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.

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.