Richmond Council Members Frustrated by Slow Progress on Emergency Communications Reform

‘You failed us’: Richmond City Council calls for accountability from DEC for January water crisis

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond City Councilmembers are calling for greater accountability from the city’s emergency response leadership in the wake of the January water crisis. The demands come after a new incident report presented by the Department of Emergency Communications (DEC) at the city public safety meeting on Tuesday, July 22 revealed both strengths and shortcomings in the city's emergency response efforts. During the meeting, council…

Richmond council members frustrated by slow progress on emergency communications reform

Richmond City Council members expressed continued frustration over the city's emergency communication failures during a meeting that examined the January water crisis response and reform efforts.

Hundreds of homes across Richmond without water due to burst pipe

A burst pipe left hundreds of homes without water in Richmond today.