West Virginia Code § 15-5A-6

Powers and duties of the Office of Emergency Services
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The Office of Emergency Services, as created by article five, chapter fifteen of the Code of
West Virginia, shall perform the administrative duties of the state emergency response
commission. The administrative duties to be performed by the Office of Emergency Services
shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a) Receive, catalogue and organize information required to be submitted to the commission;
(b) Utilize existing state response organizations, plans and facilities to the extent possible;
(c) Upon concurrence of the commission, enter into training exercise agreements with
federal response agencies;
(d) Coordinate with other state agencies on training foar first responders and emergency
service personnel;
(e) Respond to requests to the commission from the public for information pursuant to this
act;
(f) Perform such preliminary analysis and collect such information as may be required to
enable the commission to fully review local emergency response plans; and
(g) The director may employ seuch clerical and technical personnel and acquire data
management and other equipment and office space as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act. L

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