ANDERSON COUNTY, Ky. — A 911 call about a choking 4-year-old has sparked a jurisdiction dispute between Anderson County fire departments after a nearby firefighter crossed a district line to save the child.

On Oct. 31, an Anderson County Fire District firefighter who was just 0.7 miles away self-dispatched to a home for a child who was choking on a lollipop. The child has since fully recovered, LEX 18 reported.

The response stirred controversy because the call originated within Lawrenceburg’s city fire jurisdiction, even though the home was less than a mile from a county fire station.

Hours after the call, Lawrenceburg Fire Chief Bill Curtsinger emailed Anderson County Fire Chief Brad Durr, directing the county department to refrain from responding inside city limits.

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