Kentucky Emergency Management

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For more information, visit https://kyem.ky.gov Kentucky Emergency Management is a division of the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs and its role and function are governed by legislative action as dictated in Chapter 39 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes. Kentucky Emergency Management consists of our main office located on Boone National Guard Center, at 110 Minuteman Parkway,Frankfort, Ky 40601, and 11 regional response offices located throughout the state.

Does Your Canine Qualify?KENTUCKY SEARCH DOG CERTIFICATION8AM-10AM CTSaturday-Sunday December 5-6, 2026 Upper Green Rive...
08/28/2026

Does Your Canine Qualify?

KENTUCKY SEARCH DOG CERTIFICATION

8AM-10AM CT
Saturday-Sunday December 5-6, 2026

Upper Green River Preserve
W. Walters Road
Horse Cave, KY 42749

Begins the Commonwealth of KY Search Dog Certification Program as defined in 106 KAR 1:390.

Must have completed a 20-hour Basic Search and Rescue (BSAR) course and the Search Management Initial Response Incident Commander (SMIRIC) offered by the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM) AND:

FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) classes IS-100, IS-200. IS-700, and IS-800 offered online at:

https://training.fema.gov/nims/

NO MORE THAN TEN (10) AIR SCENT DOGS AND TEN (10) TRACKING OR TRAILING DOGS ACCEPTED.

Specific dog-related questions:
Charles Cooper
(270) 774-7486
[email protected].

Must register by: Saturday November 28.

Meals, lodging and travel expenses are your responsibility: KYEM will NOT reimburse

Register here for the Testing Session.
https://forms.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/25701_7726379/94172/

It CAN happen in your County; here's how to prepare for itG-386 MASS FATALITIES INCIDENT RESPONSE9AM-5PM ET Wednesday-Th...
08/28/2026

It CAN happen in your County; here's how to prepare for it

G-386 MASS FATALITIES INCIDENT RESPONSE

9AM-5PM ET Wednesday-Thursday October 28-29, 2026

Pike County Emergency Management
Emergency Operations Center
172 Division St
4th Floor
Pikeville, KY, 41501

A training tool to provide rural communities with information to manage an actual mass fatality response and to help develop a response plan for their jurisdictions.

Course open to all Emergency Management, Coroners, Rescue, Fire, Emergency Medical, and Law Enforcement personnel, or other organizations responsible for a possible response in a mass fatality incident.

Must register by Monday, October 26.

Do so here:
https://forms.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/25701_7726379/94169
Meals Lodging, and Travel expenses are your responsibility; KYEM will not reimburse.

WATCH FOR RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.Central Kentucky could see some isolated storms.Eastern Kentucky's expecting scattered sho...
08/27/2026

WATCH FOR RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
Central Kentucky could see some isolated storms.

Eastern Kentucky's expecting scattered showers and storms; some could be strong to severe. Potential Threats: Damaging wind gusts and hail.

Raise your: DECON-IQ!6PM-10PM ETMonday November 9, 2026Ballardsville Fire DepartmentStation 2 Centerfield2414 W. Highway...
08/27/2026

Raise your:
DECON-IQ!

6PM-10PM ET
Monday November 9, 2026

Ballardsville Fire Department
Station 2 Centerfield
2414 W. Highway 22
Crestwood, KY, 40031

DeconIQ leverages scientific principles, including chemical and physical properties, as well as empirical data from various military, academic, and government sources.

Empowers trained decontamination technicians to formulate actionable decontamination plans in as little 1-2 minutes.

At its core: a series of charts enables you to identify appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), relevant decontamination agents, dwell times, and the selection of meters for validation and confirmation of decontamination efforts quickly.
Find out more here:

https://www.kyem.ky.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2456/639081326822630000

Open to all Emergency Management, Rescue, Environmental Response, Public Health, Fire, Emergency Medical, Law Enforcement personnel or any organization responding to a hazardous materials incident.

Must register by: Thursday November 5, 2026

Meals Lodging, and travel arrangements/expenses are your responsibility; KYEM will not reimburse unless otherwise noted.

