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Kentucky Trains 17 New Dispatchers | Lexington News
Seventeen new dispatchers just graduated from Kentucky’s Public Safety Dispatch Academy, ready to answer emergency and non-emergency calls statewide—Governor Beshear praised their vital role. The rigorous 4-week, 164-hour program covers radio/phone communication, call handling, emergency medical dispatch, and state/national databases. Students hail from agencies like Campbell County and Blue Grass Airport Police, though major cities and state police run their own training. For the first time since 1998, Kentucky is offering classes in two locations: Richmond and the new $50M Madisonville…
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