On September, 8th 2023, Ryan Thomas agreed to become the Deputy Director for Wirt County’s Office of Emergency Management. A Veteran of the US Army where he received the Nation Defense Service Medal and a current National Guard member, Ryan is no stranger to Emergency Management. He has volunteered for ten-plus years with Tyler County OEM. He is a former employee of Miller Communications and, currently, is a Signal Support Systems Specialist in the WV National Guard bringing a wealth of radio communications and IT knowledge to the table for Wirt County. Ryan is also a former member of the WV Wing of the Civil Air Patrol where he was a pilot for their search and rescue operations. He has been part of search and rescue missions since 2005. We are looking forward to all the projects that will be completed with the help of Ryan.