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Updated Monday, October 12, 2026Sussex County, DE
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Standing desk · Veterans & Responders

For the people who served, and the people who still answer the call.

Quick answer: For a veterans crisis, dial 988, then press 1; in an emergency, call 911. The Sussex County VA Clinic is at 21748 Roth Avenue, Georgetown. The Delaware Office of Veterans Services is in Dover at (302) 739-2792. This desk lists official help now; recognition, staffing and growth coverage is planned, with nothing published yet.

Where to get help, plus planned coverage of recognition, volunteer fire and EMS staffing, and what growth asks of the crews who respond.

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Lane 1

Services

How to get VA and state benefits in Sussex and where to go. Listings come from official sources.

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Recognition

Planned: service stories and honors for Sussex veterans and responders, sourced and with family consent.

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Staffing

Planned: volunteer fire company and EMS staffing and recruiting, by company and by year.

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Growth & response

Planned: where Sussex is building, set against where fire and EMS stations sit. In reporting; nothing published yet.

Where to get help

Listings come from official sources. Call ahead to confirm hours. In an emergency, call 911.

  • Veterans Crisis Line
    Dial 988, then press 1.
  • Sussex County VA Clinic
    21748 Roth Avenue, Georgetown, DE 19947
  • Delaware Office of Veterans Services
    802 Silver Lake Blvd, Suite 100, Dover, DE · (302) 739-2792
    Dover office only
  • Sussex County main line
    The county main line, not an EMS line

Coming soon

  • Veterans Day ceremonies, Nov 11, listed by towncoming soon