(859)238-1109

Staff

Director Lennie Shepperson
lshepperson@boyleky.com

Lennie Shepperson assumed the role of Emergency Management Director following a 20 year career in private industry management. Lennie’s long association with emergency response includes over two decades of membership in the Boyle County Fire Department and Rescue Squad as well as five years of health and safety management in the private sector. Lennie has served on the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission, as President and Regional VP of the Kentucky Emergency Management Association, Vice Chairman and member of the Boyle County Fire Protection District, and member of the local American Red Cross Board of Directors. Lennie has worked on a full-time basis with Danville-Boyle County Emergency Management since 1987.

Deputy Director Rusty Cox

Rusty Cox has served as Deputy EM Director for Boyle County since 2005. Prior to joining BCEM, Rusty retired as Fire Marshall with the Danville Fire Department and served as the Boyle County Health Department Planning Coordinator. Rusty’s duties also include his role as Boyle County Building Inspector.

Communications Officer Mike Sims

Mike Sims joined BCEM in 2001. As Communications officer, Mike acts as a liaison between BCEM and local ham radio operators, coordinating their response to training and emergency situations. Mike also serves on the EOC and mobile command post staff and provides support to Emergency Management officials regarding wireless communications, information technology, hazmat, and response equipment issues.

The Danville-Boyle County Emergency Management Agency is a unified local emergency mangement agency serving all county and city governments in Boyle County. BCEM was created and is maintained in accordance with Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 39B and is jointly funded by Boyle County, the City of Danville, and the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management. Through our contacts with local government, schools, civic and volunteer organizations, local industry and health care providers, we are committed to providing for the health and safety of all Boyle County residents before, during, and after a major emergency or disaster.

Danville-Boyle County EMA Director Lennie Shepperson is charged with representing the executives of local city and county governments on all matters pertaining to the comprehensive emergency management program and disaster and emergency response within the county. BCEM Staff attend a great deal of training annually and periodically conduct table-top and functional exercises with other agencies to bolster local preparedness policies and skills. Director Shepperson maintains the Boyle County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and is the primary on-scene representative of local officials in the event of an emergency, declared emergency, disaster, or catastrophe within the County. The EOP is a tool utilized at the state and local level that includes directions and provisions to assess, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all disaster and emergency incidents.

In the event of an emergency, BCEM is prepared to establish a County Emergency Operations Center at one of several pre-determined locations. We are also capable of providing command and control functions as well as centralized radio communications support from our mobile command post. To learn more about the Danville-Boyle County Emergency Management Agency, please contact our office during normal business hours.

Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

The Local Emergency Planning Committee, or LEPC, is tasked with the development and implementation of emergency response plans for releases of hazardous materials in Boyle County. The LEPC is to be made up of fifteen representatives from local emergency management, law enforcement, fire, health, environmental, and media agencies, community groups, elected officials, and the owners and operators of facilities that manufacture, use, store, or transport hazardous substances. LEPCs receive guidance from the KY Emergency Response Commission and were conceived in Title III of SARA, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. SARA Title III authorized the Emergency Planning & Community Right To Know Act (EPCRA) which helps local communities protect public health, safety, and the environment from chemical hazards.

Boyle County is home to several facilities that fall under the jurisdiction of SARA Title III. These facilities are required to develop plans to respond to accidental hazardous substance releases as well as make chemical hazard and inventory data available to the public. Additionally, they must notify public officials immediately when a release occurs and provide information about such releases to the public.

The Boyle County LEPC meets twice yearly in April and November at the Boyle County Health Department; these meetings are open to the public. If you have questions regarding hazardous materials or need assistance in complying with SARA Title III, please contact LEPC Chairman Lennie Shepperson at 859-238-1109. In the event of a hazardous materials release or other emergency, dial 9-1-1.

9-1-1 Address Numbering

The 911 addressing initiative is designed to assist you in an emergency. The goals of 911 addressing are to help emergency service workers to get to your house quickly and to provide you with an address that is not easily confused with other addresses in the county. To obtain an address, please contact 911 Addressing Coordinator Lennie Shepperson at 859-238-1109.

