On Thursday night, at one of the subcommittee meetings - the response time committee - council members, firefighters and union leaders studied how fast fire trucks get to all areas of Hamilton.

They say this will help improve the level of service to the community without adding extra personal or equipment. It is located right in the center of a neighborhood surrounded by several schools, so they can get to know the people around the neighborhood who they are there to protect.

Dave Cihasky of Five Bugles Design spoke to the Boyceville Community Fire District Board concerning the $1 million budget for the new fire station at the fire board’s August 16 meeting.

WKYU reported on steps first responders in the state of Kentucky are taking to be ready for today's much-anticipated eclipse. Nashville is the largest city int he path of totality and crowds are expected.

“We’re pre-staging all of our fire apparatus. We’ve talked to the police department, the sheriff’s department," said Melissa Moore of the Warren County Emergency Management Agency. "They’re going to be pre-staging people in order to reduce response times. The ambulance service is doing the same thing.”