June 1-5 marks Emergency Management Professionals Week, and on Wednesday, Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton wanted to make sure her city’s first responders understood just how important those teams are to the people of the city.
“Our division of emergency management works tirelessly to keep everyone safe,” Gorton said, before proclaiming this week for the emergency management teams.
Rob Larkin is the city’s director of emergency management. His department is broken down into two parts: the one Lexington residents see when city staff is actively working to save lives following a natural disaster of any kind, and the other part happens behind the scenes…