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Nominations Sought for Delaware’s Top Youth Volunteers
Date Posted: March 21, 2023

Prosecutors Secure Conviction in 2021 Murder Case
Date Posted: March 21, 2023

Governor Carney Launches Statewide Initiative to Increase Affordable Connectivity Program Adoption
Date Posted: March 21, 2023

Legislation Introduced to Provide Middle Class Tax Relief for Working Delawareans
Date Posted: March 20, 2023

DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to Reopen April 1
Date Posted: March 20, 2023

March 20 to 24 is Severe Weather Awareness Week
Date Posted: March 19, 2023

DPH Encourages Public to get Updated Boosters and Learn about Treatment Options
Date Posted: March 17, 2023

Governor Carney Announces Superior Court Nominations
Date Posted: March 16, 2023

Jennings to Credit Card Giants: Keep Your Promises on Gun Violence
Date Posted: March 16, 2023

Historical Affairs Programs In April 2023
Date Posted: March 16, 2023

Students Selected to Attend National Youth Science Camp
Date Posted: March 16, 2023

Upstate Trout Season to Open in New Castle County Streams With Youth-Only Day Set for April 1
Date Posted: March 16, 2023

Prosecutors Secure 40 Convictions In NorthPak Gang Trial
Date Posted: March 15, 2023

2023 Delaware Finalists Announced for White House STEM Recognition
Date Posted: March 15, 2023

DNREC to Seek Community Water Project Proposals
Date Posted: March 15, 2023

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: March 14, 2023

Former Seaford High School Employee Indicted For Child Sexual Abuse
Date Posted: March 14, 2023

Delaware Office of Highway Safety Reactivates SoberLift Program for St. Patrick’s Day
Date Posted: March 14, 2023

DPH Announces Medical Provider Recruitment Push
Date Posted: March 14, 2023

Reminder to Detect and Treat for Spongy Moth in 2023
Date Posted: March 14, 2023

DelDOT Pilots Wrong Way Driving Alert System
Date Posted: March 14, 2023

DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section Set to Begin Spraying Woodland Pools
Date Posted: March 13, 2023

DCRPT Secures Thousands For Tenants In Fair Housing Cases
Date Posted: March 10, 2023

Three Indicted In New Castle County For Human Trafficking
Date Posted: March 10, 2023

Apply Now for Nonprofit Security Grant Program
Date Posted: March 10, 2023

Treasurer Davis Announces Changes to Leadership Team
Date Posted: March 10, 2023

Lt. Governor Hall-Long, NFL Hall of Famer Randy White Announce the Bench Opioids Initiative to Curb Opioid Abuse
Date Posted: March 9, 2023

Contractor’s Long-Delayed Start Leads to Pause in DNREC’s White Creek Dredging Project for Environmental Restrictions
Date Posted: March 9, 2023

Spring 2023 DOC Citizens Academy Gives Community Members A Look “Inside The Walls” of Delaware’s Correctional System
Date Posted: March 9, 2023

Downtown Development District Program Celebrates Housing Rehabilitation Successes In 2022 Annual Report
Date Posted: March 9, 2023

Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announce Partnership with Food Bank of Delaware to Aid in SNAP Transition
Date Posted: March 8, 2023

Public Service Commission Approves Decrease in Delmarva’s Natural Gas Costs
Date Posted: March 8, 2023

Volunteers Needed for DNREC-Sponsored Christina River Watershed Cleanup April 22
Date Posted: March 8, 2023

DNREC Announces New Director for Division of Fish and Wildlife
Date Posted: March 7, 2023

Business Students Win State Honors
Date Posted: March 6, 2023

Almost $40,000 in “Free Money” Paid to DE529 Accounts
Date Posted: March 6, 2023

Former Wilmington Police Officer Convicted On Felony And Misdemeanor Charges
Date Posted: March 3, 2023

Maiss Hussein to Represent Delaware in 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals
Date Posted: March 3, 2023

Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
Date Posted: March 3, 2023

Delaware Joins Equity in Infrastructure Project
Date Posted: March 3, 2023

DHSS Launches CostAware 2.0 With Enhanced Cost Comparison Data
Date Posted: March 3, 2023

