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Commission backs local Search and Rescue team; LEPC studying hazardous materials transport
Summary
The commission unanimously supported the county Search and Rescue Team (no funding requested) and heard an LEPC report on a Tier II inventory and a hazardous-materials transport study along Routes 20, 33/48 and 119.
At 9:15 a.m. Steve Wykoff, Upshur County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director, requested the Commission’s support for the local Search and Rescue Team, which activates until professional teams from Morgantown or Charleston can assume operations. "The Search and Rescue Team is made up of members of the local Fire Departments, Sheriff’s Department, Mayor, Buckhannon City Police, and State Police," the minutes state. The team is not requesting funding; the Commission approved support on a motion by Douglas K. Bush, seconded by Sam Nolte.
Wykoff, who was elected chairman of the Local Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC) for 2026, reviewed LEPC activities including a 35-member roster, a Tier II inventory report that provides updated maps for responders, and an ongoing study of hazardous materials transported across Route 20, Routes 33/48 and Route 119.
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