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PCEM Reviews Rechargeable Battery Safety Tips

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

May 18, 2023

Rechargeable Battery Safety Tips

Emergency Management reviews best practices for public safety 

PITT COUNTY, N.C. – Pitt County Emergency Management (PCEM) reminds t...

Board of County Commissioners recognize EMS professionals

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May 16, 2023

National EMS Week May 21-27, 2023: Where Emergency Care Begins

Pitt County Board of Commissioners recognize EMS professionals 

Janis Gallagher, Jim McArthur, Randy Gentry, Mary Perkins-Williams  ...

National Hurricane Preparedness Week observed April 30-May 6, 2023

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April 28, 2023

National Hurricane Preparedness Week observed April 30-May 6, 2023

Pitt County encourages community to practice hurricane safety & preparation

PITT COUNTY, N.C. – As hu...

Bell Arthur Fire District Receives Fire Insurance Classification

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 27, 2023

Bell Arthur Fire District Receives Fire Insurance Classification

Results from completed fire insurance evaluation effective August 2023

PITT COUNTY, N.C. – Pitt Co...

Premise Alert Program (PAP)

To assist telecommunicators and residents, Pitt County Emergency Management (PCEM) has added a layer of safety response with the Premise Alert Program (PAP).  PAP allows individuals or their families to provide essential information to 9-1-1 Comm...

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 9 – 15, 2023       

Pitt County promotes Premise Alert Program in recognition of 9-1-1 dispatchers

PITT COUNTY, N.C. – Tel...

Grifton, N.C. System Pressure Advisory - Water Boil Still in Effect

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March 20, 2023

Grifton, N.C. System Pressure Advisory

Water boil recommendation still in effect

PITT COUNTY, N.C. – On Friday, March 17, 2023 at 4:00 p.m., Pitt County Environmental Healt...

Pitt County Emergency Management Update

Pitt County Emergency Management is aware of smoke in the Ridgewood Elementary School area - off Thomas Langston Road. The smoke is coming from a controlled fire from a land developer.

Pitt County Recognizes Severe Weather Preparedness Week

PITT COUNTY, N.C. – Severe Weather Preparedness Week runs Sunday, March 5 through Saturday, March 11, 2023. To bring awareness, Pitt County Emergency Management (PCEM) and Pitt County Schools (PCS) have scheduled various activities thro...