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NG911 Grants for Kansas PSAPs
The Kansas State 911 Board’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capable call handling to the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) in Kansas, but many of them are operating on old or outdated equipment in other critical areas.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…
Kansas State 911 Board Liaison RFP Open Responses Due 06/24/2022
As the Local Collection Point Administrator (LCPA) for the Kansas State 911 Board (“Council”), Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions, Inc. is issuing this RFP for the procurement of a Kansas 911 Liaison. The RFP is attached. RFP ID: 03-911 Liaison SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 24, 2022, 5:00 PM-CT, QUESTION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 3, 2022, 5:00 PM-CT Please feel…
NG911 Testing
Several members of the Kansas NG911 team hard at work testing the ESInet at the Yoder Test and Evaluation Site.
Text-To-911 at Kansas PSAPs
The Kansas State 911 Board is pleased to announce the availability of Text-to-911 at Kansas PSAPs that are using the statewide call handling system. On November 2nd, 2017, 71 Kansas Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) utilizing the statewide call handling system now have the ability to receive 911 text messages. Text-to-911 service will be available…
SPP has declared an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 1
Effective at 1:15 pm Central time, SPP has declared an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 1 for its entire 14-state balancing authority area. Generation is currently sufficient to serve system-wide demand across the region and to fully satisfy operating reserve requirements. We continue to urge all homes and businesses throughout our 14-state region to conserve…
Graham County Live on the Statewide Call Handling System
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…