Chalybeate Resident Among Graduates of KSP Telecommunications Academy

Lt. Brandon Brooks stands beside Tucker Kiernan, Breanna Sexton, and Malak Salman, 2025 graduates of the KSP Telecommunications Academy.

Darren Doyle, story:
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced the graduation of 17 telecommunicators from the KSP Telecommunications Academy, including Tucker Kiernan of Chalybeate.

These individuals have been assigned to 10 posts across the state, where they will answer the call of service by providing critical communication support to Kentuckians and law enforcement agencies. KSP telecommunicators are responsible for dispatching state troopers, commercial vehicle enforcement officers, conservation officers and other emergency service agencies. Last year alone, they answered over 1.2 million calls, leading to more than 406,000 requests for assistance.

“Public safety will be strengthened thanks to the crucial function each of these graduates will provide as telecommunicators,” said KSP Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. “It is an honor to welcome them to our agency, where they will serve as the vital link between the public and emergency responders.”

The graduates of Class 25 completed 160 hours of instruction over four weeks, covering essential topics such as legal liability, telecommunicator authority limits, their role in public safety, interpersonal communications, customer service, stress management and PTSD, ethics and confidentiality, responder safety, basic fire dispatch, emergency operation plans, criminal justice information systems, first aid and emergency medical dispatch.

In addition to Kiernan, two others completed the academy from Post 3, including Breanna Sexton and Malak Salman.

Tucker is the son of John and Samantha Kiernan of Chalybeate.