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Office of Homeland Security - Archived Headlines
Below you will find a list of press releases that are more than 180 days old. To view a press release, click on the title.
- Governor Steve Beshear Appoints Homeland Security Director
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Adam H. Edelen appointed
- FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY GRANTS AVAILABLE TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Thursday, November 01, 2007
- KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY LAUNCHES QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO RAISE HOMELAND SECURITY AWARENESS
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Initial planning meeting features US Deputy Attorney General as Guest Speaker
- KENTUCKY HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH KENTUCKY RETAILERS, PHARMACISTS
Thursday, November 01, 2007
- GOVERNOR FLETCHER ANNOUNCES 2007 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT AWARDS
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Funding focused on first responder communications and 9-1-1
- Governor Fletcher Announces Rail Security Partnership with CSX Transportation
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Governor calls it ‘model for how information sharing should occur’
- EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR KENTUCKY BUSINESSES
Friday, June 22, 2007
www.ProtectYourFamily.ky.gov Preparedness Campaign Highlighted
- INAUGURAL EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM GRADUATES HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIALS
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Kentucky’s Director of Homeland Security (Ret.) Major Alecia Webb-Edgington Among Graduates From Executive Leadership Program
- 2007 HOMELAND SECURITY CONFERENCE AND 78TH ANNUAL STATE FIRE SCHOOL BEING HELD IN LEXINGTON
Thursday, June 07, 2007
The 2007 Homeland Security Conference and State Fire School will kick off this Thursday, June 7, at the Rupp Arena/Lexington Center complex in downtown Lexington.
- Federal Homeland Security Grants Awarded to Local Response Agencies
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
- 2007 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT APPLICATION TO OPEN APRIL 2
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Grant Workshops to be held at 7 locations throughout Kentucky
- GOVERNOR FLETCHER ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY ALERT WEATHER RADIOS IN COMMUNITIES BELOW THE WOLF CREEK DAM
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Residents and Businesses in the Cumberland River Flood Inundation Area in
Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe and Russell Counties to Receive Radios
- GOVERNOR FLETCHER ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO IMPROVE 911 SERVICES ACROSS KENTUCKY
Monday, January 22, 2007
Eight Local Communities Receive Public Safety Grants
- RESOLVE TO BE READY IN 2007 –KENTUCKIANS URGED TO MAKE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS THEIR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Visit www.ProtectYourFamily.ky.gov or www.ProtectYourBusiness.ky.gov for information
- FIRST ELECTRONIC WARRANT IN KENTUCKY SERVED
Friday, November 03, 2006
Justice official’s hopeful system will eliminate unserved warrants across the state
- STATEWIDE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DRILL TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK
Friday, November 03, 2006
- GOVERNOR ERNIE FLETCHER PROMOTES ONLINE SAFETY FOR CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH
Monday, October 09, 2006
- Kentucky Launches Business Preparedness Initiative
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Business Preparedness Summit kicks off statewide program and Web Site
www.ProtectYourBusiness.ky.gov
- EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS HIGHLIGHTED AT STATE FAIR
Thursday, August 17, 2006
- State Homeland Security Leader Nominated by US Dept. of Homeland Security to Attend National Leadership Program
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Kentucky’s Director of Homeland Security (Ret.) Major Alecia Webb-Edgington Nominated to Executive Leadership Program
- KENTUCKY RECEIVES NEARLY $27 MILLION IN HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDS
Friday, June 02, 2006
- 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT APPLICATION DUE MAY 1
Monday, April 17, 2006
Grant application available at www.homelandsecurity.ky.gov
- Kentucky Law Enforcement to Receive Homeland Security Training in 2006
Thursday, January 05, 2006
40-hour course required of every law enforcement officer
- Resolve to Be Ready In 2006
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Kentucky Office of Homeland Security Urges Kentuckians to Make Emergency Preparedness Their New Year’s Resolution. Visit www.homelandsecurity.ky.gov or www.ready.gov for information
- Governor Ernie Fletcher presents $100,000 Homeland Security Check to Oldham County to Support Local First Responders
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Funding will provide mobile data computers for the county’s law enforcement officers
- Governor Ernie Fletcher Delivers Homeland Security Checks to the Barren River Area Development District and Warren County to Support Local First Responders
Monday, November 14, 2005
- Kentucky Office of Homeland Security Hosts School/Student Threat Assessment Conference
