December 13, 2025 9:30 am
Published by Corydon Swift-Turner
Be Fire Safe This Holiday Season Virginia’s fall fire season wrapped on Nov. 30. Since its start on Oct. 15, DOF suppressed 152 wildfires that burned 1,733 acres and damaged two outbuildings. DOF response efforts during the fall are credited with protecting 36 homes and 39 other structures with a total value estimated to be over $10 million. Virginia’s fall fire season may be over, but please take it from... Read More
December 9, 2025 4:43 pm
Published by Corydon Swift-Turner
DOF Migration from the Common Drives to SharePoint The SMT and Office of Information Technology (IT) have been working to migrate our file storage from the current common drives (also called “H drive,” or “shared drive”) to Microsoft SharePoint. Why? This change will facilitate file sharing, eliminate the need to be on the COV Network or VPN to access files, and allow you to see real-time changes when collaborating on... Read More
December 2, 2025 2:10 pm
Published by Corydon Swift-Turner
DOF’s Fire and Emergency Response Branch (FERB) is once again offering a boot allowance to support the wildfire PPE needs of our agency. The boot allowance offers a cost reimbursement up to $300 for newly purchased boots that meet current standards. This allowance is available for full-time employees who support wildfire response in the agency, including: Agency responders, as defined under our Readiness and Mobilization Plan State Forest and Nursery... Read More
November 20, 2025 1:27 pm
Published by Corydon Swift-Turner
Reminder – Verify your settings in DOF Alert With winter right around the corner, this is a reminder to all DOF staff and DOF HQ tenants to update and verify your contact information and preferences in DOF Alert, our emergency notification platform that ensures you can be reached during emergency events and office closures. Alerts are delivered via texts, e-mails and phone calls. You should have previously received a member... Read More
November 18, 2025 2:55 pm
Published by Corydon Swift-Turner
This is a reminder to complete your annual employee self-evaluation by the close of business tomorrow, Nov. 19 You must select a rating and provide comments for each performance objective and competency. When you enter comments, please select “Save and Share.” Your comments won’t be shared with your supervisor until you submit your self-evaluation by clicking on the blue “Go to Next Step” button on the “Next Steps” page. You... Read More
