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One of the largest storms to ever strike the state, Hurricane Florence devastated communities across eastern and central North Carolina. Several NC Department of Public Safetyagencies were instrumental in response to and recovery from Florence. This is the first in a series on Florence response. 

Were you prepared for disaster? 

RALEIGH – What started as a pencil sketch several months ago by Assistant Director of Prisons Facilities Management Mike Hall was unveiled as a monument dedicated to remembering fallen staff Friday morning in front of the Randall Building in Raleigh.
 

BEEEEEEEEP! “This is a test of the Emergency Alert System.”

Many of us know that familiar test from radio and TV, and on August 11, many people in the United States will receive it on their cell phones.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) on August 11, 2021, between 2:20 and 2:50 p.m. EDT.

Twenty-four NC Department of Public Safety employees graduated from the 19th Correctional Leadership Development Program (CLDP) class on September 6, completing a yearlong journey designed to cultivate future leaders. 

Pictured Above: Millie Gordon hugs Western Region Director, Steve Bailey, as he presents her with the 2008 Old North State Award for the many decades of volunteer service to the NC Division of Prisons.

 

Millicent “Millie” Gordon has gone up yonder – gone home to be with the Lord.

NC DPS Secretary Erik A. Hooks and State Crime Lab director John Byrd are leading a team of professionals charged with implementing a statewide system to track sexual assault evidence collection kits.

Encountering an active assailant is not a situation anyone wants to be in, but it is something we need to be prepared for. That’s exactly what NC first responders across several North Carolina counties have been doing this summer. The goal of these drills is to test emergency responders’ abilities to react and recover during an active shooter scenario and practice lifesaving measures.

Last month, 25 male students from Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center spent a day at Frank Liske Park in Concord training with Carolina Panthers players and staff, including Mario Addison (All-Pro starting defensive end) and Kawann Short (starting defensive tackle). The excitement was evident as the players exited the bus to meet the young men. Watch video here.

During a visit to Robeson and Columbus counties on Monday, Aug. 13, Gov. Roy Cooper and state emergency management officials saw first-hand the work being done to rebuild areas severely impacted by Hurricane Matthew. He stopped to visit with homeowners, see work on new affordable housing, and tour the new Fair Bluff Fire & Rescue building under construction.