Oct. 15 is the Great American Shake Out! Millions of people will participate in earthquake drills at 10:15 am while at work, school, or home!
Just like the changing of the leaves 🍂🍁.... sometimes, change can be beautiful! ![]()
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Our old website www.woodcountyema.org is in the process of being decommissioned. If you have this saved in a browser, please change it our new link below. ⬇️![]()
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📍Visit our new site: www.woodcountyohio.gov/505/Emergency-Management-Agency
Yesterday, the Wood County EMA hosted the OH726 Commodity Points of Distribution course sponsored by the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. ![]()
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This course provides an in-depth look at how to best establish public distribution locations for life saving commodities (water, ice, food) should a disruption occur. ![]()
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It was well attended by individuals in and outside of Wood County, and the instructors shared with us their real-world experiences and best practice recommendations. ![]()
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You can see by the photos that we spent some of the time learning the basics and reviewing real examples of how these have been used in a classroom setting, then took to the parking lot to apply what we had learned.
Fire Prevention Week 2026: Safe Charging is a Superpower™
Fire Prevention Week 2026: Safe Charging is a Superpower™
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