Bissell is new EMA director

By KENT THOMPSON
If Humboldt County’s new Emergency Management director sounds like a Boy Scout, it could be because of his motto, “be prepared.”
Kyle Bissell of Gilmore City said the saying has served him well in his career of dealing with emergencies and later helping ambulance providers and fire services with tools to provide training and emergency response services.
Bissell was one of six candidates for the position and filled the bill on many fronts, according to Humboldt Mayor and Humboldt County Emergency Management Commission Chair Dan Scholl.
"Kyle’s (experience) was strong in the medical transfer, firefighting and emergency medical services fields and we believe his past experience and qualifications will be a benefit to him as the county’s EMA director," Scholl said. Read more about this Gilmore City man in this week's Humboldt Independent. Subscribe for print or digital editions by clicking on the link at the top of this page and read what you are missing.