Please follow these guidelines when posting your address:

• Each address must be posted with numbers 3 inches or taller
• Numbers must be easily readable from the roadway
• Numbers should be a different color than the background
• If you have no mailbox, numbers should be posted at the entrance to the driveway near the roadway
• Numbers should be on both sides of the mailbox and should not be blocked by the flag at any time
• If one driveway serves more than one house, the address should also be posted at the point at which each individual driveway splits off
• If your mailbox is located on the opposite side of the road, post your address at the driveway to eliminate confusion
• If building a new home, post the address at the end of the driveway during construction, should someone be injured on the worksite

Outdoor Warning Sirens

The Boyle County outdoor warning siren system is comprised of thirteen sirens located thoughout the county. The sirens are activated from the 9-1-1 communications center in the event of severe weather or other emergency. The sirens are tested for proper operation on Fridays at 12:00 PM, weather permitting.

When sounded in an emergency situation, the sirens indicate that a tornado, large hail, high winds or other emergency are imminent for Boyle County. If you are indoors during a weather-related emergency, proceed to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor of the building. Put as many walls as possible between you and the outside. Stay away from windows and doors. Get under something sturdy such as a table and if possible, cover yourself with a blanket. It is strongly recommended that residents designate a shelter area for their home in advance and practice going to that area with their families. If you are in a vehicle or outdoors, lie flat and face-down on low ground, protecting the back of your head with your arms. Get as far away from trees and cars as you can; they may be blown onto you in a tornado.

Please note that the warning sirens are designed to alert persons that are outdoors and may not be heard inside most buildings. In an emergency, tune to NOAA Weather Radio, local radio stations, broadcast or cable television for further information and instructions. Residents with scanner radios may listen to Emergency Management officals at 155.025 MHz and local Skywarn weather spotters at 145.310 MHz. The nearest NOAA Weather Radio transmitter is located near Lexington on a frequency of 162.400MHz. The NOAA SAME code for Boyle County is 021021.

Sirens have been installed in the following locations:

1. Danville Fire Department Station 1 (Main Street)
2. Danville Water Filtration Plant (Lexington Road)
3. Streamland Neighborhood Pool (Springhill Drive)
4. Boyle County Middle School (HWY 127 at Perryville Road)
5. R & R Donnelley Plant (HWY 127 at Lebanon Road)
6. Time Warner Cable Facility (Hightower Road in the area of Wal-Mart)
7. Lexington Road at Goggin Road
8. Old Bridge Golf Club (Lexington Road near Lake Herrington)
9. City Hall in Junction City
10. Parksville Fire Station
11. Mitchellsburg Fire Station
12. Forkland Community Center
13. Perryville City Fire Station

Region 12 WMD/Hazardous Materials Response Team

HazMat 12 is a state-level all-volunteer hazardous materials emergency response organization. The Boyle County Division is part of the statewide network of WMD/HazMat Response Teams that was created using Federal Grant Funding from years 1999-2002.

The individual members of HM12 represent local fire, EMS, & emergency management agencies as well as private industry. Team members are trained at or above the hazardous materials technician level and are prepared to respond within KyEM Region 12 or anywhere in the Commonwealth as necessary.

Emergency Communications / Ham Radio

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) consist of federally licensed volunteer ham radio operators from Boyle and surrounding counties who volunteer the use of communications equipment and/or manpower during times of emergency. These services are especially needed to protect public safety during extreme disaster situations when normal radio communications and telephone systems fail. BCEM has had a long and productive association with local ham radio operators, ARES/RACES, and the Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club.

The Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club was founded in the 1960’s to promote ham radio and public service in Boyle County. With the financial support of the Boyle County Fiscal Court and private donors, the WRARC purchased and installed Boyle County's first ham radio repeater in 1981 under the club call WD4DZC. A new repeater transceiver was purchased in 2003 and was relocated from the Inter-County RECC communication tower to Parksville in 2005 with funds secured through Boyle Co. Emergency Management. This 2-meter repeater operates at 145.310 MHz providing coverage to Boyle and all surrounding counties. The Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Boyle County Courthouse.