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  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security


Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 2, 2018

(Smyrna) – 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, April 10, 2018.  The sirens will sound between 7 and 9 P.M. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]




Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations. The free tablets will be distributed on Thursday, April 5, 2018, between 12 noon and 7 p.m. at the […]




Checkpoint Strikeforce Efforts Successful

News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

DUI enforcement over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend nets 15 DUI arrests and 68 additional traffic citations. Dover, DE. March 26, 2018 – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) coordinated DUI checkpoints in all three counties on St. Patrick’s Day. Working together with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement, OHS supported five […]




Governor Carney Terminates State of Emergency and Level 1 Driving Warning Effective at Midnight

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Human Resources | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Weather | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Drivers should continue to exercise caution on Delaware roadways DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney has terminated the statewide State of Emergency, and the Level 1 Driving Warning in effect for Kent and New Castle counties, effective at midnight. Governor Carney issued the State of Emergency at midnight on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, authorizing the […]




DelDOT Winter Storm Update #3

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Weather | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Governor Carney has issued a Level 1 Driving Warning effective at 2:45 p.m. for New Castle and Kent Counties as snowfall continues. DART has also announced the suspension of all bus service at 6:00 p.m. in New Castle and Kent Counties. A Level 1 Driving Warning means that any person operating a motor vehicle shall […]







  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 2, 2018

(Smyrna) – 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, April 10, 2018.  The sirens will sound between 7 and 9 P.M. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]




Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations. The free tablets will be distributed on Thursday, April 5, 2018, between 12 noon and 7 p.m. at the […]




Checkpoint Strikeforce Efforts Successful

News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

DUI enforcement over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend nets 15 DUI arrests and 68 additional traffic citations. Dover, DE. March 26, 2018 – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) coordinated DUI checkpoints in all three counties on St. Patrick’s Day. Working together with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement, OHS supported five […]




Governor Carney Terminates State of Emergency and Level 1 Driving Warning Effective at Midnight

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Human Resources | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Weather | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Drivers should continue to exercise caution on Delaware roadways DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney has terminated the statewide State of Emergency, and the Level 1 Driving Warning in effect for Kent and New Castle counties, effective at midnight. Governor Carney issued the State of Emergency at midnight on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, authorizing the […]




DelDOT Winter Storm Update #3

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Weather | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Governor Carney has issued a Level 1 Driving Warning effective at 2:45 p.m. for New Castle and Kent Counties as snowfall continues. DART has also announced the suspension of all bus service at 6:00 p.m. in New Castle and Kent Counties. A Level 1 Driving Warning means that any person operating a motor vehicle shall […]