{"id":7208,"date":"2025-06-03T16:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?page_id=7208"},"modified":"2025-06-03T16:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:06:21","slug":"gets-wps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/gets-wps\/","title":{"rendered":"GETS\/WPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7208\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7208-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7208-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7208-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>WHAT IS GETS and WPS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Government Emergency Telecommunication Services (GETS) calls receive priority treatment, increasing the chances they will go through when regular calls might fail.<\/p>\n<p>Wireless Priority Service (WPS) is a companion program to GETS for mobile devices. Similar to the priority treatment GETS provides, WPS offers priority treatment to mobile subscribers at no cost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO CAN OBTAIN GETS\/WPS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Approved users for GETS\/WPS are Health Directors and Emergency Coordinators.\u00a0 All others will be approved on a case by case basis.<\/p>\n<p>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/GETS_WPS_Request_Form-8-oct-2014.doc\">GETS\/WPS Request Form <\/a>for approval.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESOURCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/GETS-Calling-Job-Aid.pdf\">GETS\/WPS Calling Job Aid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT IS GETS and WPS? Government Emergency Telecommunication Services (GETS) calls receive priority treatment, increasing the chances they will go through when regular calls might fail. 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