Virginia Beach tests procedures to aid citizens during emergency

Posted July 14, 2009
By Norfolk District Public Affairs

07/14/09 - Herman J. Wine and David W. Kidd of Norfolk District attended a Point of Dispensing/Distribution emergency exercise June 25, at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Va., to observe techniques used by the city to distribute water, Meals-Ready-to-Eat, medicines and disaster-related information to community members.

Several POD stations were set up so citizens could drive through and pick up needed commodities. The exercise teamed Virginia Beach City and Health Department officials.

Herman Wine is a civil works project manager in the Norfolk District Projects Section. Wine is also an action officer with the district’s all-volunteer Commodities Team. Last summer, Wine spent two weeks running a POD in Houston, Texas, during the Hurricane Ike recovery efforts.

David W. Kidd is a junior at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Va. He’s working here this summer in the Emergency Management Office.