Register here:
https://forms.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/25701_7726379/94173

Storm chances return to Western Kentucky this afternoon and evening; some severe.Tomorrow, Eastern Kentucky could see a ...
08/26/2026

Storm chances return to Western Kentucky this afternoon and evening; some severe.

Tomorrow, Eastern Kentucky could see a severe thunderstorm or two in the afternoon and evening.

Straight-line wind gusts (up to 60 miles per hour) possible.

Stay aware and prepared!

LIMITED, BUT INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITYSEARCH & RESCUE: INTERVIEWING8AM-4PM CT Saturday December 12, 2026City o...
08/26/2026

LIMITED, BUT INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITY

SEARCH & RESCUE: INTERVIEWING

8AM-4PM CT Saturday December 12, 2026
City of Columbia Park Pavilion
413 Fairgrounds Street
Columbia, KY 42728
8:00a – 4:00p CST

Provides guidance to SAR Incident Commanders, county SAR Coordinators and other search managers on best practices and techniques in conducting SAR interviews for lost, missing, and overdue persons.

What type of questions to ask
Why can’t law enforcement do it?
Why is interviewing so important?
Post-incident interviewing.

Classroom discussion, critique of actual SAR interviews and exercising in how to conduct SAR interviews.

NEEDS TO BE LIMITED TO SAR PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS

Must be at least 18 to enroll.
Must score at least 70 % on the written final exam..
MUST REGISTER BY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2.

Register here:
https://forms.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/25701_7726379/94172/

Headed to the State Fair?Don’t go home without your Passport!Whether an emergency or severe weather threat forces you to...
08/26/2026

Headed to the State Fair?

Don’t go home without your Passport!

Whether an emergency or severe weather threat forces you to flee on short notice, or shelter in place, KYEM’ Go-Kit Passport is your place to keep all your vital information:

Emergency Phone Numbers
Family photos and vital statistics
Medical information, including prescriptions
Insurance Policy numbers
Even pet and vet information.

Pick up your Passport in our KYEM booth, off Main Street in South Wing B, back of Fish & Wildlife and across from the military display.

Best of all, it’s FREE.

UNDERGROUND? UNDERWATER? UNDER RUBBLE? ON LAND OR FALLEN FROM THE SKY?Learn what drives:LOST PERSON BEHAVIOR8AM-5PM ET S...
08/25/2026

UNDERGROUND? UNDERWATER? UNDER RUBBLE? ON LAND OR FALLEN FROM THE SKY?

Learn what drives:
LOST PERSON BEHAVIOR

8AM-5PM ET
Saturday- Sunday November 7-8, 2026

Ballardsville Fire Department
Station 2 Centerfield
2414 W. Highway 22
Crestwood, KY 40031

Lost Person Behavior is the cornerstone of search and rescue efforts.

Nowhere else is it possible to learn about the latest subject categories, behavioral profiles, up to date statistics, suggested initial tasks, and specialized investigative questions.

This course delivers what search managers need.

Open to all Emergency Management, Rescue, Fire, Emergency Medical, and Law Enforcement personnel or any organization responsible for searching for missing or lost persons.

Must have completed KYEM’s twenty (20) hour Basic Search and Rescue Course (BSAR) course, before beginning of class.

Must register by Sunday, November 1.

Meals, lodging, and travel arrangements/expenses are your responsibility; KYEM will not reimburse.

Register here:
https://forms.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/25701_7726379/94172

Disasters and other emergencies begin locally and end locally.When incidents occur, your first-point-of-contact—most oft...
08/24/2026

Disasters and other emergencies begin locally and end locally.

When incidents occur, your first-point-of-contact—most often—is your county’s emergency management office.

Some personnel change frequently.

Area Offices allow KYEM to provide help quickly in crises.

Click here for detailed information on Area Offices: https://www.kyem.ky.gov/inside-kyem/area-offices

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100 Minuteman Pkwy
Frankfort, KY
40601

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