New Delaware Artificial Reef Guide Now Available
Date Posted: March 3, 2023

DNREC to Host Brandywine Creek State Park Trail Plan Public Meeting
Date Posted: March 2, 2023

Governor Carney Announces the Opening of Applications for the Governor’s Summer Fellowship
Date Posted: March 1, 2023

Delaware Medicaid Eligibility Annual Renewals to Resume April 1
Date Posted: March 1, 2023

EDGE Grant Competition Reopens To Benefit Small Businesses
Date Posted: March 1, 2023

GACEC’s Disability History & Awareness Month Poster Contest Celebration
Date Posted: March 1, 2023

Delaware Child Care Professional Bonus Registry Now Open
Date Posted: March 1, 2023

Davis Meets with Tokyo Government Officials
Date Posted: February 28, 2023

State Crash Data Now Available to Public Through Open Data Portal
Date Posted: February 27, 2023

DNREC to Close The Point at Cape Henlopen for Beachnesting Season
Date Posted: February 27, 2023

Six New Delaware Sportfish Species Records Set in 2022
Date Posted: February 27, 2023

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Stephanie Boateng’s “The Sweet Shoppe” from March 3-31
Date Posted: February 27, 2023

DNREC, Iron Hill Museum in Newark Celebrate New African American History Trail
Date Posted: February 24, 2023

Delaware Will Issue Final Monthly Emergency Benefits Feb. 28 to All SNAP Households
Date Posted: February 24, 2023

John Brennan named Deputy Warden of Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution
Date Posted: February 24, 2023

Treasurer Davis Promotes Financial Confidence
Date Posted: February 24, 2023

Presentations on Attracting Pollinators to Help Yards and Gardens Thrive Set for March 6 and 27
Date Posted: February 23, 2023

Secretary of State Announces 2022 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award Recipient
Date Posted: February 23, 2023

Division of the Arts to Host 12th Annual State Employee Art Exhibition
Date Posted: February 22, 2023

Delaware State Housing Authority Launches Resident Housing Survey To Inform Statewide Housing Needs Assessment
Date Posted: February 21, 2023

Monthly Suspected Overdose Deaths Continue To Rise, Hit Record High For January
Date Posted: February 21, 2023

Twenty States Announce Historic Governor-Led Reproductive Freedom Alliance
Date Posted: February 21, 2023

Delaware State Parks Fee Season Begins March 1
Date Posted: February 21, 2023

Nominations Open for State of Delaware’s Compassionate Champion Awards
Date Posted: February 20, 2023

DNREC Supports 2023 Youth Environmental Summit for Delaware High School Students on March 2
Date Posted: February 17, 2023

Secretary of State Announces Departure of Public Advocate
Date Posted: February 16, 2023

Delaware Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy Releases Report on Delaware Women in Construction Trades
Date Posted: February 16, 2023

DNREC to Present Webinar Feb. 22 on Seven-Year Living Shoreline Project at Gandy’s Beach, N.J.
Date Posted: February 16, 2023

Stretch of Brandywine Trail to Close for Improvements
Date Posted: February 16, 2023

Delaware Judiciary and Capitol Police Partner to Bring Facility Dog to the Leonard Williams Justice Center
Date Posted: February 15, 2023

Historical Affairs’ Women’s History Month 2023 programs
Date Posted: February 14, 2023

AG Jennings secures lengthy suspension from Wilmington financial adviser for false statements to securities regulator
Date Posted: February 14, 2023

Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 4, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 5
Date Posted: February 14, 2023

UPDATED: DTI To Hold Public Meetings On Broadband Funding
Date Posted: February 13, 2023

DPH Sees Decrease in Cases and Hospitalizations Since Last Month, but Increase in Deaths.
Date Posted: February 10, 2023

DNREC Awards New Restaurant Contract at Indian River Marina after Competitive Bidding Process
Date Posted: February 10, 2023

Delaware Public Archives Celebrates African American History Month
Date Posted: February 10, 2023

Secretary of State Announces Leadership Changes
Date Posted: February 10, 2023

Delaware’s Tax Season Started January 23, 2023
Date Posted: February 9, 2023

Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 12 Finalists for State’s Poetry Out Loud State Competition
Date Posted: February 9, 2023

