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08/16/2025

08/14/2025

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06/26/2025

Fire Authority Representatives, Mayors and City Administrators,

Attached are the results of our ISO inspection (Public Protection Classification Summary Report) The good news is that we remain a Class “2” Department. The scale is from one to ten with 1 being the best. As you can see by the charts below, there are only 56 Class 2 fire departments in Kentucky and 5 Class 1. Nationally there are 2,109 Class 2 and only 502 Class 1. The analysis process took place in February and takes an incredible amount of preparation and planning. I will cover the categories that we did well on and some areas that are suggested for improvement:
Emergency Communications (Kenton County Dispatch) Almost a perfect score, Six years ago Kenton County and each fire department invested millions of dollars in a new 700/800MHZ radio system.
Fire Department Equipment and Operations, According to our inspector will have all of the proper equipment and vehicles for the area we cover. Our standard operating procedures and guidelines exceed the National Fire Protection standards.
Water Supply: Our water supply is nearly a perfect score. Our yearly testing procedures and records exceeds the national standards. The willingness of the cities to replace outdated fire hydrants and preventative maintenance program has paid off in this area.
Community Risk Reduction: We received credit for our fire prevention program ( all 3 schools and nursing home). Our fire code enforcement, preforming fire inspections on all businesses at least once per year. Credit for investigating all of our structure fires by utilizing the Kenton County Fire Investigation Team.

We are very proud of our current rating! This could not be possible without the financial support of the Fire Authority, both cities and Kenton County Fiscal Court.


The ISO Public Protection Classification (PPC) program is a system used by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) to assess the effectiveness of a community's fire suppression services. ISO collects information on municipal fire-protection efforts nationwide, analyzes this data using its Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS), and assigns a PPC grade from 1 to 10 to each community.
Here's a breakdown of the ISO PPC grading:
• Class 1: Represents superior property fire protection.
• Class 10: Indicates that the area's fire suppression program doesn't meet ISO's minimum criteria.
• Grades 2-9: Fall in between, representing varying levels of fire protection.
Key factors influencing the PPC grade include:
• Emergency Communications: The efficiency of receiving and dispatching fire alarms.
• Fire Department: Equipment, staffing, training, and deployment of fire companies.
• Water Supply: Availability of water for fire suppression, including hydrant testing and maintenance.
• Community Risk Reduction: Efforts to reduce fire risk, such as fire prevention codes and public education.
Impact on Insurance Premiums:
Most U.S. insurers use PPC information to calculate fire insurance premiums for homeowners and businesses. In general, a community with a better PPC grade (closer to 1) tends to have lower insurance premiums, assuming other factors are equal, as the risk of fire-related claims is lower. Class 10 areas, however, may face higher premiums or even difficulty securing insurance coverage.

Recommendations To Improve our PPC Rating:
Staffing: As we transition more from a volunteer fire department to a “Fulltime Career” Department more staffing is required.
Training: Some items that we saw reduced points are, lack of a Kenton County common training facility. It is required that we train at common training center four times a year. Construction on a new training facility in ongoing.
Fire Officer training. Command officers are required to attend12 hours of fire officers training, This requires that we cover shifts with overtime while in class. Often these classes expensive and out of town.

All of the recommendations cost a considerable amount of money and we will continue to do the best we can with our funding.

If there are any questions on the report, Please let me know.






Jeff Wendt,
Fire Chief
Crescent Spring-Villa Hills Fire/EMS
859 341 3840

05/19/2025

Special Alert:
Overdose Spike Alert issued for NKY Region by Northern Kentucky Health Department - 5/19/25



NKY Health and KDPH (Kentucky Department of Public Health) have been monitoring ODMAP as well as other state tracking systems for suspected overdoses. An alert is being issued due to an increase in suspected overdoses for our region, which includes Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant counties.
6 suspected overdoses have been reported throughout our region since Saturday 5/17/25, with 3 more being suspected fatal.
Please encourage individuals to carry naloxone and to never use drugs alone. Individuals who do use alone should utilize the Never Use Alone Hotline (877-696-1996.) Naloxone can also be mailed to any Kentucky address through NKYHealth.org/savealife, as well as accessed at any of the health centers in Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant Counties.






