh conditions. 🙏