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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Motorcycle riders continue to be overrepresented in fatal traffic crashes. In 2024, there were 6,335 motorcyclists killed — 15% of all traffic fatalities. NHTSA data show that this is the highest number of motorcyclists killed since at least 1975. To keep everyone safe, we urge drivers and motorcyclists to share the road and be alert,…

AKEMA Speaks at Aroostook Area on Aging Civic Engagement 2024
Thank You to the Aroostook Agency on Aging for allowing us to participate in their Civic Engagement 2024, County Government, round table discussions. Citizens are more aware as to what Aroostook County Emergency Management Agency does for our County and State. We spoke on topics such as Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery in the field…

Dental Emergency!
Accidents happen and knowing what to do when one occurs can mean the difference between saving and losing a tooth. Here are some tips for common dental emergencies: For a knocked-out permanent or adult tooth, keep it moist at all times. If you can, try placing the tooth back in the socket without touching the…

Caribou Tech & Aroostook EMA
Members of the Aroostook County Emergency Management Agency visited students of the Caribou Technology Center today to discuss Hazardous Materials Awareness and First Responder Awareness Training. Students from Mr. Alther’s Fire Service Class and Mrs. Baker’s Criminal Justice Class spent a few hours learning about Haz Mat precautions, procedures, and terminology. They also spent some…

Flood Safety Preparedness Week
March 10-14, 2025 March 10-14, 2025, is Flood Safety Preparedness Week Flooding is no stranger to some of our communities and can sometimes be quickly evolving or long in duration. In the last six years, ten large-scale flooding events made the list of ‘Billion-Dollar Disasters’ nationwide, not including an additional 22 flood-producing, landfalling tropical systems…

Meet Kim Champagne, AKEMA’s new Finance – Planning Associate
Kim received her BS-Accounting from Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. She has 30 plus years of public accounting experience. Her and husband of 30 years, relocated to Caribou in 2017. When they are not working, they like to spend their time with their son and their animals, both enjoy a quiet lifestyle.