One Year Later, EEC’s Emergency Response Team Members Reflect on their Work By Kirsten Delamarter It’s not uncommon for EEC’s Emergency Response Team to be among the first to arrive on scene after a major incident that has environmental impacts. They’ve responded to rickhouse fires that sent bourbon flowing into nearby streams, train derailments that […]
A huge thank you to Kentucky Educational Television for highlighting this special milestone in this season of “Kentucky Life.” To see more of their coverage, visit KET’s website. Article By Kirsten Delamarter For five decades, a small but might force within state government has been protecting some of […]
When the closest hospital is miles away and there’s no cell signal in the bottom of a Kentucky hollow, you may be your own first responder. Even if you have the ability to use a smart phone, 911 can be miles away. What you do next matters.
Todd Gray, who leads the safety team for Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC), has experienced this firsthand. As a former firefighter and EMT, he knows the dangers of working in remote and sometimes precarious environments.
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