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Kentucky District to Upgrade 9-1-1 Emergency Service Capabilities


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August 24, 2005 By

Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher announced that the Buffalo Trace Area Development District has been awarded $323,772 in preparedness funding from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to enhance the five-county district's 9-1-1 emergency services capabilities.

Specifically, the award will implement Enhanced 911 service for Lewis and Robertson Counties, the two counties remaining in the district without Enhanced 9-1-1. The Buffalo Trace Area Development District consists of a five-county area in Northeast Kentucky.

The technology will allow 9-1-1 emergency services to get information about a caller quicker, give them a more precise location of the emergency, and allow information to transfer from county to county more efficiently.

"Communication during any emergency is critical, and the ability of a first responder to gather information instantly often means the difference between life and death," said Gov. Ernie Fletcher.

"As a law enforcement officer, I can attest to the necessity of Enhanced 9-1-1. This equipment will help make these communities safer and more secure by enabling 911 personnel and first responders in this area to be better prepared," stated Major Alecia Webb-Edgington, interim director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security.

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