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Kentucky Revised Statute Section 39 requires that each county Judge Executive in the Commonwealth of Kentucky appoint someone qualified and experienced to the position of Emergency Management Director. Given that Laurel County's participation was overwhelming in several different programs and that the Emergency Management Director would be responsible for an abundance of emergency services tasks, in October of 2000, the Laurel County Judge Executive and the Fiscal Court members enacted a county ordinance that created the Laurel County Division of Public Safety and Emergency Management Office. The Director for the Laurel County Division of Public Safety and Emergency Management is directly in the line of succession with and for the County Judge Executive for emergency response and emergency response planning issues.

The Laurel County Division of Public Safety participates in or manages the following:
County Emergency Operations Center
County Emergency Operations Planning
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Disaster Planning and Response Coordination
County Search and Rescue Committee
County Government and County Fire Alliance Liaison
K-9 Cadaver recovery
K-9 Explosives Detection Unit
Clandestine Laboratories Task Force
Operations Support for the Laurel County Sheriff's Department SWAT
Operations Support for the Laurel County Major Crimes Task Force
Homeland Security Coordination With City, County, State and Federal Government
Regional Management of Kentucky Weapons of Mass Destruction / Hazardous Materials / Counter Terrorism Operations Support Team "Task Force 11"