Charleston, WV (Wowk) – After the fatal floods that took place on February 15 and 16, inquiries were already made in Kentucky. The fulfillment of the request had many people who wondered why West Virginia was still pending.
Rob Cunningham Rob Cunningham in West Virginia Homeland Security is different. We asked the Fema to clarify the differences between inquiries.
Here is the answer:
“On February 16, 2025, the Commonwealth of Kentucky received an emergency declaration (EM-3624-KY) for emergency protection measures, government efforts in providing emergency services to protect life, property, healthcare and security are initially constrained to 5 million US dollars. This was constrained to DFA throughout the Commonwealth.
On February 24, 2025, a accelerated huge disaster declaration (DR-4860-KY) was declared for Kentucky, which approved the individual support (IA) in ten (10) districts and public support (PA) category B (emergency protection measures) in the same reason (10) counties. Accelerated disaster explanations are generally constrained to what is taken into account on the immediate needs based on the immediate needs of preliminary damage ratings (PDAs) and the full severity and size of the event can be validated.
The state of West Virginia has applied for a huge disaster declaration for IA and PA for thirteen (13) counties, all categories. This request is currently made. While both Kentucky and West Virginia requested grave disaster declarations, each request is only clear to the effects and skills of the demanding state. Fema and West Virginia actively work together to complete joint PDAs in order to validate individual damage and emergency protection measures and constant infrastructure damage in affected areas in order to react the extent of the effects and ability of the state. “
22 people died in Kentucky’s floods and three died in West Virginia.
On Tuesday, the Democratic Party in West Virginia asked the Republican leadership at the state and federal level to request the Presidential Act to apply for disaster declaration.
A spokesman for governor Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) said on Tuesday afternoon that the administration was in close communication with the White House.
13 messages also sent an e -mail to the entire Congress delegation from West Virginia about the status. A spokesman for Shelley Moore Capito said: “Our office spoke to the Fema yesterday, and the feedback we received is that the request for explanation will continue to be actively evaluated at this time.”
