First responders in west Kentucky say cross-agency communication is an issue in handling active shooter situations.
Agencies in Murray and Calloway County, including Emergency Medical Services, Fire and Rescue, law enforcement, emergency management and school representatives participated in a training session on Tuesday.
Murray-Calloway County Hospital EMS Director Marty Barnett said coordination between agencies can be difficult because each agency talks through a different radio channel.
“And that’s one of our biggest problems for years is everybody being able to communicate on the same channel. We try, but we just forget, because when you’re in the heat of the moment you stay on what you know,” Barnett said.