Kentucky Emergency Management, Region 2

10/20/2025

09/29/2023

.Fall Forest Fire Hazard Season starts Monday October 1st.
Forest Fire Hazard Seasons - KRS 149.400
During fire seasons, it is illegal to burn anything within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland between the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fall Forest Fire Hazard Season: Oct. 1 - Dec. 15.

04/23/2023

******OBITUARY******


David A. Sunn 81, of Calhoun, Kentucky went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Signature Healthcare of Hartford. David Allen Sunn was born January 18, 1942 in Vine Grove, Kentucky to the late John K. and Lillian Field Sunn and was married to the former Reva Gail Jones June 3, 1961. David was the owner and operator of Hayden Insurance Agency in Calhoun and a member of Calhoun Baptist Church, where he served as a church deacon. He was a longtime McLean County Volunteer Fireman, served as the McLean County Central District Fire Chief and served McLean County Emergency Management Director for several years. David was one of the founding organizers and boosters of McLean County Football, actively supported McLean County Marching Band, serving as their equipment manager for several years, also actively supported McLean County Volleyball, and was a promoter of WKU Athletics. David was a connoisseur of restaurants and greatly enjoyed going out to eat with both his family and friends. He loved caring for all of his pets. In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Reva Sunn, who died January 11, 2023 and by his daughter-in-law, Heather Evans Sunn.

Survivors include two daughters, Debra Riggs (Steve) of Calhoun and Shelli Stevenson (Jody) of Calvert City; a son, Bryan Sunn of Calhoun; 7 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Calhoun Baptist Church with Dr. Richard Sams officiating. Burial will be in the Calhoun Cemetery in McLean County. Friends may visit with David’s family from 3:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. Monday and from 9:30 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Calhoun Baptist Church. Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel is handling the arrangements for David’s family.

The David A. Sunn family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Calhoun Baptist Church, Benevolence Ministry Fund; P.O. Box 283; Calhoun, Kentucky 42327.

04/19/2023

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND THE PENNYRILE REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from
Thursday morning through Thursday evening.

* Winds...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 20 TO 25 percent in the afternoon.

* Impacts...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

03/19/2023

12/06/2022

Great interview.

10/22/2022

Pulling past the painted stop bar will not make the light turn faster
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet • District 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Motorists Urged to Pull Up to Stop Bar at Intersections to Activate Traffic Signals
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 21, 2022) – Are you one of those drivers who complains when you are stopped at a red light for what seems to be an excessive period of time? You may be able to control your own destiny, in terms of when the light turns green, if you make sure to pull all the way up to the “stop bar” at the intersection.

Modern traffic lights are no longer controlled primarily by timers, but instead by sensors imbedded in the pavement to detect the presence of vehicles.

These sensors, technically known as inductance loops, are located directly behind the “stop bars,” which are the thick white lines on the pavement. When the inductance loop senses a vehicle stopped for a red light, it triggers the control box to change the traffic light from red to green.

When motorists stop well short of the “stop bar,” or pull past the “stop bar” into the intersection, the inductance loop cannot sense the presence of the vehicle and thus will not trigger the light to change.

“Stop bars” are positioned so as to give long vehicles with large turning radiuses more room to complete turns. When vehicles stop beyond the “stop bars” and extend out into the intersection, the amount of space long vehicles such as tractor-trailers have in which to turn is reduced. This can result in collisions between stopped vehicles and turning trucks.

Traffic light systems still have timers built into them, for occasions when the loop sensors are not working due to construction or malfunction, so that traffic flow can be regulated at intersections controlled by traffic lights. In areas where no construction is taking place, motorists who suspect that a loop sensor is not working properly are asked to contact the Department of Highways to inform maintenance personnel of the problem.

10/16/2022

Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

In addition to forest fire hazard seasons and outdoor burning regulations enforced by the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF), the Kentucky Division for Air Quality and the Kentucky Division of Waste Management, further restrictions may be initiated at the local level through county burn bans and local ordinances. County burn bans are issued by the county judge-executive and are enforced with assistance from local law enforcement. Violation of a burning ban is a misdemeanor punishable by law.

Burn bans generally prohibit the following:

Burning of forest, grass, crops, woodlands, marshes or other similar areas.
Burning leaves or debris.
Campfires, bonfires and warming fires.
Open pit cooking and charcoal grilling.
Use of fireworks and welding may also be prohibited or regulated.
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Current Burn Bans​
The following is a list of counties with a burn ban in effect. These are the counties known to the division. County Judge-Executives can issue local burn bans under KRS 149.401. The division isn't always notified when a burn ban is issued. Therefore, it is always best to check with your local fire department or your county judge-e​xecutive's office. ​​

Ballard

Barren

Bourbon

Bullitt

Butler

Caldwell

Calloway

Carlisle

Christian

Crittenden

Franklin (per FD)

Fayette (per Fire Marshall)

Fulton

Graves

Harrison

Hart

Henderson

Hickman

Hopkins

Livingston

Logan

Lyon

Marshall

McLean

McCracken

Metcalfe

Muhlenberg

Nelson

Rowan (effective 10/17)

Scott

Taylor

Todd

Trigg

Union

Washington

Warren

Webster

08/09/2022

🛑 STOP for school buses! It is illegal to pass a stopped school bus in either direction on a two-lane road if the red lights on the bus are flashing. Drivers can receive a fine, but for a child, it could be a matter of life or death. That is why we partnered with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to help remind drivers of Kentucky’s school bus stop law.

More info: bit.ly/KyBusStopLaw

02/15/2022

01/21/2022

If you were impacted by the tornadoes, protect yourself from scammers & potential fraud:

📷 Ask FEMA staff to show you a photo ID badge.
🔐 Keep your FEMA registration number & personal info safe.
⚠️ Never agree to pay a fee for disaster assistance or filling out applications.

If you are a victim of fraud, report it to our Disaster Fraud Hotline at 1-866-223-0814.