Potassium Iodide Distribution on April 20 in Middletown
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a 10-mile radius (also known as the Emergency Planning Zone or EPZ) of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.
Recovery Resources for Sussex County Tornado
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2023
To aid in the ongoing recovery process, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is announcing the following resources and assistance available to those affected by the recent deadly tornado in Sussex County on April 1.
Governor Surveys Sussex County Tornado Damage
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Governor John C. Carney, Jr. joined State and Sussex County officials to tour areas near Bridgeville today after a confirmed tornado tore through the region on Saturday night, April 1. Preliminary estimates show more than 60 structures were damaged or destroyed along a 14-mile-long path through the communities of Bridgeville, Greenwood, and Ellendale. The survey also included a DelDOT maintenance yard on Newton Road where several buildings were damaged and destroyed, including one where winds pulled a wooden beam out of the ground, shifting the concrete footing.
State and Local Agencies Respond to Severe Weather and Tornado Damage
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Transportation | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Sunday, April 2, 2023
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), Delaware State Police, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Sussex County Emergency Operations Center, DelDOT, and numerous volunteer organizations are mobilizing resources and personnel to respond to yesterday’s statewide damage from severe storms and likely tornado in Sussex County. Officials confirmed a fatality at a collapsed structure along Tuckers Road southeast of Greenwood, Sussex County. It’s the first confirmed death from a tornado in Delaware since 1983 according to the National Weather Service.
Emergency Sirens Test on April 4 at 7:20 p.m.
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Date Posted: Friday, March 31, 2023
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police, along with Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG), will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, April 4, at 7:20 p.m.
There are 37 sirens in Delaware located within a 10-mile radius of the Salem-Hope Creek Generating Stations in New Jersey. Sirens will be activated for three to five minutes, followed by a test message of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on local radio stations. Sirens tested are the same ones used to alert the public in the event of an actual emergency at either the Salem or Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.
