Fayette County Commission
Press Release
Monday, July 9, 2012; 12 Noon

Fayette County Commission President Matthew Wender, Commissioner Denise Scalph, Commissioner John Lopez, Senator William Laird, Major Tom Mills, Sheriff Steve Kesser, Prosecuting Attorney Carl Harris, Emergency Services Director Theresa White and Deputy Director Steve Cruikshanks, along with Fayette County Department of Health, SALS and Red Cross have been meeting daily assessing the needs for the citizens here in Fayette County. Every effort has been taken to quickly bring help to all areas of the county.

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Hot Meals:

WV National Guard has set up Feeding sites serving hot meals at the following:

Note: On Friday 1087 Meals were served at these locations

Breakfast: 7:00 – 10:00 a.m. / Dinner: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

• Ansted Baptist Church
• Gauley Bridge Fire Department
• Glen Jean Armory
• Armstrong Creek Fire Department
• Loop Creek Fire Department, Next to Woods Store (1 Hour Delay from above times)

(These sites will serve up to 125 – 175 persons per site. Bottled Water available at these sites.)

The Southern Baptist and Red Cross are providing meals at:

Lunch around noon / Dinner around 5 PM

• Mt Lookout Fire Department
• Sunday Road Baptist Church
• Meadow Bridge at Good News Outreach
• Danese Fire Department

(Bottled water is available at these sites)

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WATER - All PSD’s are up and running plus all booster stations are now operating. If your water goes off be patient and allow lines to fill. Please be conservative in your use of water.

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Currently the main priority is getting bottled drinking water to as many people as possible.

Water Stations are set up at:

• Ansted Baptist Church
• Sunday Road Baptist Church
• Kanawha Falls PSD
• Gauley Bridge Fire Department
• Armstrong Creek Fire Department
• Fayetteville First Church of God
• Lewis Center in Oak Hill
• Meadow Bridge Town Hall/ Good News Outreach
• Mount Hope Fire Department
• Page/Kincaid PSD
• Pax Vol. Fire Department
• Kimberly Grade School
• Valley Elementary School
• Nuttall Vol. Fire Department
• Mt. Olive Baptist Church
• Gauley River PSD
• Danese Fire Department

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Bottled Water, Ice and Packaged Meals

Stations are set up at:

• Ansted Baptist Church
• Ansted Fire Department
• Sunday Road Baptist Church
• Kanawha Falls PSD
• Gauley Bridge Fire Department
• Armstrong Creek Fire Department
• Fayetteville First Church of God
• Meadow Bridge Fire department / Good News Outreach
• Mount Hope Fire Department
• Page/Kincaid PSD
• Loop Creek (Upper) Fire Department
• Pax Fire Department
• Valley Elementary School
• Nuttall Fire Department
• Gauley River PSD
• Danese Fire Department
• Hilltop--Mt View Baptist Church
• Oak Hill—Calvary Baptist Church
• Horse Creek Road-Liberty Baptist Church

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Full Service Shelters are set up at:

• First Church of God in Fayetteville
• Montgomery Catholic Church

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Cooling Stations-No overnight facilities: Water, Ice and Packaged Meals Available

• Nuttall Fire Department
• Ansted Baptist Church
• Mt Hope Fire Department
• Smithers--Valley Elementary School
• Montgomery Catholic Church
• Hilltop—Mt View Church of God
• Oak Hill—Calvary Baptist Church
• Hico-- Sunday Road Baptist Church
• Glen Jean Armory
• Meadow Bridge Fire Department
• Gauley Bridge Fire Department

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DUMPSTER SITES FOR SPOILED FOOD

The following sites will be available through end of the day on Monday July 9, 2012

• Oak Hill --PD lot
• Mt. Hope-- old City Building lot
• Fayetteville –High School
• Victor---Former Sam’s Market lot
• Danese--Elementary
• Meadow Bridge—Fire department
• Gauley Bridge ---Across from Sunoco (Visitor Center)
• Beards fork--SALS lot
• Pax-- Fire Dept
• Glen Jean --One Stop Parking lot
• Mosey--T&C Midway parking lot
• Armstrong Creek---Rt. 61 Apostolic Lighthouse Church Rear parking lot

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Power Restoration - At this time 30% of Fayette County residents still remain without electric service. AEP indicates there are three areas where there is a concentration of customers without electric service and the power outage will be longer term before fully recovered: Layland; Danese; and Gauley bridge.

For those who have service please purchase food in limited quantities at there will be the possibility of interrupted service for the foreseeable future.

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WV National Guard currently has 100+ troops providing emergency service in Fayette County. Please express your appreciation, like many of us many of them left families without power.

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Volunteers are needed in all areas of the county. Please call Roseann Berry with the Fayette Nicholas County Red Cross if you can assist. (304) 469 4636

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Scam Artists---We are asking everyone to be aware of scam artists that prey on disaster victims during their time of need who offer professional services. Confirm that they have a valid WV contractor’s license.

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The Fayette County Park - No Power, Pool Closed

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Courthouse is open regular hours

Non Emergency numbers: 304 574-3590 or 304 574-1610

 

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Burning Burn

The Governor’s Officer has issued a Burning Ban until further notice.

The Sheriff Deputies will issue citations. The concern is low water availability to fight any fires as well as breathing issues in hot weather. We ask for your patience and consideration.

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Boil Water Advisory

The State of West Virginia is on a boil water advisory. It is up to the individual water companies and public service districts to announce that local boil water advisories are lifted.

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Health & Welfare

The WV National Guard and Local red Cross along with Fayette county Sheriff Deputies have health and wellness assessment teams on the ground going door to door checking on those affected by the storms, however we ask that everyone check on loved ones and neighbors.

The Fayette County Office of Emergency Services (OES) is asking all US Postal Carriers and Rural Route Carriers to report to OES any residents that are not picking up their mail. We also ask that all residents report any lack of activity at neighbor’s homes. Please report your observations to the OES at 304-574-3590. The OES will dispatch health and welfare worker to confirm the well being of these residents.

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FEMA ----West Virginia has not been declared eligible for individual cost reimbursement. That declaration will depend on the extent of damage in West Virginia. The declaration, if issued, will be on a county by county basis.

To report any level of building/ structural damage:

Please call 304-574-3285

FEMA Reimbursemnt for Municipalities

For municipalities, please fax or email to the OES Center your costs related to storm recovery. These costs should include employee time, hours of volunteer time, travel and vehicle expenses, equipment rentals, fuel purchases for generators, etc.

Fax to 304-574-3287 Or email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it