Emergency Preparedness | Vermont Department of Health
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Emergency Preparedness | Vermont Department of Health
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Emergency Preparedness
Brattleboro
WIC (Brattleboro)
Family and Child Health
Active and Healthy Communities
Worksite Wellness
School Health
Immunizations
Infectious Disease
Community Prevention Programs
Tobacco Prevention
Emergency Preparedness
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Dental Health
The Brattleboro Local Health Office is trained and ready to respond to public health emergencies so that people in our community can stay healthy and safe. We work with local, state and federal partners to make sure we are prepared to distribute medicine, supplies and information to residents of Windham County in a health emergency.
Emergency Preparedness staff in the Brattleboro District Office perform baseline environmental radiological monitoring related to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
Medicine Distribution Sites Wanted
During some public health emergencies, the Brattleboro Local Health Office will set up a site where medications can be distributed to the community. The site, called a “point of distribution” or POD site, helps the Health Department get medicine to people who need it as quickly as possible.
We are arranging partnerships with private distribution sites. This allows an organization to distribute medicine to their own employees and their families. We are interested in working with community partners, both public and private, who would like to become a pre-arranged distribution site. If there is a public health emergency, this will allow distributing medicine to employees and their families to prevent infection or disease. This helps to safeguard business and organization continuity.
Are you a large local business or organization interested in becoming a distribution site? Contact our office at 802-251-2127.
How We Prepare
We provide support for and participate in hospital preparedness with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro Retreat and Grace Cottage Hospital, help exercise hospital plans and serve on their Emergency Preparedness Committees.
We are available to local school safety committees and the county’s Local Emergency Preparedness Committee. We are available for meetings throughout the county to provide assistance and answer questions about data, health department initiatives and resources, and emergency preparedness from a public health standpoint.
We maintain agreements with community partners to ensure that mass clinic space is available on short notice in times of disaster or public health emergencies.
We provide presentations to first responders, health care agencies and schools on public health emergency preparedness.
We ensure our staff is trained and ready with needed equipment if called upon to support a public health emergency.
We conduct emergency preparedness exercises. Led by a local office staff member, these scenarios allow our staff to run through hypothetical public health emergencies. We practice taking steps to notify the public, set up clinics and distribute medications and vaccinations.
Volunteer
The Southwestern Vermont Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a community-based program of volunteers who donate their time and expertise to promote healthy living throughout the year and to prepare for and respond to emergencies. Volunteers set up and staff first aid stations at events, provide first aid and help community members prepare for emergencies.
MRC volunteers strengthen our community's health and resiliency in the face of and emergency. You do not need to be in the medical field to volunteer.
Learn more about becoming an MRC volunteer.
See MRC events.
Community Partners
We collaborate with state and local partners to educate our community on how to safely and effectively prepare for emergencies. Here is a list of partners:
Vermont 2-1-1
- Check Vermont 2-1-1 for information on cooling shelters, cold weather information and many other community resources.
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Windham County Regional Planning Committee
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Grace Cottage Hospital
Brattleboro Retreat
Rescue, Inc.
Brattleboro Fire Department
Related Resources
Medical Reserve Corps
VT-ALERT
Translated Information
Learn More
Public Health Preparedness in Vermont
OnCall for Vermont EMS & Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers
Contact Us
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
802-257-2880
[email protected]
Last Updated:
February 5, 2026
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Emergency Preparedness
Brattleboro
WIC (Brattleboro)
Family and Child Health
Active and Healthy Communities
Worksite Wellness
School Health
Immunizations
Infectious Disease
Community Prevention Programs
Tobacco Prevention
Emergency Preparedness
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Dental Health
The Brattleboro Local Health Office is trained and ready to respond to public health emergencies so that people in our community can stay healthy and safe. We work with local, state and federal partners to make sure we are prepared to distribute medicine, supplies and information to residents of Windham County in a health emergency.
Emergency Preparedness staff in the Brattleboro District Office perform baseline environmental radiological monitoring related to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
Medicine Distribution Sites Wanted
During some public health emergencies, the Brattleboro Local Health Office will set up a site where medications can be distributed to the community. The site, called a “point of distribution” or POD site, helps the Health Department get medicine to people who need it as quickly as possible.
We are arranging partnerships with private distribution sites. This allows an organization to distribute medicine to their own employees and their families. We are interested in working with community partners, both public and private, who would like to become a pre-arranged distribution site. If there is a public health emergency, this will allow distributing medicine to employees and their families to prevent infection or disease. This helps to safeguard business and organization continuity.
Are you a large local business or organization interested in becoming a distribution site? Contact our office at 802-251-2127.
How We Prepare
We provide support for and participate in hospital preparedness with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro Retreat and Grace Cottage Hospital, help exercise hospital plans and serve on their Emergency Preparedness Committees.
We are available to local school safety committees and the county’s Local Emergency Preparedness Committee. We are available for meetings throughout the county to provide assistance and answer questions about data, health department initiatives and resources, and emergency preparedness from a public health standpoint.
We maintain agreements with community partners to ensure that mass clinic space is available on short notice in times of disaster or public health emergencies.
We provide presentations to first responders, health care agencies and schools on public health emergency preparedness.
We ensure our staff is trained and ready with needed equipment if called upon to support a public health emergency.
We conduct emergency preparedness exercises. Led by a local office staff member, these scenarios allow our staff to run through hypothetical public health emergencies. We practice taking steps to notify the public, set up clinics and distribute medications and vaccinations.
Volunteer
The Southwestern Vermont Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a community-based program of volunteers who donate their time and expertise to promote healthy living throughout the year and to prepare for and respond to emergencies. Volunteers set up and staff first aid stations at events, provide first aid and help community members prepare for emergencies.
MRC volunteers strengthen our community's health and resiliency in the face of and emergency. You do not need to be in the medical field to volunteer.
Learn more about becoming an MRC volunteer.
See MRC events.
Community Partners
We collaborate with state and local partners to educate our community on how to safely and effectively prepare for emergencies. Here is a list of partners:
Vermont 2-1-1
- Check Vermont 2-1-1 for information on cooling shelters, cold weather information and many other community resources.
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Windham County Regional Planning Committee
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Grace Cottage Hospital
Brattleboro Retreat
Rescue, Inc.
Brattleboro Fire Department
Related Resources
Medical Reserve Corps
VT-ALERT
Translated Information
Learn More
Public Health Preparedness in Vermont
OnCall for Vermont EMS & Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers
Contact Us
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
802-257-2880
[email protected]
Last Updated:
February 5, 2026