The General Assembly overhauled its emergency preparedness system in 1998. The Kentucky Division of Emergency Management in the Department of Military Affairs was created to handle emergency situations. Local governments are required to create and support a local emergency management agency.
Each shall develop, implement, and maintain a local comprehensive emergency management program, which shall include a local emergency operations plan, in accordance with Chapters 39A through 39F of the Kentucky Revised Statutes and executive branch requirements (HB 453, Section 29). Each does so in conjunction with the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission.
Below is the most currently approved Emergency Operations Plan for Henderson County Kentucky and the incorporated cities within.
- Henderson County EOP – Basic Plan
- Emergency Support Function 1 – Transportation
- Emergency Support Function 2 – Communications
- Emergency Support Function 3 – Public Works
- Emergency Support Function 4 – Firefighting
- Emergency Support Function 5 – Emergency Management
- Emergency Support Function 6 – Mass Care and Sheltering
- Emergency Support Function 7 – Resource Support
- Emergency Support Function 8 – Public Health and Medical Services, Appendix 1
- Emergency Support Function 9 – Search and Rescue
- Emergency Support Function 10 – Hazardous Materials
- Emergency Support Function 11 – Agriculture
- Emergency Support Function 12 – Energy
- Emergency Support Function 13 – Law Enforcement
- Emergency Support Function 14 – Long Term Recovery
- Emergency Support Function 15 – Public Information
Emergency Support Function Coordinators List
Disaster & Emergency Services Group as assigned by KRS
These documents are being made available for your review and use as needed to support actions where the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) would be needed.
They are reviewed by their respective coordinators on an annual basis with changes recorded and submitted by EMA for approval no later than March 1st annually.