FEMA denies individual assistance request

August 13, 2012

Charleston, W.Va. – “The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s request for individual assistance program help to 24 West Virginia counties. Individual assistance could provide loans and grants to homeowners who suffered property loss during the June 29 severe windstorm.

The governor said on Friday he plans to appeal FEMA’s decision and requested FEMA, West Virginia Homeland Security and emergency management officials to reassess storm damage.

“I strongly encourage all West Virginians, with storm-related damage to their homes and property, to report the damages to their local emergency management offices. Assessment teams will then travel throughout our communities and review all damage reported.”

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Heather Niday

Heather is our Program Director and Traffic Manager. She started with Allegheny Mountain Radio as a volunteer deejay. She then joined the AMR staff in February of 2007. Heather grew up in the Richmond, Virginia, area and now lives in Arbovale, West Virginia with her husband Chuck. Heather is a wonderful flute player, and choir director for Arbovale UMC. You can hear Heather along with Chuck on Tuesday nights from 6 to 8pm as they host two hours of jazz on Something Different.
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