Are You Prepared?

  • Have an individual/family emergency plan.
  • Have an individual/family emergency kit.
  • Have an emergency plan and emergency kit for your pet(s).
  • Have a shelter-in-place (SIP) plan and kit.
  • Know your child’s school emergency plan for a CSEPP incident.
  • Know your county’s alert, warning, and notification systems.

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Know your county’s alert, warning, and notification systems?

Keep your family safe, have multiple ways to get emergency warnings.

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Do you have a Family Disaster Kit?

3-day supply of drinking water; 3-day supply of food; clothing, bedding, first aid kit and more!

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Public Information Basics (L0105) Training in Simpson County

Public Information Basics (L0105) Training March 11-13, 2025 Franklin Police Department (Simpson County) Franklin, KY Twenty-four attendees, from seventeen government agencies across Kentucky, completed their Public Information Basics (L-105) training and received their certificates last week. This three-day course, hosted by Simpson County Emergency Management and held at the Franklin Police Department, introduces participants to […]

Communication Specialists Workshop

Photo Credit: Rebecca Sizemore, Director, Garrard County EMS being interviewed by Eric Singer, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). February 4-6, 2025 KYEM Emergency Operations Center, Frankfort, KY Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) hosted a communication specialists workshop that was open to all Public Information Officers (PIO) and other communication professionals within an organization responsible for communicating with […]

Public Information Basics (L0105) Training

Public Information Basics (L0105) Training April 23-25, 2024 KYEM Emergency Operations Center, Frankfort, KY This three-day course introduces participants to the fundamentals of public information, understanding social media, effective oral and written communications, ways to prepare the community through outreach, and understanding and working with the media. The course was designed to equip participants with […]