NG911 Testing
Several members of the Kansas NG911 team hard at work testing the ESInet at the Yoder Test and Evaluation Site.

Several members of the Kansas NG911 team hard at work testing the ESInet at the Yoder Test and Evaluation Site.
We cut Graham County 911 Live 7/15/2020. Per Terry McLarty’s spreadsheet they are the 102nd site cut live, less Yoder, AMR, Salina-Shawnee-Sedgwick backups that puts them at the 97th PSAP that went live. Michele Carpenter is the 911 lead supervisor in the attached photo, she was great to work with. Cole Presley is the Sheriff…
The federal grant has been awarded to Kansas. We will have more information on how 911 centers can apply for a grant soon. The subcommittee has a meeting this coming week to work on finalizing the requirements and approved projects. Read more about the grant at the link below. 911-Grant-Program-Awards-Press-Release-Aug-2019
The Kansas 911 Coordinating Council’s (the Council’s) recent efforts have focused on providing affordable, NG911 capable call handling to the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) in Kansas, but many of them are operating on old or outdated equipment in other critical areas. Some of the systems needed to process NG911 calls can be very expensive…
. 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…