Fort Scott/Bourbon County Dispatch

Fort Scott/Bourbon County Dispatch 911 Emergency Service for all of Bourbon County Kansas.

09/27/2025

Today, we recognize National 911 Telecommunications Su***de Awareness Day.
We remember the dispatchers and telecommunicators we have lost, while raising awareness and reminding every warrior on the other end of the line that help is always available.

If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out:

📱 Crisis Text Line: Text BLUE to 741741 for free, 24/7 confidential support.

☎️ National Su***de Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org

🌐 1st Help: A searchable database of emotional, financial, and spiritual assistance for first responders:
https://1sthelp.org

🧡 Warriors Heart: A private, accredited treatment program serving exclusively warriors, military, veterans, and first responders, who are struggling with addiction, PTSD, and other invisible wounds.
Call 855-610-1003 or visit warriorsheart.com

Thank you to First Help for continuing to shine a light on the mental health of 911 professionals and first responders.

To all 911 telecommunicators: you are never alone. Your life matters. 💜

***deAwarenessDay

09/26/2025

Northbound 69 over Wall Street bridge will be closed today.
Please use the off ramp and on ramp to bypass the bridge and reaccess 69

09/17/2025

📢Siren testing today 9/17 has been postponed! 📢

09/12/2025

🌟🌟 NENA community, please help thank your Senators for unanimously supporting the 9-1-1 SAVES Act! 🌟🌟

As NENA was pleased to announce this week, in a historic first, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed S.725 – The Enhancing First Response Act. This bill, offered by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), is the Senate’s version of the 911 SAVES Act and would reclassify 9-1-1 Telecommunicators as part of the “Protective Service” occupation category in the U.S. Government's Standard Occupational Classification System. NENA has long championed this legislation, and we are thrilled to see this momentum.

Over the years, we have encouraged you to call and email your members of Congress and ask them to support the 911 SAVES Act. As important as those emails are, it is now equally important to thank the Senators who have supported this legislation.

Click here to send a thank you letter to your Senators ➡️ https://nena.quorum.us/campaign/140566/

The letter at the link includes suggested language from NENA, as well as space for you to customize your comments, should you so choose.

Next steps on the 911 SAVES Act: NENA will be working with our Congressional champions to get the bill passed in the House. Please watch for upcoming action alerts and updates.

09/11/2025

🎉 America’s 9-1-1 professionals are celebrating the U.S. Senate’s action to classify 9-1-1 professionals as public safety, not clerical, personnel.

The Senate on Wednesday approved the Enhancing First Response Act (S.725), a bill supported by NENA: The 9-1-1 Association, which would direct the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reclassify Public Safety Telecommunicators as a “Protective Service Occupation” in the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.

Currently, 9-1-1 professionals are classified as “Office and Administrative Support,” a designation that fails to reflect the highly specialized, lifesaving work they perform daily alongside other first responders. This no-cost, bipartisan legislation would correct this outdated classification, ensuring that 9-1-1 professionals receive the respect and recognition they deserve.

“Every day, 9-1-1 professionals are the FIRST first responders in thousands of emergencies,” said NENA CEO John Provenzano. “Reclassifying Public Safety Telecommunicators as Protective Service Occupations is a long-overdue correction that recognizes their indispensable role in public safety.”

Read more ➡️ https://www.nena.org/news/709853/U.S.-Senate-Passes-Bill-to-Recognize-9-1-1-as-a-Public-Safety-Occupation.htm

08/23/2025

Starting Monday, 8/25/2025, the following streets will be closed to traffic. 8th Street from Holbrook to Crawford Eddy Street from St. Mary’s Road (between 7th and 8th streets) to 8th Street …

08/22/2025

Please welcome the newest member of our department! Jimmie Rose graduated from KLETC today. We wish you nothing but success in your career and service to our community!

08/10/2025

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Neosho County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a murder that occurred in Stark, Kansas.

The Neosho County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance on Saturday, August 9, around 8:51 p.m. KBI agents and Crime Scene Response Team responded.

On Saturday, at around 6:43 p.m., a 911 call reported a disturbance at a residence in Stark, and Neosho County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to 307 S Washington.

When deputies arrived, they observed blood on the front porch. They later found the victim, Scott Stevens, 65, of Stark, deceased. The investigation led to identifying the suspect as Luke Shepard, 45, of Uniontown. Shepard had fled the scene and was later arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office at his home without incident.

Shepard was transported to the Neosho County Sheriff’s Office jail and booked on first-degree murder. Formal charges are pending.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The investigation is ongoing. Nothing further will be released at this time.

08/01/2025

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Beginning Monday August 4.2025

K-7 will be closed from US-69 to the K-39 Jct.. Sideroads will remain open at this time. Barricades will be set on K-7 at each sideroad. Accommodation will be made for residents and landowners to have access to their properties via access from the nearest sideroad.

K-7 from the K-39 Jct South to Girard will remain open to local traffic only

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07/23/2025

Storm Siren Testing today at 1! 📢

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