Delaware Sends Wildfire Crew to New Mexico
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020
The Delaware Forest Service is sending its wildfire crew to New Mexico as a steep increase in lightning-caused fires has pushed the National Preparedness Level to 5 on a 5-point scale, its highest level. Critical fire weather continues throughout the West. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the majority of the fire activity remains in Arizona and California, where over 1.5 million acres have burned. So far this year, more than 38,767 fires have burned 3.7 million acres.
Delaware has trained more than 600 firefighters since 1996 and battled wildfires in numerous states, including: Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. http://de.gov/wildfire
Delaware Resilience Fund Application Opens
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is pleased to announce that the Delaware Resilience Fund’s application process, authorized by Governor John C. Carney under Executive Order #44, is now accepting applications. The Delaware Resilience Fund was created to assist families and communities devastated by tornadoes and other severe weather that occurred August […]
Delaware’s SNAP Program Will Issue Additional Emergency Benefits for Use Starting Aug. 31
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Existing clients may receive these additional benefits to support food needs NEW CASTLE (Aug. 27, 2020) – Emergency benefits will be issued to participants of Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for August as part of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. Under this federal act signed into law in March, the […]
Urban forestry director on U.S. Council of 1t.org
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Delaware’s urban forestry program director Kesha Braunskill has been named to the Stakeholder Council of the U.S. Chapter of 1t.org, an international effort to plant one trillion trees launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The U.S. is home to the first regional chapter of 1t.org. The U.S. chapter is supported by the 1t.org U.S. Stakeholder Council, a bipartisan group of senior-level representatives from government, business, civil society and academia who are informing the strategic direction of the initiative.
AG Jennings announces Honda airbag settlement
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced an $85 million multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (collectively “Honda”), over allegations Honda concealed safety issues related to defects in the frontal airbag systems installed in certain Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States. The systems were designed […]
