Frankfort Fire Chief named Fire Chief of the Year

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WTVQ) – At their annual conference in Bowling Green on Saturday, the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs named Frankfort Fire & EMS Chief Eddie Slone Career Fire Chief of the Year.

Chief Slone joined Frankfort Fire & EMS in 1994 and was promoted through the ranks until taking over as chief in 2013. His Department has 82 fulltime employees and responds to 7000 EMS and 1000 fire runs a year.

Slone was instrumental in Frankfort receiving a Class II ISO rating in 2014. He has also fostered a regional attitude, working with Georgetown Fire to create a joint training program. Along with that regional approach he is the president of the Central Kentucky Fire Chiefs Association.