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  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security


DEMA, PSEG SELECT YOUNG ARTISTS AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR ANNUAL CALENDAR ARTWORK

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

(Smyrna, DE) — Fourteen area children from seven schools have been selected to receive awards for producing art work to be included in the 2018-2019 PSEG Nuclear Emergency Plan Information Calendar for Delaware and New Jersey. The honorees were chosen from among elementary school students who submitted art work.  All of the participating schools are […]




Office of Highway Safety Sponsors Distracted Driving Enforcement with Delaware State Police Using Non-traditional Vehicles

Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, April 13, 2018

State Fleet vans and other vehicles deployed to spot distracted drivers during April enforcement period. Dover, DE. April 13, 2018 – With funding from the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), the Delaware State Police (DSP) are using unconventional vehicles to spot drivers who break our distracted driving laws. Two enforcement efforts were implemented on March […]




In Wake of 12 Overdoses in New Jersey, Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning to People in Active Use

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2018

NEW CASTLE (April 10, 2018) – In the wake of a dozen overdoses in Camden, N.J., including four that were fatal on Friday, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging people in active substance use in Delaware to be aware of the increased possibility that heroin could be […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Newsroom | 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 […]







  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security

DEMA, PSEG SELECT YOUNG ARTISTS AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR ANNUAL CALENDAR ARTWORK

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

(Smyrna, DE) — Fourteen area children from seven schools have been selected to receive awards for producing art work to be included in the 2018-2019 PSEG Nuclear Emergency Plan Information Calendar for Delaware and New Jersey. The honorees were chosen from among elementary school students who submitted art work.  All of the participating schools are […]




Office of Highway Safety Sponsors Distracted Driving Enforcement with Delaware State Police Using Non-traditional Vehicles

Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, April 13, 2018

State Fleet vans and other vehicles deployed to spot distracted drivers during April enforcement period. Dover, DE. April 13, 2018 – With funding from the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), the Delaware State Police (DSP) are using unconventional vehicles to spot drivers who break our distracted driving laws. Two enforcement efforts were implemented on March […]




In Wake of 12 Overdoses in New Jersey, Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning to People in Active Use

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2018

NEW CASTLE (April 10, 2018) – In the wake of a dozen overdoses in Camden, N.J., including four that were fatal on Friday, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging people in active substance use in Delaware to be aware of the increased possibility that heroin could be […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Newsroom | 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 […]