Known for its efforts in high-stress, high-risk situations, and a likely new home still in the works, the Trigg County Rescue Squad received good news Monday night, when Trigg County Fiscal Court and its magistrates once again opted to enter into an affiliation with the organization.
The unanimous decision continues its operation under the Trigg County Emergency Management Agency, and gives the group a lead role in vehicle extrication, land search & rescue, as well as water search & rescue and recovery.
It further allows the collective to assist, but not take the lead role in:
+ operations with the coroner and his deputies regarding the recovery of a corpse not accessible by hearse or ambulance
+ the transportation and delivery of critical medications, as well as medical personnel, in heavy snow emergencies
+ and most efforts with EMS, especially if inclement weather and/or rough terrain prevents a regular ambulance from providing transportation
While it cannot respond to the search for criminals and runaways, hot zones in hazardous materials incidents, hostage situations and any other rescues deemed “too dangerous” by officers in charge, it can be called upon by the Trigg County Judge-Executive, the Trigg County Emergency Management Agency Director, the Trigg County SAR Coordinator, the Region I Kentucky Emergency Management Area Manager, the State SAR Coordinator and the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management.
All calls must come through the Trigg County E-911 Dispatch Center.
In other court news:
— Road Supervisor Brandon Calhoun said in preparation for this past weekend’s winter weather, crews spilled more than 4,000 gallons of salt brine on Trigg County roads, and salt was used over the weekend and into Monday in order to prevent refreezing. He also said Trigg County went mostly unscathed, with less than 10 trees down and roads “not an issue.” Prepping for Friday’s possible cold snap and precipitation is already underway, he added, as temperatures will not get above freezing for the next few days.
Furthermore, Calhoun said waters from Little River continue to recede at Glenwood Mill, a welcome sign, but as Magistrate Mike Wright urged, flooding remains as a major issue. And for one key reason.
— Judge-Executive Stan Humphries said there were several key dates that needed to be on everyone’s mind:
*On January 13, PADD will meet in Hopkinsville, with he and several other county judges afterward planning to discuss what needs to be in play for regional recycling to resume. Since the closing of the correctional facility’s efforts nearly a year ago, a better option has not shown itself.
*At 6 PM January 14 in the Trigg County Fiscal Court Room, the Veterans Memorial Committee will convene. The second anniversary of the harrowing dual HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash is less than three months away, and a monument is to be place there near that time, eschewing in a permanent era of remembrance near Vinson’s Cemetery.
*And at noon January 17, local officials will join together at the Trigg County Senior Citizens Center to reveal the new wrap on the purchased travel bus.
