# Emergency Services Committee  -  November 9, 2026


**Body:** Hardin County Government (HCGO)
**Date:** November 08, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The Hardin County Emergency Services Committee met on November 9, 2026, to review departmental updates and fire-service planning. A department representative sought permission to apply for a fully funded, 24-month prevention grant through the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, with a stated ceiling of $1 million and a December 17 deadline; the application would be brought to Fiscal Court. EMS reported that submitting a prior-year Medicaid cost report could produce about $2.2 million in reimbursements and avoid an estimated $226,000 in outside contract costs. A resolution authorizing outside assistance for the filing is expected to be revoked because the report was filed in-house. No formal votes were recorded in the transcript.

The committee reviewed a proposed fire-service plan whose projected cost is about $4 million higher than an earlier version. Changes include accelerating fire apparatus and equipment purchases (about $2.6 million), earlier staffing and creation of a county fire chief (about $360,000), and estimated automatic-aid payments of about $300,000; the plan also includes $6.5 million in state funding for the Lindale emergency-services building. The plan was presented for consideration, with possible further discussion after the administration transition, rather than approved. Members also discussed a no-cost equipment opportunity, a proposed change assigning floodplain administration to county planning/building staff instead of an outside engineering firm, and selling surplus jail firearms through a licensed dealer.

**Source:** Hardin County Government (HCGO)