WV and National Disaster News - April 24, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Cybersecurity Breach

• UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack  (WTAP-TV)

• Water Rescue Preparedness  (Coal Valley News)
• How a 911 Levy passage could improve response times and conditions for Putnam County first responders  (WOWK-TV)
• Gov. Jim Justice signs first-ever Statewide 911 Retirement bill  (MetroNews-Radio) – The bill creates an all-new retirement system for 911 dispatchers and telecommunicators that allows them to retire as early as the age of 50 after 20 years of service.  Also see:  West Virginia Watch

 
Flood Damage & Recovery

• ​FEMA legal notice regarding the August 28 through August 30 floods in WV (The Exponent Telegram) - EXCERPT: PUBLIC NOTICE FEMA- 4756- DR- WV The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to reimburse eligible applicants for eligible costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides (FEMA-4756-DR-WV) occurring from August 28th through August 30th, 2023. This notice applies to the Public Assistance (PA), Individual Assistance (IA), and Hazard Mitigation Grant (HMGP) programs implemented under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207.
• Marshall County Residents, Businesses Still Urged To Report Flood Damage (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register), related news:  WTRF-TV
• Wheeling Island Stadium turf to be replaced following flooding  (WTRF-TV)

Flood Plain Home Buy Out – Lincoln County

• Lincoln County holds meeting for those looking to sell their home in a floodplain  (WCHS-TV) 

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Flood Mitigation

• FEMA, Biden Administration award Savannah $30M for flood protection (WSAV News 3), related news: WTOC News 11 – to improve drainage in the city of Savannah for flood mitigation
• Hundreds of hurricane victims scramble to find housing as Ida Sheltering Program nears end (WVUE News 8 – Louisiana)
• FEMA releases snapshot of San Diego flood assistance for the January flooding (KBPS Public Radio)

Weather

• Dangerous, multiday severe weather outbreak looms for a dozen states in central US (AccuWeather)
• Potentially damaging frosts and freezes moving into Northeast midweek (AccuWeather)