A fire has destroyed a Vanceburg home despite efforts by firefighters to save the structure.
Lewis County Emergency Management Director George Sparks said the fire at 1293 Town Branch Road was reported by a neighbor about 2:45 p.m. on December Continue reading →
Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel says a meeting with ambulance service officials produced promising efforts to improve response times in the county.
Ruckel and other local officials traveled to Portsmouth Ambulance administrative offices to discuss concerns with officials there. Continue reading →
Lewis County Emergency Management hosted a tabletop exercise last week to help better prepare first responders for possible emergency events.
Emergency Management Area Manager Bobby Carpenter explains the scenario of an accident for a training exercise. – Dennis Brown Photo Continue reading →
Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel is KEMA’s Judge Executive of the Year.
Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel has been named 2017 Kentucky Emergency Management Association’s Judge Executive of the Year. The announcement was made during the awards banquet Continue reading →
Lewis County will officially receive StormReady status Monday when officials from the National Weather Service travel here to present a certificate and road signs to Judge Executive Todd Ruckel.
The ceremony is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Lewis Continue reading →