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  Category: Delaware Emergency Management Agency


Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.  The sirens will sound at around 7:20 p.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) plants will be activated for three to […]




Terrorism Prevention Grant Funds Available

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2020

Smyrna, DE – Grant funding through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (OTVTP) has been made available to State, Local, and Tribal Governments as well as, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and institutions of higher learning. The FY2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program (TVTPGP) Notice of […]




‘Hope Line’ Connects Delawareans to Help for Handling Stress, Behavioral Health Issues

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020

NEW CASTLE (May 15, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) has launched a phone line dedicated to helping Delawareans cope with stress and address behavioral health needs during the coronavirus pandemic. The Delaware Hope Line – 1 (833) 9-HOPEDE or (833) 946-7333 – is open 24 hours a day, […]




Additional Alternate Care Site Announced

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Kent County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Smryna – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the State Health Operations Center (SHOC) are announcing today the plan for an additional alternate care site (ACS) to support Kent and Sussex Counties.  This plan is to accommodate overflow patients from Delaware hospital systems as they begin to experience a surge in patients with coronavirus […]




Alternate Care Sites Announced

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | New Castle County | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2020

SMYRNA (April 6, 2020) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the State Health Operations Center (SHOC) are announcing today the designation of alternate care sites (ACS) in New Castle County to accommodate overflow patients from Delaware hospital systems as they begin to experience a surge in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Sites […]







  Category: Delaware Emergency Management Agency

Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.  The sirens will sound at around 7:20 p.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) plants will be activated for three to […]




Terrorism Prevention Grant Funds Available

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2020

Smyrna, DE – Grant funding through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (OTVTP) has been made available to State, Local, and Tribal Governments as well as, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and institutions of higher learning. The FY2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program (TVTPGP) Notice of […]




‘Hope Line’ Connects Delawareans to Help for Handling Stress, Behavioral Health Issues

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020

NEW CASTLE (May 15, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) has launched a phone line dedicated to helping Delawareans cope with stress and address behavioral health needs during the coronavirus pandemic. The Delaware Hope Line – 1 (833) 9-HOPEDE or (833) 946-7333 – is open 24 hours a day, […]




Additional Alternate Care Site Announced

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Kent County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Smryna – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the State Health Operations Center (SHOC) are announcing today the plan for an additional alternate care site (ACS) to support Kent and Sussex Counties.  This plan is to accommodate overflow patients from Delaware hospital systems as they begin to experience a surge in patients with coronavirus […]




Alternate Care Sites Announced

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | New Castle County | Date Posted: Monday, April 6, 2020

SMYRNA (April 6, 2020) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the State Health Operations Center (SHOC) are announcing today the designation of alternate care sites (ACS) in New Castle County to accommodate overflow patients from Delaware hospital systems as they begin to experience a surge in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Sites […]