Emergency Plan

The information contained in this document is excerpted from a multi-page document and is only intended to highlight the completeness of the overall plan.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has a written emergency response plan, trained emergency coordinators in each building, and conducts regular drills to test the plan.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has facilities, materials, and supplies to shelter guests and employees in case of emergencies and a fleet of buses that could be used for an evacuation.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Security and Safety Department is a 24-hour a day, seven-day-a-week operation.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation security and safety officers are CPR, First Aid, and HAZMAT (Hazardous Material) first-responder trained and certified.

The Williamsburg Fire Department has HAZMAT first response capabilities and strong, well-tested, mutual aid agreements with Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Fort Eustis, Camp Peary, the surrounding counties, and the City of Newport News to provide additional personnel and equipment to respond to HAZMAT incidents.

The City of Williamsburg Fire Department is an active member of the Peninsula Metro Medical Response System, a coordinated planning and emergency response system that includes emergency response units from all jurisdictions in Hampton Roads.

Williamsburg Community Hospital is minutes away with a fully equipped and staffed Emergency Room with helicopter-landing facilities, providing access to major trauma centers at Norfolk General Hospital or Medical College of Virginia Hospital in less than thirty minutes.

City of Williamsburg emergency responders (police, fire and EMS) can respond to any Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s facility within three minutes of receiving a call.