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Current Information -- Evacuation Planning Telephone Survey Conducted in New Castle, Kent Counties -- Potassium Iodide (KI) to be Distributed in Spring 2012
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Disaster Preparedness Information Visit: Road and Traffic Information - Visit www.deldot.gov Power Outage Websites Delaware
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Weather in Delaware: Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Delaware Issued by the National Weather Service New Castle County Visit the National Weather Service Online
_______________________________________ Contact Numbers (302)659-DEMA (3362) Statewide Emergencies: Dial 911 County and City Agency Numbers New Castle County Office of Emergency Management: City of Wilmington Emergency Management Office: Kent County Department of Public Safety, Sussex County Emergency Operations Center:
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Our Mission The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is the lead state agency for coordination of comprehensive emergency preparedness, training, response, recovery and mitigation services in order to save lives, protect Delaware's economic base and reduce the impact of emergencies. DEMA is a division within the Department of Safety and Homeland Security and is authorized by Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31§3101-3130. History During World War II, the Civil Defense Preparedness Office in the Department of Defense established state offices to protect and prepare American Citizens from attacks by Axis Forces. The Delaware Office of Civil Defense was located in a former coastal defense bunker within Fort Delaware on the Delaware River. With the passing of the Cold War Threat, emergency management shifted focus to address mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from natural, technological and human-related disasters such as chemical spills, biological hazards, radiological releases from power plants and weather-related incidents. |
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