Timothy Cooper named new Sussex County Emergency Manager
By GEORGETOWN — Sussex County selected Timothy R. Cooper, a onetime paramedic with Sussex County EMS, to become the new emergency manager effective July 1, taking over a role filled by longtime Emergency Operations Center Director Joseph L. Thomas, who retired in late March.
Sussex County’s emergency management division, part of the newly reorganized Department of Public Safety, prepares for, trains and responds to natural and human-caused disasters. Mr. Cooper, in his new role as Deputy Director of Public Safely-Emergency Management, will lead the County’s disaster preparedness efforts, while also coordinating with a variety of partners, including the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, the Delaware National Guard and other agencies.
Mr. Cooper most recently served as director of the Delaware Division of Public Health’s Office of Preparedness, brings more than 30 years of experience in public safety, including 17 years as a paramedic, shift supervisor and special operations coordinator for Sussex County EMS.
