Wood County Emergency Manager and Fire Marshal Tully Davidson and Wood County Electric Cooperative (WCEC) board member Robin Johnson were on hand at the commissioner’s Friday meeting to receive a grant for $3,650 made possible through the WCEC “Round-Up” program. Pictured behind them are Pct. 1 Commissioner Virgil Holland, Jr., Pct. 2 Commissioner Jerry Gaskill, Judge Lucy Hebron and Pct. 3 Commissioner Mike Simmons.

(courtesy photo)

The Wood County Electric Charitable Foundation recently disbursed another round of grants totaling over $75,000.

One of those was handed out to Wood County Emergency Management and Fire Marshal’s office last Friday at the county commissioners meeting.

Their mission is to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Wood County, while also giving support and training to all fire departments and emergency management services in the unincorporated areas.

Robin Johnson, WCECF board member, presented a $3,650 check to Tully Davidson, Wood County Fire Marshal/EMC.  

Davidson was excited about receiving the grant and plans to put it to good use.

“The donation will be used to purchase a drone with a camera and heat detecting technology which will greatly aid in our emergency management efforts by allowing us to deploy modern technology in case of a missing person, checking for flooding and even help with firefighting efforts and investigations,” Davidson explained.

“Wood County is extremely appreciative of the donation and will use this equipment anywhere we are called. Thank you for your continued support, and we are always here ready to respond to our citizens at a moment’s notice.”