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AT&T 911 cell outage in Kent & Sussex Counties

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Sunday, October 11, 2020

AT&T cell phone subscribers in Kent and Sussex Counties are experiencing difficulties when dialing and texting 911. In case of an emergency, please call the following emergency numbers: Kent County 911 Admin (302)734-6050 Dover PD Admin (302)736-7111 Sussex County 911 (302)855-2970 Rehoboth Beach (302)227-2577




NC City Police Department Earns State Accreditation

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2020

DOVER, DE – After completing a long and arduous process, the New Castle City Police Department became the fifth police agency to earn State accreditation through the Delaware Police Accreditation Commission (DPAC). “The State accreditation process raises the standards for our law enforcement agencies and sets the bar for excellence. Earning accreditation has clear benefits […]




FEMA Mitigation Grants Application Period Open

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 5, 2020

Smyrna – The FY 2020 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (BRIC), as well as the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FMA), funding notice has been announced and the application period is now open.  The BRIC Grant Program (previously known as the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program) is intended to assist states, U.S. Territories, federally-recognized […]




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 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, October 6, 2020.  The sirens will sound at around 10:45 a.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]







  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security

AT&T 911 cell outage in Kent & Sussex Counties

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Sunday, October 11, 2020

AT&T cell phone subscribers in Kent and Sussex Counties are experiencing difficulties when dialing and texting 911. In case of an emergency, please call the following emergency numbers: Kent County 911 Admin (302)734-6050 Dover PD Admin (302)736-7111 Sussex County 911 (302)855-2970 Rehoboth Beach (302)227-2577




NC City Police Department Earns State Accreditation

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2020

DOVER, DE – After completing a long and arduous process, the New Castle City Police Department became the fifth police agency to earn State accreditation through the Delaware Police Accreditation Commission (DPAC). “The State accreditation process raises the standards for our law enforcement agencies and sets the bar for excellence. Earning accreditation has clear benefits […]




FEMA Mitigation Grants Application Period Open

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 5, 2020

Smyrna – The FY 2020 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (BRIC), as well as the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FMA), funding notice has been announced and the application period is now open.  The BRIC Grant Program (previously known as the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program) is intended to assist states, U.S. Territories, federally-recognized […]




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 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, October 6, 2020.  The sirens will sound at around 10:45 a.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]