McDowell County Emergency Planning Meeting Rescheduled, December Session Moved
The McDowell County Local Emergency Planning Committee moved its quarterly meeting from December 9 to December 10, 2025, with the new start time set for 10 00 a m. The change was posted on the West Virginia Secretary of State Administrative Law meeting notices page, and the meeting will address hazardous materials response plans and other community emergency preparedness that directly affects local towns.
The McDowell County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet on December 10, 2025 at 10 00 a m after the meeting was moved from its originally scheduled date of December 9. The change was posted and submitted to the West Virginia Secretary of State Administrative Law meeting notices page on December 2, 2025 as part of the state public meeting listings that provide official notice of LEPC business and planning sessions.
The agenda for the quarterly session was listed under the county LEPC entry on the state site and the posted metadata shows the entry was submitted and posted on December 2, 2025. The notice serves as the formal public announcement of the committee meeting and is the place to view the official notice and the agenda when it is posted on the Secretary of State Administrative Law meeting notices page.
LEPC meetings bring together local emergency management leaders, first responders, public health officials and facility representatives to review hazardous materials response plans, coordinate exercises, update response inventories and discuss community level emergency preparedness. For residents of Welch, Gary, Northfork, War and Keystone the committee's discussions shape local readiness and response protocols that affect critical infrastructure and public safety across the county.
Because the meeting date shifted, agencies and representatives who participate in planning or who expect to present updates should note the December 10 start time and confirm any participation details through the Secretary of State posting. Community members who track local emergency planning may review the official notice and any posted agenda items on the West Virginia Secretary of State Administrative Law meeting notices page to follow topics under consideration.
The rescheduling is a routine administrative change aimed at accommodating participant availability, but it carries practical implications for coordination of hazardous materials planning and interagency exercises that protect McDowell County communities.