Through the NKYODCP's Addiction Helpline, Narcan can be requested and obtained at no cost. Narcan trainings can be conducted for individuals and for agencies, both in-person and virtually by NKYODCP staff.
The Helpline (859-415-9280) is operated between 8:00am-8:00pm Monday-Thursday and 8:00am-4:00pm Fridays. Resources for treatment and other support are also available.

02/26/2025

Special Alert:
Overdose Spike Alert issued for NKY Region by Northern Kentucky Health Department - 2/26/25


NKY Health and KDPH (Kentucky Department of Public Health) have been monitoring ODMAP, as well as other state tracking for suspected overdoses. There has been an alert issued for an increase in suspected overdoses for our region, which includes Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant counties. 24 suspected overdoses have been reported throughout our region since 2/19/25, with 2 suspected fatal overdoses occurring within the last 24 hours.
Please encourage individuals to carry naloxone and to never use drugs alone. Individuals who do use alone should utilize the Never Use Alone Hotline (877-696-1996.) Naloxone can also be mailed to any Kentucky address through NKYHealth.org/savealife, as well as accessed at any of the health centers in Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant Counties.




Through the NKYODCP's Addiction Helpline, Narcan can be requested and obtained at no cost. Narcan trainings can be conducted for individuals and for agencies, both in-person and virtually by NKYODCP staff.
The Helpline (859-415-9280) is operated between 8:00am-8:00pm Monday-Thursday and 8:00am-4:00pm Fridays. Resources for treatment and other support are also available.


The Northern Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy assists with the development of substance use policy initiatives, coordinates regional efforts at the direction of the Board and provides advisory services to the Fiscal Courts of Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties.

The NKYODCP Board of Directors is comprised of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton County Judge/Executives Kris Knochelmann (Chair), Gary Moore, Steve Pendry, Garren Colvin, Scott Hardcorn, Dr. Jennifer Mooney and Representative Kimberly Moser as the Board's legislative liaison.


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02/20/2025

UPDATE as of 7:13PM: Verizon has fixed the issue.

ATTENTION: Our team has been made aware of a Verizon-specific issue in which callers using Verizon cannot hear our dispatchers when calling into 911. However, our team can hear the callers.

Verizon is working to address this issue, but it is unclear how long it will persist. We ask that any caller using Verizon please state their location along with a brief description of their emergency so our team can begin dispatching prior aid. If this process fails, our 911 operators have the ability to text your mobile phone to continue the conversation.

02/03/2025

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01/14/2025

Creating chances, creating change.


Special Alert:
Overdose Spike Alert issued for NKY Region by Northern Kentucky Health Department - 1/14/25



NKY Health and KDPH (Kentucky Department of Public Health) have been monitoring ODMAP, as well as other state tracking for suspected overdoses. There has been an alert issued for an increase in suspected overdoses for our region, which includes Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant counties. 9 suspected overdoses have been reported throughout our region since 1/12/25, with 2 of them being suspected fatal overdoses.
Please encourage individuals to carry naloxone and to never use drugs alone. Individuals who do use alone should utilize the Never Use Alone Hotline (877-696-1996.) Naloxone can also be mailed to any Kentucky address through NKYHealth.org/savealife, as well as accessed at any of the health centers in Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant Counties.






Through the NKYODCP's Addiction Helpline, Narcan can be requested and obtained at no cost. Narcan trainings can be conducted for individuals and for agencies, both in-person and virtually by NKYODCP staff.
The Helpline (859-415-9280) is operated between 8:00am-8:00pm Monday-Thursday and 8:00am-4:00pm Fridays. Resources for treatment and other support are also available.

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11/19/2024

The following paramedics, firefighters and police officers were presented with “Successful Defibrillator Save” pins. The successful resuscitation by Carissa Hoyle, Anthony Hesler, Blake Stouffer, Brandon Wisemans, Josh Bruggeman, Officer Sean Dooley and Officer Lauren Steffen is a great example of teamwork between police and fire that lead to a life saving outcome,

11/18/2024

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