A new law signed by Governor Beshear Tuesday will lead to the formation of a state Urban Search and Rescue team. Lieutenant Doug Hargreaves is the Lexington Fire Department’s executive officer for special operations. He said will include people with several different specialties and be a force multiplier for local first responders.
“When we went to these places in Mayfield, and also in east Kentucky. We ended up calling USAR teams from out of state Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia. So all these teams had come to us.”
