Hart County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1083 - Emergency Disaster Preparedness
1083.1) 73

Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge regarding disaster preparedness (such as emergency kit contents; daily water needs for survival; damage assessment; evacuation and sheltering in place plans)

1083.2) 51

Number of individuals reporting an intent to implement one or more disaster preparedness strategies/plan

1083.3) 0

Number of individuals who became involved in an existing local disaster preparedness program

1083.4) 7

Number of volunteers who led a program as a response to a disaster event



Success Stories

Grain Safety

Author: Timothy Estes

Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness

According to the United States Census of Ag, Hart county has doubled the amount of grain acres harvested from 2007 to 2017.  With that acreage increase has came the increase in storage facilities (grain bins) in the county as well.  What has not came is the rescue equipment required for grain bins in case of an emergency.  On March 1st 2022,  Hart County Extension, Ky Department of Ag, Hart County Emergency Management,  and the Hart County Farm Bureau Federation partnere

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