Emergency Management
120 West Oxford Street
Floyd, Virginia 24091
Phone: (540) 745-9359
Fax: (540) 745-9305
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Director of Public Safety
Kevin W. Sowers
(540) 745-9313
ksowers@floydcova.org
Coronavirus Information (COVID-19)
Floyd County Board of Supervisors and staff have been, and will continue to, monitor the situation concerning the Coronavirus. Staff is in constant contact with the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to keep abreast of the situation.
If you have a Medical Emergency Call 911, if you have questions about the Coronavirus or need to be tested contact the Health Department Hotline for COVID-19 (540-267-8240)
If you have developed a fever and/or symptoms of a respiratory illness (e.g. cough, difficulty breathing) and or traveled outside of the US within the last 14 days or to one of the areas of widespread transmission of COVID-19 (West Coast: Washington and California or New York) please contact the hotline to determine if testing for COVID-19 is needed.
For questions related to COVID-19, Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has set up a hotline 877-ASK-VDH3
Resources
For the most up-to-date information, please refer to these resources:
Virginia Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
Floyd County Public Schools
New River Health District COVID-19 site
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control
2018 – 2022 Emergency Operations Plan
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Trouble Signing Up, Contact Kevin Sowers 540-745-9300
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