The Virginia Emergency Management Symposium 2022 was the first in-person symposium held by VEMA since March 2019.  Richmond, VA was the center of civil unrest throughout the summer of 2020. It started at the end of May and ran through September, garnering national headlines. Richmond Police were front and center for the entire summer, with multiple challenges to face beyond the tactical. This will detail how Emergency Management helped them to secure resources, make connections and get access to what they needed. It will also reveal some of the issues and challenges faced.