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September 2021

09/15/2021 - Governor Hochul Announces Opening of Two Disaster Recovery Centers on Long Island Following Approval of Amendments to Major Disaster Declaration

09/14/2021 - Governor Hochul Announces Three Outreach Centers Now Open in Rensselaer, Otsego, and Niagara Counties Following Small Business Administration Approval of Physical Disaster Declaration for July Weather Events

09/12/2021 - Governor Hochul Announces Additional Approvals for Federal Disaster Assistance Following Preliminary Joint Damage Assessments in Multiple Counties Impacted by Remnants of Hurricane Ida

09/10/2021 - Governor Hochul and FEMA Announce Approval for Nassau County's Addition to Federal Disaster Declaration Following Damages Caused by Remnants of Hurricane Ida

09/09/2021 - Governor Hochul and FEMA Announce Opening of Disaster Recovery Centers

09/08/2021 - Governor Hochul Cautions New Yorkers of Potential Weather Impacts in New York City, Hudson Valley and Capital Region

09/06/2021 - Governor Hochul Announces Federal Approval for Major Disaster Declaration in Wake of Ida Flooding

09/05/2021 - Following Visits to Communities Impacted by Ida Flooding, Governor Hochul Signs Request for Expedited Major Disaster Declaration

09/03/2021 - Governor Hochul Secures Emergency Disaster Declaration from President Biden after Tropical Depression Ida Devastates New York

09/02/2021 - Governor Hochul Directs State Agencies to Deploy Additional Assets Downstate to Assist Local Governments in Wake of Historic Storm and Flooding Event

09/02/2021 - Governor Hochul Requests Federal Emergency Declaration for 14 Downstate Counties

09/01/2021 - Governor Hochul Requests Physical Disaster Declaration from Small Business Administration for Rensselaer, Otsego, and Niagara Counties

09/01/2021 - Governor Hochul Directs State Agencies to Prepare Emergency Response Assets as Tropical Depression Ida Is Expected to Impact New York State with Heavy Rains and Possible Flooding

August 2021

08/27/2021 - Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Resiliency Projects in Jefferson and Monroe County

June 2021

06/28/2021 - New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Urges Caution When Handling Sparkling Devices During This Fourth of July Holiday

January 2021

01/29/2021 - New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Fire Prevention and Control Urges New Yorkers to Take Precautions During Extreme Cold Weather

01/21/2021 - New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces New York's Citizen Preparedness Course Now Available With Subtitles in Seven Languages

01/19/2021 - New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces Multi-Agency Rail Safety Drills

October 2020

10/26/2020 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces $929,414 Federal Grant to Enhance Emergency Preparedness Statewide

10/22/2020 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces 22 Graduates of State's Recruit Firefighter Training Program

10/15/2020 - State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Opens New $5.5 Million Field Operations Building at State Academy of Fire Science

September 2020

09/30/2020 - State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Unveils New Online Citizen Preparedness Training Course

09/15/2020 - State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces $474,782 Federal Grant to Replace State Fire Instructors' Air Packs

August 2020

08/28/2020 - State Office of Fire Prevention and Control Announces 23rd Annual Fallen Firefighters Ceremony Will Be Held Virtually

July 2020

07/24/2020 - DHSES Announces 22 Graduates of State's Recruit Firefighter Training Program in Schuyler County

07/17/2020 - DHSES Announces 21 Graduates of State's Recruit Firefighter Training Program in Schuyler County

07/06/2020 - DHSES Announces 44 Firefighters Resume Training at State Academy of Fire Science

07/02/2020 - NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services Urges Caution When Handling Sparkling Devices During Fourth of July

April 2020

04/27/2020 - State Office of Fire Prevention & Control Urges New Yorkers to Continue Practicing Fire Safety as the World Continues to Grapple with the COVID-19 Pandemic

February 2020

02/19/2020 - New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control Announces Statewide Effort to Help Protect Firefighters and Their Families from the Threat of Cancer

December 2019

12/12/2019 - New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Earns Two Awards from Homeland Security Today

October 2019

10/02/2019 - DHSES Conducts ‘Election Day Chaos’ Exercise to Train First Responders How to Handle a Complex Crisis

September 2019

09/18/2019 - 5th Annual Excelsior Challenge Provides Cutting-Edge Training for Bomb Squads, Canine Handlers, and Tactical Teams

09/13/2019 - DHSES Wins Award for New Data Visualization Tool Which Enhances Emergency Management Decision-Making

August 2019

08/02/2019 - DHSES Announces Graduation of 18 New State Fire Protection Specialists

April 2019

04/16/2019 - NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces Multi-Agency Rail Safety Exercise

October 2018

10/03/2018 - Nearly 120 Law Enforcement Officers from Across New York State Conduct Cutting-edge Training Based on Real-world Events at Excelsior Challenge

August 2018

08/10/2018 - Fifty College Students Participate in NY Hope Disaster Response Exercise at State Preparedness Training Center

July 2018

07/31/2018 - DHSES Announces New York State Academy of Fire Science to Receive Nearly $437,000 Grant to Upgrade Flammable Liquid Response Training Equipment

June 2018

06/26/2018 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Asks New Yorkers to Handle Sparkling Devices Responsibly this Fourth of July

