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State emergency management office prepares for super storm

WV Emergency Response

By Beth Vorhees

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October 29, 2012 · As we wake up to the threat of severe weather this morning, many people in the state spent the weekend preparing for the possibility of power outages and days of accumulating rain and snow.

 

Jimmy Gianato, the state director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management spoke with us about storm preparations.

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