Derek Yeager has been named as Yellowstone County’s new Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) Director, following the resignation of “KC” Williams, who served as director for the past five and a half years.
KC Williams has taken a position with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The position of DES Coordinator includes the duties of fire warden in Yellowstone County.
Yeager, a native of Yellowstone County from Laurel, served for eleven years with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) after serving as a wild land firefighter. Most recently he was head of the communications center which serves both the City of Billings and Yellowstone County.
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