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Virginia Tech Expands Emergency Notification
6/22/2007
In the interim, Beach will be responsible for "the coordination and management of all emergency response activities, including development, implementation, and review of emergency action plans, procedures and training. Duties and responsibilities include all emergency preparedness activities, including development and implementation of a university-wide program; the development of the Campus Emergency Action Plan; and the development of the university’s Continuity of Operations Plan."
Beach has been at Virginia Tech since 1988 and has served in various capacities in emergency response and management. (See VT's website for more details.)
Coinciding with Beach's appointment, Virginia Tech is also reorganizing the reporting structure of the Virginia Tech Police Department from the vice president for administrative services to the executive vice president and chief operating officer, according to a statement from the university.
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