Tim Eures is the Emergency Operations Director and a third generation resident of Highlands County , Florida .  He has worked for the Board of County Commissioners since 1991 and has worked with fire services for more than two decades. During his tenure as the Emergency Operations Director, Tim has managed to transition the Volunteer Fire Departments to County Fire Districts, which afforded consistent revenue for the continued upgrade of firefighting equipment and facilities. Under Tim’s leadership, over 20 new fire apparatus and two new fire stations have been brought into service. Tim served as a Project Manager for the design and construction of the new Emergency Operations Center . This state-of-the-art E.O.C. is designed to withstand 200 mile per hour winds and provides a functional work space for disaster essential employees during times of crisis. His foresight was put to good use in 2004 when Highlands County was impacted by three separate hurricanes. The EOC served as the epicenter of response and recovery activities.