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West Virginia fire commission has failed for 50 years to make a plan to address high fire death rate

Posted 8/10/26

West Virginia faces a high rate of house fire deaths, averaging 32 annually from 2009 to 2023. An audit in December 2025 noted that the State Fire Commission hadn't created a mandated plan to prevent …

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