West Virginia wants more disaster funding, FEMA says no

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. That is different than a hazmat team

And for the record, the FEDS have them, but the FEDS might be required to respond to FEDERAL facilities, and yes national parks and forests.

I am not saying diddling did not happen. Just pointing out that weak regulations tend to lead to these results, including the weak response. Those regulations also help to pay for the teams.

I will give you a stupid example. Miller's Yard went up in flames AGAIN. They are a wrecking operation on I-8 in Flinn Springs. Here in San Diego the state did not respond. And mind you they had crap that was going into the creek. Who responded were the County of San Diego HAZMAT Team, and just because they have signed every mutual aid agreement in the county (and was part of the feds requirement to fund the team in the first place as a part of a Federal Grant) the far more extensive mobile lab, called the San Diego Fire Department Hazmat team. Those guys go almost everywhere. There are times only the county responds, it's a matter of geography, and the SDFD team has a very pretty but very heavy truck. Some rural roads are too much for them.

A facility like Freedom Industries in California would have a perimeter wall, damn regulations I know, just for starters, and control entry points.

Of course the company has filed bankruptcy, and the tax payer is going to be left holding the bag. I am betting that not even this though will lead to ANY regulations. Coal is king, and any regulations would make them flee the state... never mimd the coal veins are there. As they say, all politics are local. Never mind the California regulations make sense, they will never pass in the modern day state of WV. I fear not even five Freedom Industry leaks will do it.