New Medic One director hired

Kurt Hardin, has been hired as the new Thurston County Emergency Services Director to replace Steve Romines who retired in May of this year.  His job is to oversee emergency operations in the county including the Medic One program.

Hardin will begin work on September 26.

He previously worked for the Washington Emergency Management Division at Camp Murray, a job he held since 2005.   He managed small to large disaster response and recovery operations in the state.