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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    

Press Release for 1-27-18 Outage (002)

Chief Heitschmidt announced he will retire from the Hutchinson Police Department October 1, 2018. Read more about his announcement here http://www.hutchpost.com/hpd-chief-dick-heitschmidt-to-retire/

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capable call handling to the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) in Kansas, but many of them are operating on old or outdated equipment in other critical areas.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…