Statewide Training on Reunification for School Emergencies
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 29, 2022
Starting August 1 and 2 at Brandywine High School in New Castle County, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency’s (DEMA) Comprehensive School Safety Program will hold three two-day seminars – one in each county – to promote statewide adoption of the “Standard Reunification Method” by the I Love U Guys Foundation, considered the gold standard in reuniting students and their parents or guardians during any type of crisis: fire, flood, tornado, power outage, bomb threat, accident, or act of violence.
Hurricane Preparedness Is No Accident
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 15, 2022
“Get Prepared, Delaware!” That’s the key message from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) as it offers tips and resources to help residents and visitors to get ready in case a hurricane or tropical storm impacts the First State.
Emergency Sirens Test on Tuesday, July 5
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 1, 2022
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 5, 2022. The sirens will sound at around 7:20 p.m.
DelDOT Advises Travelers to Expect Heavy Traffic Over 4th of July Holiday
Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2022
As the 4th of July holiday weekend approaches, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) advises motorist to expect heavy traffic volumes on roads throughout the state. AAA Mid-Atlantic is forecasting more than 116,000 Delawareans will travel at least 50 miles during the holiday weekend. In addition, DelDOT reminds motorists that there will be many pedestrians […]
In Another Likely Consequence of Pandemic, Delaware Overdose Deaths Increase 15% in 2021
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Division of Forensic Science Annual Report Finds Fentanyl Still Involved in More Than 80% of Deaths; Cocaine Link on the Rise NEW CASTLE (May 24, 2022) – In what health officials fear is another consequence of the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware’s overdose deaths increased more than 15% in 2021 to a record […]
