On Tuesday, September 5th, 2023, Daniel Davis was sworn in as the new Director of Emergency Management for Wirt County. Daniel has been working for the county as the Forensic Investigator for the Wirt County Sheriff Department since August 2022. He also works full-time as an IT Specialist with the Federal Bureau of the Fiscal Service in Parkersburg WV. He has been contracted to help with IT at the courthouse since late 2012. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the table regarding IT, Radio Communication, and emergency management in general. He has been a volunteer member of Tyler County WV’s Emergency Management Team for several years. Through them, he has become certified through the National Association For Search And Rescue, NASAR for search and rescue missions. He is also certified through the state SIRN system to program radios for interoperability with the state systems.