April 2018

04/19/2018 - New York First Responders Conduct Major Exercise to Practice Response to Catastrophic Disaster

March 2018

03/23/2018 - DHSES Congratulates 23 Graduates of New York State's Fire Protection Specialist Academy Class

November 2017

11/03/2017 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services' Office of Fire Prevention and Control Reminds New Yorkers to Test Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms This Weekend

September 2017

09/28/2017 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces New York State First Responders Conduct Major Exercise in Oneida County

09/21/2017 - Statewide Interoperable and Emergency Communications (SIEC) Board, on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

July 2017

07/17/2017 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Urges Parents to Discuss Campus Fire Safety with College Bound Students

June 2017

06/30/2017 - The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Urges New Yorkers To Use Fireworks Safely This Fourth of July

January 2017

01/24/2017 - New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces Francis "Skip" Nerney Appointed as State Fire Administrator

November 2016

11/04/2016 - DHSES Reminds New Yorker to Check Lifesaving Devices This Weekend

October 2016

10/31/2016 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Reminds New Yorkers to Prepare as Part of Winter Weather Awareness Week

September 2016

09/15/2016 - DHSES Hosts New York's Bomb Squads, K-9 Teams, & Emergency Responders in Oneida County for Sate's Largest Bomb Squad Exercise

09/06/2016 - New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces $10 Million Grant to Support Emergency Services Dispatching

09/01/2016 - The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services reminds New Yorkers that September is National Preparedness Month

June 2016

06/02/2016 - New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control Strengthens Urban Search and Rescue Capabilities with Two New K-9 Teams

April 2016

04/07/2016 - Nearly Two Hundred First Responders Receive Technical Rescue Training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science

March 2016

03/11/2016 - NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Reminds New Yorkers to Change the Batteries in Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors this Weekend

03/09/2016 - New York State Preparedness Training Center Hosts National Guard Infantry and Aviation Exercises, March 12-13

03/01/2016 - Training and Exercise Workshop for Emergency Management Conducted in Albany

February 2016

02/22/2016 - Division Of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces a Request for Applications for Nonprofit Security Grant Program

02/08/2016 - State Office of Fire Prevention and Control Receives Re-Accreditation from the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications

December 2015

12/23/2015 - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces over $220,000 in Grant Funding Awarded for Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness throughout New York State

12/17/2015 - New Pilot Course Conducted at the New York State Preparedness Training Center to Prepare First Responders for a Radiological Response

12/04/2015 - NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Announces Twelve Organizations to Receive Funds for Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment

12/03/2015 - SBA Reopens Disaster Loan Filing Period for Superstorm Sandy Survivors

October 2015

10/22/2015 - Albany Fireboat Demonstrates New Foam Firefighting Capabilities fo Fight Crude Oil or Other Ignitable Liquid Fires

10/09/2015 - Nine Fire Protection Specialists Graduate from the New York State Fire Protection Specialist Training Academy

September 2015

09/16/2015 - Bomb Squads, Canine Teams And Tactical Teams From Around The State Participate In Emergency Response Exercise In Oneida County

August 2015

08/25/2015 - Deadline for New York Private Non Profit Organizations to Apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans is Sept. 22

08/21/2015 - SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Residents of New York Affected by Severe Thunderstorm and Flooding in Chautauqua County

June 2015

06/24/2015 - Video & Photos: Bomb Squads And Tactical Teams Participate In ‘Raven’s Challenge’ Emergency Response Training

06/16/2015 - SBA’s Deadline is July 20 for Physical Damage Disaster Loan Applications for Residents in New York

06/16/2015 - State Agencies to Train Fire Departments Statewide in the Use of Heroin Overdose Antidote Naloxone

May 2015

05/29/2015 - SBA’s Deadline is June 29 for Physical Damage Disaster Loan Applications for Residents in New York County

05/28/2015 - NYS Hurricane Preparedness Week Proclamation

05/21/2015 - Financial Help Available For Victims Of Troy Fire

05/20/2015 - DHSES Team Receives 2015 Public Service Excellence Award

05/11/2015 - New York Deadline to Apply for SBA Physical Damage Disaster Loan for apartment fire in Schenectady County is June 8 (SBA Release)

January 2015

01/16/2015 - SBA Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations in New York is Feb. 20 (SBA Release)

01/05/2015 - SBA Opens Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Erie and Wyoming Counties, New York (SBA Release)

May 2014

05/04/2014 - May 4 - 10, 2014 Arson Awareness Week

05/04/2014 - 2014 Arson Awareness Week Proclamation

April 2014

04/11/2014 - New York State Office Of Fire Prevention And Control Graduates Five Canine Members From Accelerant Detection Training

March 2014

03/04/2014 - New York Hazard Mitigation Grant Project Advances for Federal Action

February 2014

02/07/2014 - New York Hazard Mitigation Grant Projects Advance for Federal Action

May 2013

05/17/2013 - Twenty-Seven Graduate from State Recruit Firefighter Training Program

05/03/2013 - DHSES Joins National Arson Awareness Week Effort

05/03/2013 - 2013 Arson Awareness Week Proclamation

05/01/2013 - DHSES Announces $1M in Technical Rescue and Urban Search-and-Rescue Awards

April 2013

04/08/2013 - DHSES Announces $390,000 in Grants for Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Services Personnel Recruitment and Retention

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