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PoliticsFEMA disaster aid uncertainty persists despite agency survival
State leaders are relieved that threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. However, confusion persists regarding President Trump's decisions on disaster declarations, creating uncertainty for states awaiting federal recovery funds.
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West Virginia fire commission failed for 50 years to produce state fire-prevention plan
West Virginia has one of the highest house fire death rates in the US, averaging 32 deaths annually from 2009 to 2023. A 2025 audit found the State Fire Commission had never produced a mandated fire-prevention plan, despite statutory requirements dating to 1976. The current marshal says a plan is now being drafted.
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