Delaware Division of the Arts Encourages Arts Philanthropy Through Do More 24 Delaware
Date Posted: February 9, 2023

Delaware State Agencies Partner with Youth Sports Teams to Prevent Opioid Use Among Teen Athletes
Date Posted: February 9, 2023

Division of Small Business Awards EDGE Grants to 10 Delaware Companies
Date Posted: February 8, 2023

Delaware Office of Highway Safety Increases DUI Patrols Ahead of the Super Bowl Weekend
Date Posted: February 8, 2023

AG Jennings Announces Leadership Changes At The DOJ
Date Posted: February 7, 2023

DOL Announces New Employer UI & Construction Employer Tax Rates for 2023
Date Posted: February 6, 2023

Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
Date Posted: February 3, 2023

DNREC, DDA Celebrate World Wetlands Day with Agreement to Manage, Protect Delaware’s Unique Wetland Communities
Date Posted: February 2, 2023

Delaware State Parks Visitation Exceeds 8 Million for 2022
Date Posted: February 2, 2023

DelDOT Provides Update on 2022 Litter Cleanup Efforts
Date Posted: February 2, 2023

Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announces the Purchase and Distribution of Care Infant Formula for Delaware Families
Date Posted: February 1, 2023

State Employees’ Charitable Campaign Now Accepting Applications for 2023
Date Posted: February 1, 2023

Market Pressure Relief Fund Application Deadline Has Been Extended To Friday, February 3
Date Posted: February 1, 2023

DNREC Appoints Dr. Katera Moore as State’s First Environmental Justice Coordinator
Date Posted: February 1, 2023

Delaware Joins National Unclaimed Property Day Efforts on February 1
Date Posted: February 1, 2023

Celebrating Title IX in the State of Delaware
Date Posted: February 1, 2023

Funding Available to Increase Competitiveness of Delaware’s Specialty Crops
Date Posted: February 1, 2023

Former Correctional Officer Faces Felony Indictment for K9 Heat-Related Death
Date Posted: January 31, 2023

Nominations Now Open for Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame and She’s on Her Way Award
Date Posted: January 31, 2023

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Category: State Fire Marshal

Auditor McGuiness: Volunteer Fire Service Saved Delawareans $255.7M for FY21, Annual Fire Report Shows

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Monday, December 6, 2021

DOVER, DEL. – State Auditor Kathy McGuiness estimates the state’s volunteer fire service saved Delaware taxpayers nearly $255.7 million in fiscal year 2021. “Delaware’s fire service is, and always has been, a tremendous asset to Delawareans,” McGuiness said. “As my team does every year, they performed a detailed cost analysis and identified what it would […]

Fireworks Illegal in Delaware

State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2017

The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal reminds all citizens and visitors of Delaware that fireworks are illegal to possess, use, or sell in the State of Delaware. This includes sparklers and sky lanterns.

Delaware Forest Service offers volunteer fire grants

The Delaware Forest Service (DFS) is offering up to $4,500 in grants to help fire companies in the First State improve their readiness and ability to fight wildfires. The deadline is May 1 and the form is available on-line. Funded by the U.S. Forest Service, the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) program has provided more than 120 grants worth almost $300,000 to Delaware volunteer fire companies over the past 10 years. All grants require a 50-50 cost-share match and priority will be given to applicants that have not received funding in the past three years.

Cooking Fire in Dover Injured One Person

State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Friday, March 27, 2015

The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office has determined that this afternoon’s fire in Dover, DE was accidental. The blaze, reported shortly before 3:00 pm, occurred in the unit block of State Circle, Capitol Park. The Dover Fire Department responded to the call and extinguished a fire inside the kitchen of the dwelling. A 50 year […]

Colonial Heights House Fire

State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015

February 21, 2015 The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a fire that heavily damaged a Wilmington, Delaware home. The Elsmere Fire Company was dispatched to the 200 block of South Ford Avenue in Colonial Heights for a house fire shortly before 1:00 am. Firefighters arrived on scene with flames shooting from the dwelling. […]

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Category: State Fire Marshal