WV and National Disaster News - September 23, 2024

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West Virginia

Burn Ban & Wildfire Risk

• Lincoln County officials initiate burn ban amid drought conditions (WCHS)
• Outdoor burning prohibited in Ritchie County 'until further notice' (WBOY)
• Calhoun County Commission issues burn ban  (WOWK 13 News)
• Fire danger persists, but still no state burn ban in West Virginia (WFXR News)
• West Virginia fire departments brace for high risk of wildfires this fall (WHSV)

 
National News
 
Building Safety

• Panel to examine FEMA's role in bolstering building codes (Politico)

Disaster Declaration

• White House approves Major Disaster Declaration after Illinois flooding (WMAY Radio), related news: Farm Week Now

• Hurricane Ian anniversary: FEMA breaks down $10.2 billion price tag for 'costliest storm' (Fort Myers News Press)

• Daily chances for severe thunderstorms from the Plains to mid-Atlantic states (AccuWeather)
• Soggy conditions return to the Northeast (AccuWeather)
• Hurricane forecast to make landfall along U.S. Gulf Coast this week (AccuWeather)
• Coastal storm, King Tides causing dangerous beach conditions and flooding along Eastern Seaboard (FOX Weather)
• Funding Announced by Biden-Harris Administration to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Against Extreme Weather (HS Today)

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