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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe committee also heard reports from some of the different agencies in the Bryan-Roach administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Property and Procurement Commissioner designee Anthony Thomas gave an update on procuring and maintaining the territory\u2019s supply of oxygen, the purchasing and storage of fuel and post-storm procurement and contract procedures, Government House said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bureau of Information Technology Director nominee Angelo Riddick gave an update on the V.I. Government\u2019s data storage capabilities and recent upgrades to 11 communications towers that the bureau administers. Mr. Riddick also provided an update on the government\u2019s cloud migration strategy for data, and various types of communication equipment to allow seamless communication between agencies after a storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dept. of Health Commissioner designee Justa Encarnacion gave details about the territory\u2019s current and future supply of oxygen; the official opening of the Myrah Keating Clinic and modular facility on St. John and the status of medical facilities in the territory, according to Government House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dept. of Human Services Commissioner nominee Kimberley Causey-Gomez provided status updates on the shelters available throughout the territory before and after a storm and the plans for deploying them, the department\u2019s strategy for feeding residents after a storm, and its plans for administering emergency first aid to residents in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Virgin Islands Fire Service Director designee Daryl George Sr. gave an update about the fire stations in the territory, available equipment including fuel trucks in each district to be used to supply other agencies\u2019 generators and the department\u2019s plans to deploy Search and Rescue teams in both districts, Government House said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next EMC meeting is scheduled for June 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Col. Daryl Jaschen, Governor Albert Bryan’s nominee to lead the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), conducted the second of a series of ongoing meetings of the Emergency Management Committee to coordinate the disaster response efforts of all the agencies within the Bryan administration, Government House made known Friday via release. Mr. Bryan, cabinet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":67931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[191,147],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n