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Stanford city departments reported their monthly activity for July to the Stanford City Council earlier this month. 

The Stanford Fire Department (SFD) responded to a total of 104 incidents in July. 

SFD responded to the following incidents between July 1 and July 31: 

• building fire – 3
• camper or recreational vehicle fire – 1
• medical assist, assist EMS crew – 9
• EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury – 29
• motor vehicle accident with injuries – 3
• motor vehicle accident with no injuries – 2
• gas leak (natural or LPG) – 3
• electrical wiring/equipment problem, other – 1
• power line down – 2
• building or structure weakened or collapsed – 1
• public service assistance, other – 2
• public service – 1
• assist invalid – 3
• unauthorized burning – 1
• dispatched & cancelled en route – 8
• authorized controlled burning – 2
• steam, vapor or fog or dust thought to be smoke – 1
• smoke detector activation due to malfunction – 1
• alarm system sounded due to malfunction – 1
• smoke detector activation, no fire – unintentional – 2
• alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional – 6
• special type incident, other – 1
• rescue & emergency medical service incident – 11
• hazardous condition (no fire) – 3
• false alarm and false call – 3
• good intent call – 3
• accident, potential accident, other – 1
• no incident found upon arrival at dispatch address – 1

The Stanford Police Department did receive the activity report for July in time to submit to the City Council this month, but Police Chief Zach Middleton provided council members with an update. 

Middleton said SPD is currently in the process of filling two vacancies in patrol left by the departure of Officer Nick Adams and Recruit Kenneth Archer, with a third potential vacancy expected. 

“The good news is we have offered the open SRO (School Resource Officer) position we’ve had to an officer who was previously certified, if everything is a go for that hire, we will now have all SRO positions filled with certified officers to start the school year,” Middleton said. 

Recruit Kaleb Phillips has eight weeks left at the police academy before he returns to duty as a patrol officer. 

Middleton said SPD is awaiting the arrival of a new training simulator that will help train officers on various different scenarios. 

“This equipment will be a great training asset to our agency and surrounding agencies who can come train on it here,” he said. “I have been in contact with KLC (Kentucky League of Cities) and will be working with them as well to ensure their policies and trainings are incorporated to assist in our goal of achieving the highest safety and liability scores.”

Middleton said this budget cycle included two police vehicles, which have been ordered and are currently being upfitted with equipment. 

“We should receive those by the end of the month. Our fleet will be in the best shape it has ever been. It has taken a while but your dedication in sticking to our plan has paid off,” MIddleton said.
Since the passage of the ordinance restricting unlawful discharge of firearms in city limits Middleton said there has been one incident. 

“The individual was advised of the ordinance and there were no issues in that person coming into compliance,” he said. 

Stanford Code Enforcement also reported monthly activity for July. 

According to the report, code enforcement issued 31 verbal warnings and noted four violations. There was one building permit, one porch/deck and one certificate of occupancy issued. 

A total of 59 business license applications were issued or renewed in July.