WV and National Disaster & Weather News - March 24, 2025

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West Virginia

Brush Fire

• Multiple crews respond to brush fire in Kanawha County (WSAZ)
• Fire officials urge safe burning practices amid high brush fire risk in Kanawha County (WCHS)
  
• See WV's Spring Season Burning Guidelines  - to help prevent fires during Spring's high risk fire season. 
  

Flood Recovery

• Sen. Justice joins FEMA official in McDowell County as flood recovery continues (WCHS News 8)
• Sen. Justice and top FEMA official visit Welch to discuss flood recovery (WVVA)
• FEMA may be calling you to schedule home inspections (WOAY)
• FEMA offers tips for protection against identity theft and home inspection information (WVNS)
• FEMA representatives speak with the Princeton City Council (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)

National News

Disaster Declaration

• Arkansas governor seeks federal disaster decree for March 14-15 tornadoes, storms (Arkansas Advocate)

• FEMA hiring overhaul drives fears of agency dismantling as hurricane season nears (CBS News)
• FEMA Disaster Workers Need Homeland Security Secretary's Approval to Stay on Job (Bloomberg/MSN)  

 
Weather

• Spring snow, chilly air headed for Midwest and Northeast (AccuWeather)
• Drought-denting deluge to douse Texas this week (AccuWeather)
• Storms bringing rain and snow line up for Northwestern US (AccuWeather)

Wildfires

• Wildfires in the Carolinas burn more than 6,000 acres, prompting evacuations, a burn ban and National Guard deployment (AccuWeather)
• 3 wildfires prompt evacuations in North Carolina's Polk County (ABC News) related news:  NBC News, WXII News 12, WBTV News 3 and  WLOS News 13 
• Polk County wildfires intensify un​der 'nightmare' conditions, secures FEMA disaster grant (Asheville Citizen times/Yahoo news) 

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