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Operations Support Division (OSD)

Who We Are and What We Do: The Operations Support Division (OSD) is an inclusive and collaborative partnership of state agencies and regional Incident Management Teams (IMT) serving the people of Virginia through a framework of all-hazards emergency management.”

OSD Partners: OSD partners with a variety of regional IMTs and state agencies to provide trained and certified personnel for local, regional and statewide emergency management efforts. Partners include, but are not limited to:

Central Virginia Incident Management Team

Hampton Roads Incident Management Team

National Capital Region Incident Management Team

Southwest Virginia All-Hazards Incident Management Team

COV Incident Management Assistance Team

Request Information: For more information about OSD, please contact the Division Director.

Contacts

Mark Bender

Director, Operations Support Division

mark.bender@vdem.virginia.gov

Presleigh Coleman

IMT Branch Chief

presleigh.coleman@vdem.virginia.gov

Andrew King

IMAT Branch Chief

andrew.king@vdem.virginia.gov

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