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Fort Thomas hears reports on Newport tanker fire response; police announce new hire
Summary
Council heard that Fort Thomas fire personnel joined a multi‑agency response to a Newport tanker fire that drew about 93 responders; Lieutenant Nathan Day reported a new lateral police hire and plans to restart a Citizens Police Academy.
Council received public‑safety briefings from fire and police representatives about recent emergency response and department staffing.
A fire department representative described mutual‑aid response to a large tanker fire in Newport over the weekend, noting that regional units — including Campbell County and neighboring departments — assisted and that incident commanders later counted roughly 93 fire personnel on scene. The speaker praised the coordinated response and said the nearby bridge remained open after incident review.
The council then heard a police report from Lieutenant Nathan Day, who said he was filling in for Chief Kilgore while the chief attends annual in‑service training. Day announced the department hired a lateral officer, Trey Gans from Newport, now in field training, and outlined recent training work including defensive tactics and use‑of‑force policy review. He also said plans to run a Citizens Police Academy tentatively in April are underway after low enrollment forced a previous postponement.
Council members asked for copies of written monthly reports and discussed whether to formally receive and file those reports at a later meeting. No formal vote on receiving written reports is recorded in the provided transcript.