Monday, November 14, 2005
Workshop provided instruction for 450 professionals from the fields of education, law enforcement, and child-serving agencies
- Lt. Governor Steve Pence presents $129,149 Homeland Security Check to Bullitt County to Support Local First Responders
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Funding will provide mobile data computers for the county's law enforcement officers
- Governor Ernie Fletcher presents $100,000 Homeland Security Check to the City of Nicholasville
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Funding will provide needed equipment for firefighters throughout Jessamine County
- Lt. Governor Steve Pence presents $66,470 Homeland Security Check to Pike County
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Funding will better prepare Pike County to Respond to a Hazardous Chemicals Emergency
- Kentucky Office of Homeland Security Awards Funding For Law Enforcement Training
Thursday, October 27, 2005
- Governor Ernie Fletcher presents $249,507 Homeland Security Check to Rowan County to Support the Region’s HazMat Team
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Funding will better prepare a 10-county region in northeast Kentucky
- Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Honors 13
Friday, October 07, 2005
- Lt. Governor Steve Pence presents $100,000 Homeland Security Check to Johnson County to Support the Region’s HazMat Team
Monday, October 03, 2005
- Governor Fletcher Announces Homeland Security Funding for Daviess County
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Over $1.3 Million in Homeland Security Preparedness Funding and a $625,000 Community Development Block Grant to the City of Owensboro and the Daviess County Fiscal Court
- Governer Ernie Fletcher Announces Major First Responder Interoperability Project For Kentucky While Commemorating The Anniversary Of September 11
Friday, September 09, 2005
Pilot to Save the State Millions of Dollars
- Fletcher Administration Official Presents Homeland Security Preparedness Funding and Body Armor to Western Kentucky First Responders
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Announcement will bring lifesaving equipment to Responders in Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman and McCracken Counties
- Governor Ernie Fletcher Launches National Preparedness Month
Friday, September 02, 2005
Nationwide Effort to Encourage Americans to Prepare for Emergencies
- Major Alecia Webb-Edgington Appointed Director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security
Friday, August 26, 2005
Major Alecia Webb-Edgington of Northern Kentucky Appointed by Governor Fletcher
- Kentucky Becomes First State in the Nation to Complete Important National Incident Management System Requirement
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
- Governor Ernie Fletcher Presents $500,000 to Mt. Sterling 9-1-1 Center
Monday, August 15, 2005
Funding will provide a Computer Aided Dispatch System to Enhance the County’s 9-1-1 Capabilities
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) IS700 Course Taken by 5625 Individuals Since October
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Deadline for Completion of the Course Set for September 30, 2005
- Homeland Security Hosts Agro-terrorism Exercise
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Agro-Terrorism Exercise Held with Preparedness Partners
Northern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky
- U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Kentucky Director or Homeland Security Meet in Annapolis
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
- Lt. Governor Steve Pence and U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Director For Community Preparedness Liz DiGregorio Announce Homeland Security Preparedness Funding for Shelby County
Friday, June 03, 2005
Shelby County and the Louisville Metro Area to Benefit from $205,000 Investment
- U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Official, Liz DiGregorio Praises Kentucky's Family Preparedness Efforts
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Statewide Citizen Corps Conference Brings Together
Volunteers from Across Kentucky
- KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITYPREPAREDNESS PARTNER NOTIFICATION
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
THE KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES THAT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (SAFER) GRANTS
- KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO HOST PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE IN LEXINGTON TOMORROW
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Over 170 Officials from 90 Agencies to Participate in Tabletop Exercise
- GOVERNOR ERNIE FLETCHER DEMONSTRATES COMMITMENT TO HOPKINS COUNTY WITH AN INVESTMENT OF OVER $100,000 IN FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Madisonville to Receive an Extensive Communications Infrastructure Enhancement for the Communities First Responders
- KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES NEW PREPAREDNESS INTEGRATION DIRECTOR
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Todd McCoy to Aid Homeland Security Coordination and Collaboration Efforts
- KENTUCKY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY HOLDS NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP
Thursday, May 12, 2005
NIMS Workshops to Help Local Communities Reach Compliance
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