This last week was a busy one for the team. 11 sites cut live with i3 and 7 sites cut live with RapidDeploy Radius Plus.
This summer is looking to be even busier with the continuation of updates to i3 and the new map with Radius Plus for the remaining sites. In addition, we will be bringing five 9-1-1 centers onto the hosted call handling solution by September with three of them in the next 35 days.
These 12 hour days are busy to say the least.
Across the nation in times of intense personal crisis and community-wide disasters, the first access point for those seeking all classes of emergency services is 9-1-1. The 1200 Kansas Emergency Telecommunicators staffing local and county emergency communications centers that receive these calls have emerged as the first and single point of contact for persons seeking immediate relief during an emergency.
Kansas 911 is celebrating the second full week of April (April 12-18, 2020) as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council and celebrated annually, honors the thousands of men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render lifesaving assistance to the citizens of Kansas. We are enlisting your support in the form of a Proclamation to honor these men and women in our area for the work that they do every day to protect the citizens in the State of Kansas (Fire, EMS, Law and Health Care Professionals).
The importance of recognizing and celebrating the hard work of these dedicated professionals at every level is immeasurable. We are confident you will stand behind the commitment and devotion these men and women provide to ensure the safety and security of the State of Kansas citizens. I have enclosed a proposed message for your signature.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and I look forward to your reply.
Respectfully,
Angela Murphy, President KS Chapter of APCO
Don Gruver, President, KS Chapter of NENA
Dick Heitschmidt, Chairman, KS 911 Coordinating Council
Kansas PSAPs can find resources on COVID-19 located on one web page on the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council’s website.
Use this resource to find sample documents, situational awareness maps, news-stories, webinars and many website resources.
Locate the web page at COVID-19 PSAP Resources
Join us on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at noon for one hour for a web conference featuring Kelly Chess from Jefferson County who will present on First Party Suicidal Callers, “Let’s Talk About It”.
The web conference will be recorded and posted to the website for review if you are unable to attend.
Dial-in number (US): (701) 801-1211
Access code: 912-550-374#
Join the online meeting: https://join.startmeeting.com/fullcouncil
Webinar is now available at this link: https://youtu.be/9nIa1RgOoR4
Join us on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at noon for one hour for a web conference featuring Emily Papa from Dickinson County who will present on Writing and Maintaining Policy for the Communications Center.
The web conference will be recorded and posted to the website for review if you are unable to attend.
Dial-in number (US): (701) 801-1211
Access code: 912-550-374#
Join the online meeting: https://join.startmeeting.com/fullcouncil
Webinar is now available at this link: https://youtu.be/uv-BAtaONuQ
Admin Day 2020 will be held in Salina at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3320 South 9th, Salina, Kansas on November 5th, 2020. More information will be posted as we firm up the schedule.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
Lori Alexander
Josh Michaelis, Operations Committee Chair for the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council spent a week in Washington, D.C. attending numerous events. While in Washington, D.C. Josh had the opportunity to speak with Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman on topics involving NG911.
Josh Michaelis and Ajit Pai 911 Goes to Washington
Tornado Drill
The National Weather Service in Topeka will conduct a Tornado Drill @ 10am Tuesday, March 3rd. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the drill by practicing seeking secure, safe shelter from a tornado. This test will be broadcast over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio and many local television and radio stations. Local officials may also sound their warning sirens. Area residents, businesses, and schools are urged to treat the drill as if it were an actual tornado warning.
https://www.weather.gov/top/swaw
Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions, Inc invites and welcomes proposals for a Kansas NG911 Administrator and K911 Liaison. The Request for Proposals (RFPs) provides interested individuals with sufficient information to enable them to prepare and submit a proposal for consideration.
All proposals are to be submitted by November 22, 2019 – 5PM CT to:
Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions, Inc.
618 Commercial Street
P.O. Box 1268
Emporia, Kansas 66801
November 6, 2019
The Kansas 911 Coordinating Council has awarded 30 grants, totaling $1,800,000 and supporting 36 different PSAPs. This is the full amount of the Federal Grant for this subgrant project.
It is possible that the actual funds used by the awardees will total less than their grant applications. Should that happen, any remaining funds will be awarded on a “first-come, first-served” basis. While there is no guarantee of how much money, if any, will be available, applications will continue to be accepted to establish a waiting list.
Thank you,
Kansas 911 Coordinating Council Subgrant Committee
Kansas 911 Coordinating Council announces the following PSAPs have been awarded grants:
The funding provided by these grants was awarded to the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council, by the National 911 grant program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the National 911 Program. A total of $2,759,782 was awarded to the 911 Council, of which $1,800,000 is being used to fund sub-grants to Kansas 911 Communications Centers. “These sub-grants will allow our Kansas 911 Centers to fund upgrades and equipment replacement that could otherwise fall on the shoulders of local property tax payers,” said Dick Heitschmidt, Kansas 911 Coordinating Council Chairman.
November 5th, 2019
Colby/Thomas – Voice Recorder
Republic – Radio Equipment for dispatch infrastructure
Saline – Computer Aided Dispatch
Colby/Thomas – Radio Equipment for dispatch infrastructure
Greenwood – Voice Recorder
Ellis/Hays – Radio Equipment for dispatch infrastructure
Mitchell County – Radio Equipment for dispatch infrastructure
Greeley – Radio Equipment for dispatch infrastructure
November 4th, 2019
MARC – Improved Broadband Capability
Miami County – Radio Equipment for dispatch infrastructure
Lyon County – Implementation of Emergency Fire Dispatch, update to EMD cards and addition of PROQA
Stafford County – Voice Recorder
Sherman County – Voice Recorder
Riley County – Voice Recorder
Crawford County – Voice Recorder
Atchison County – Voice Recorder
Comanche County – Voice Recorder
Hutchinson/Reno County – Voice Recorder
October 23rd, 2019
Mitchell County Communications – Voice Recorder
Hodgeman County Sheriff’s Office – New Dispatch Radio Console
Clay County Sheriff’s Office – Implementation of Emergency Dispatch Protocols
Sherman County 911 – New Dispatch Radio Console and upgrades to existing consoles
October 16, 2019
Dickinson County Emergency Communications – New Dispatch Radio Console
Liberal/Seward County 911 – New Dispatch Radio Equipment
October 10, 2019
Douglas County Emergency Communications – Upgrade to Voice Recorder
October 9, 2019
Haskell County Sheriff – New Voice Recorder
Allen County Emergency Communications – Quality Assurance Program
Butler County Emergency Communications – Upgrade to Voice Recorder
September 18, 2019
Nemaha County Sheriff – New Voice Recorder
Woodson County Sheriff – New Voice Recorder
