Butler County Emergency Communications

04/17/2026

Our thanks today goes to Chief Mike Holton, Deputy Chief Jeff Murphy and the rest of the El Dorado Kansas Police Department for some delicious cookies!

04/14/2026

To our friends at Butler County EMS, a heart felt cheer,
For the sweet surprise you brought us here!
Ice cream treats on a busy shift-
You gave our spirits a needed lift.

Thank you, EMS, for thinking of us,
For every scoop and fuss.
Here's to teamwork and treats so fine -
From dispatch you're simply divine!!

Thank you for the emergency telecommunications week love.

04/14/2026

Thank you to Sheriff Monty Hughey and Butler County Sheriff's Office for the cookies. They will be enjoyed.

04/13/2026

Celebrating National Telecommunicators week!!! Those who are rarely seen but always heard and appreciated. The calm voice in the dark and the thin gold line that holds all of Public Safety together!!

03/31/2026

Tomorrow is April 1st (already??)… and in addition to being April Fool’s Day, it’s also the day that the Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan goes into effect. And like most years since the plan began, you’ll probably hear some people saying there is a complete burn ban in place for the month of April. That is actually NOT the case, and you will see plenty of smoke and fire in the Flint Hills counties. But during April, there are limits on who can burn and what can be burned. In an effort to support critically-important agricultural burning, but also address air quality concerns, the Smoke Management Plan was created for the 16 counties that are part of the Flint Hills region. During April, burning for the purposes of range management, pasture management, and other ag-related functions is absolutely allowed in those counties. If you want to burn to clear a few acres of vegetation (and it’s not related to crop/range/pasture management) or you want to burn off a big brush pile, that’s going to have to wait until after April.

In addition to being part of the Smoke Management Plan, Butler County has also adopted the provisions of the plan into its own Open Burning Resolution (Resolution 11-04). If you would like to learn more about the Smoke Management Plan, you can visit its website: https://ksfire.org/. If you would like to specifically read about Butler County’s rules on burning, you can find the Resolution on the county's Controlled Burning web page: https://www.bucoks.gov/203/Controlled-Burning

03/27/2026

Butler County EMS Kids Camp is around the corner!!! This is a great opportunity to learn about Public Safety and have some fun hands on activities!!!

03/13/2026

Come by this afternoon and wish Kevin well on his retirement!!!

After 31 years with Butler County 911, our Radio System Administrator is retiring! We wish him well in retirement!

02/25/2026

After 31 years with Butler County 911, our Radio System Administrator is retiring! We wish him well in retirement!

02/20/2026

Who's ready for some great news to take into the weekend?

Butler County Emergency Communications (Kansas, USA) has been re-accredited as the world’s 214th Medical and 48th Fire ACE! This incredible achievement, especially since it's their 5th time doing it for Medical and 4th time for Fire.

Well done, all!

02/12/2026

RAVE Alert Emergency Notifications RAVE Alert, previously known as Reverse 911, is an emergency warning tool used to make rapid emergency notifications to residents and businesses in precise geographic areas. RAVE Alert will be used by Butler County emergency officials, during emergencies only, to ...