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The planned outage affecting multiple North Dakota counties' 911 service has been rescheduled and is now expected to only impact certain landlines.

Alternative numbers are available if the planned maintenance results in an interruption of 911 service in the affected counties.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced low interest disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by adverse weather.  Small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in North Dakota are now eligible to apply.

911 callers can now be transferred directly to 988 thanks to a recent integration with State Radio and 988.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has prepared a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for utility projects that restore function and mitigate impacts from severe weather, flooding, wildfire, and other natural hazards within the State of North Dakota. 

Local, state, tribal, and federal fire response continues through a historic fire situation in North Dakota, where damage includes one loss of life and another serious injury.

Five nurses and one paramedic from the North Dakota Medical Reserve Corps deployed to North Carolina today to help individuals and communities recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services Homeland Security Division recently received federal funding through the FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant and FY 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Programs to further secure our state and citizens from terrorist attacks.

Pembina County has become the 26th North Dakota county to receive 911 services and dispatching through State Radio.

The state’s recently released 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan tells the story of hazards and threats across our state and details updated strategies to mitigate their impacts.