Bahrns, the communications director for Prince William County, is retiring this week after serving the county for 23 years. Before Prince William, Bahrns worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

What is your best memory during your time in Prince William County?

Probably the most recent memory is how communication has changed since Sept. 11, particularly crisis communication. We practice and train for different crises that occur. We learned that whenever there’s an incident, the response is essentially the same, it’s just the [personnel and scope that are different].