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Press Release for 1-27-18 Outage (002)
Emporia, KS – The KS 911 Coordinating Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Sherry Massey as the new Executive Director of the KS 911 Board. With a career spanning over 27 years, Sherry brings a wealth of experience in Next Generation 911 (NextGen 911), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and extensive operational and administrative…
. Sherry Massey began her public service career in 1997 as a 911 telecommunicator in Dickinson County, Kansas. Over time, she became a trainer and later the PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) administrator. Throughout her career, she earned certifications as a trainer in various fields, including Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) and Communications Center Management, delivering…
All PSAPS have completed their 2020 annual reports. A big thank you to the Expenditure Review Committee, Chair Josh Michaelis and liaisons Lori Criqui and Angie Murphy!!
February 16, 1968 sees the first official “911” call placed in the United States. Now taken for granted as first course of action in the event of emergency by nearly all of the nation’s 327 million people, 911 is a relatively recent invention and was still not standard across the United States for many years…