WV and National Disaster News - November 7, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Infrastructure

• Sewage going into the Bluestone River  (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)

First Responders

• State EMS Director Tackling Recruitment, First Responder Mental Health Challenges   (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

• Local governments in West Virginia to start seeing opioid settlement money this year  (The Associated Press)
• Brooke County EMS receives overdose response supplies  (WTRF-TV)

 
Structure Fire

• Lincoln County Day care suffers damage from fire Sunday night (WCHS News)
• Brush Fire spreads to outbuilding in Cross Lanes (WCHS News)

Wildfires

• Warm Sunny Days, Leaf Burns Cause Smokey Skies  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Large forest fire reported near popular New River Gorge overlook (WCHS News)
• Forest fires rage across the state amid wind and dry conditions  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Hundreds of forest fires reported in W.Va. as windy, dry conditions persist  (WSAZ-TV)
• NWS issues weather statement for fire danger in WV Monday  (WBOY-TV)
• Wildfires spreading across West Virginian counties are man-made says WV DOF  (WVVA-TV)
• Crews battling brush fires in Kanawha County  (WSAZ-TV)
• Uptick in brush fires across West Virginia prompts consideration of statewide burn ban  (WCHS-TV)
• Kanawha leaders seek temporary total burn ban as wildfires burn  (WCHS-TV)
• State of Emergency Declared in Kentucky Wildfires (The Weather Channel)

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Also, keep up to date with the latest WV Weather Alerts at National Weather Service

 
NATIONAL NEWS
 
Disaster Recovery

• FEMA grants $53M to build temporary West Maui school (The Honolulu Star Advertiser)
• Typhoon Mawar-impacted residents may still get continued temporary housing aid (Pacific Daily News – Guam) - FEMA urges survivors of Typhoon Mawar to stay in contact with agency representatives to see if they are eligible for continued rental assistance. 

• Schumer wants $1.2B in new security funding for US religious groups (New York Post), related news:  Jewish News Syndicate  

Weather

• Mix of snow, ice in parts of the Northeast to threaten slick travel (AccuWeather)
• Rain Incoming for Drought-Plagued South (The Weather Channel)

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