See disaster-related news in WV and around the country.
West Virginia
Chemical Incident
Funding Disaster Recovery
- FEMA Approves $67M for Crisis Counseling and Case Management Across Nine States (Homeland Security Today) - “FEMA provides funding and technical assistance, while states work with local partners to deliver services that meet the needs of survivors in their communities.”
Infrastructure
Roundtable on Drugs
- National drug czar joins roundtable discussion with Capito, U.S. Attorneys over drug control (MetroNews-Radio)
Water Safety
National News
FEMA
- FEMA workers who sounded alarm over nation’s disaster preparedness reinstated after 8 months (WBAL-Radio)
- FEMA tells court it is offering jobs back to employees who were let go in January (The Washington Times)
- FEMA Fatigue (Homeland Security Today) - “FEMA fatigue is not simply exhaustion from hurricanes, wildfires, or floods. It is the growing strain created when people no longer feel confident they understand what the federal emergency response system will look like in the next disaster.”
Wildfire Prevention & Recovery
- Wildfire prevention fallen behind, with risky fire season ahead (WYPR-Radio)
- Fire victims (New Mexico) demand answers over FEMA payments (NBC News) - In New Mexico, KOB News 4 Investigates published a series of articles in January over six-figure payouts two senior member of FEMA’s Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office. Those two staff members have been removed and are on leave.
Weather
- Damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes possible as severe storms reload across Midwest, South to start May (Fox Weather)
- After weekend lull, dangerous storms to refire in central US starting Monday (AccuWeather)
- Severe Weather, Including Hail, Winds, A Few Tornadoes, Possible Again In South, Along With Drought Relief (The Weather Channel)
- From 80s to frost: Temperature roller coaster this week in Northeast, Midwest (AccuWeather)
- Heat to surge across western US, including 100-degree temps for some cities (AccuWeather)