Welcome to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security
The role of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security is mandated by both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Kentucky General Assembly. Essentially, it has the following responsibilities:
- Counterterrorism, including threat and vulnerability assessments, suspicious activity intelligence gathering and analysis, classified information sharing with law-enforcement sources, and provide guidance on the prevention or mitigation of terrorist activities/attacks.
- Community safety and security, including first responder training, Neighborhood Watch support, the management of Eyes & Ears on Kentucky, community presentations about personal safety and assistance to Citizen Emergency Response Teams.
- Administrative oversight of the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, which is a multi-agency of local, state and federal officers primarily engaged in law-enforcement support activities ranging from our own security analysts and GIS operatives to Kentucky State Police support personnel to the Missing and Exploited Child Center to providing work areas for the FBI, Secret Service, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Corrections and other law-enforcement agencies including the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Police.
- The Kentucky e-Warrant program that improves the issuance of warrants for law-enforcement officers through high-tech means.
- Federal-grant administration to support cities, counties and agencies for acquisition of interoperable communications equipment, victim rescue gear, DHS-approved fire department and EMS equipment and devices essential in helping thwart attacks on infrastructure vital to the security and economic stability of both Kentucky and the United States.
- Law Enforcement Protection Program to provide funds for body armor, firearms, and electronic-control weapons for law-enforcement agencies.
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Mission Statement |
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"Lead the Commonwealth's coordination and collaboration efforts with public and private preparedness partners to ensure a Ready and Prepared Kentucky."
Click the following link to download our Mission Statement
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Recent News |
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Swine Flu |
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Kentucky Public Health Commissioner William Hacker, M.D., is urging health-care providers and public-health officials to be on the alert for potential cases of swine flu in Kentucky.
For more information on swine flu and updated case counts, visit http://cdc.gov/swineflu or http://healthalerts.ky.gov
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