Twenty-nine Northern Kentucky All-Hazards Incident Management Team members graduated from their training course on Friday.
Team members also conducted several mock disasters last week.
An All-Hazard IMT is a multi-agency/multi-jurisdiction team for extended incidents formed and managed at the state, regional or metropolitan level. All-Hazard IMTs are deployed as a team of 10-35 trained personnel to manage major and/or complex incidents requiring a significant number of local, regional, and state resources.
The teams are activated to support incident management at incidents that extend beyond one operational period. An IMT may be utilized in incidents such as a tornado touchdown, earthquake, flood, or multi-day hostage/standoff situation. They are also utilized at planned mass-gathering types of events such as festivals, political rallies, state, and national summits, and conferences.
Director of Campbell County Office of Emergency Management William Turner brought the class to the region and hosted the training at the Campbell County Fire Training Center.
The 29 participants in the training course consisted of members from the following agencies:
- Campbell County KY Office of Emergency Management
- Campbell County Fiscal Court
- Boone County KY Emergency Management
- Kentucky Department for Public Health
- Kenton County Homeland Security Emergency Management
- Kenton County- Government
- Kenton County Police Department
- Kenton County Public Works
- Covington Professional Firefighters Local 38
- Burlington Fire Department
- Butler County Sheriff’s Office
- Office Emergency Response Services (ERS)
- Lakeside Park-Crestview Hills Police Department
- Fort Mitchell Fire Department
- Kentucky Emergency Management
- KYEM Area 6 Manager
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare
- Pendleton County Emergency Management
- Campbell County Fire District one
- Grant County Emergency Management
- Independence Police Department
- The city of Independence
- Independence Fire District