New coordinator named in Linn County Emergency Management Agency

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Linn County Emergency Management Agency has named a new coordinator to succeed Steve O’Konek, who is retiring after 4 years with the agency.

B.J. Dvorak, who’s served as the Emergency Management Specialist/Plans and Exercise Officer since 2019, will fill the role on April 9th. Dvorak has been a volunteer firefighter with the City of Tiffin for the past 4 years and has also been a Supply Management Officer with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the past 13 years.

Dvorak is a Certified Emergency Manager with the International Association of Emergency Managers and currently serves as a member of IAEM’s Certification Commission.

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