Since the World Equestrian Games were awarded to Lexington five years ago, Lexington police and fire departments say they've been planning on how they will handle it.

Lexington Fire Chief Bob Hendricks says, "There's going to be 400 temporary buildings... portable cooking devices and heating devices."

All of the those things, says Hendricks, are potential fire hazards.

The fire department says they will have firefighters stationed at the horsepark 24/7 during the games, but will also have enough firefighters to ensure service to those not attending the games will be uninterupted.

"The job will be done the same way but we will need to access them better, be stationed better," says Hendricks.

The same can be said for Lexington Police, who will provide traffic control for the games and assist the Kentucky State Police who will oversee public safety at WEG.

Sherelle Roberts with the Lexington Police Department says no officers will be off-duty during the games.

Roberts says, "We will have all hands on deck and even people like the detectives, even they will be working on the street."

Police say if all goes according to plan, the people of Lexington won't notice any difference in serivice.

Roberts also says they've budgeted the officers time so to minimize overtime during WEG.