Category: HSEM Quarterly Newsletter

Q3-2024 Newsletter

Trainings keep schools and communities in state of readiness Henniker/Weare tabletop exercise On July 25,  staff members from SAU 24, which includes Weare and Henniker, filled the John Stark Regional High School library, joined by HSEM, NH Division of Emergency Services and Communications, and local first responders for a tabletop exercise. Participants went through variations …

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Q2-2024 Newsletter

Solar Eclipse The total solar eclipse brought thousands of people from around the country to the Northern part of the state on April 8. HSEM initiated planning for the eclipse over a year prior, collecting information from our local, state and federal partners as well as other states that had previous total solar eclipses. Impacts …

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Q1-2024 Newsletter

Solar Eclipse Planning State agencies have been working diligently alongside local communities and businesses to prepare for the solar eclipse that will occur April 8. While all of New Hampshire will experience the eclipse, the northernmost part of the state, from the area of Lancaster north to the Canadian border, will experience totality. The rest …

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Q4-2023 Newsletter

Nick and Matt listening to an older gentleman in a library

December Extreme Weather and Floods A winter storm struck a large part of the state on December 17 leading to an activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). Many communities experienced a combination of snowmelt and heavy rainfall resulting in rivers across the state rising above flood stage over the course of several days. …

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Q3-2023 Newsletter

Kelly Brudniak Named Deputy Director Kelly Brudniak accepted the position of Deputy Director for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management effective July 28, 2023.  Kelly has worked for the State of New Hampshire for more than 20 years, most recently as an administrator overseeing the largest bureau within the Division of Motor Vehicles …

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