Happy retirement to Ed Reuter! He is retiring from the position of the Executive Director for the past 5 years at the Indiana Statewide 911 Board and served 48 total years in Public Safety. Through his persistence, determination and hard work, the 911 centers in...
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Hawai’i 911 Center Visit
We were honored to meet Lt. Robert Fujitake Jr. at the Hawai’i Police Communications Center in Hilo during our trip to the Big Island. Lt. Fujitake is determined to improve this 911 Center to a place where 911 PCOs can be their “best selves each and every day”. We are...
KPATC Sponsorship Recipients attend NENA
These amazing 911 professionals attended the 2022 NENA Conference this year in Louisville. KPATC is honored and proud to sponsor these professionals because they are dedicated to the 911 industry and are always Answering The Call To Be Their Best Selves Every Day....
KPATC Selects NENA 2022 Sponsorship Winners
KPATC Foundation is sponsoring five 9-1-1 professionals to attend the 2022 NENA Conference in Louisville, Kentucky from June 11-16. Public Safety is an honorable profession and these incredible individuals are working to make their 9-1-1 centers better by their...
Visit to Franklin Park 911 Center!
So honored to meet Corinne Swiatek and her team members at NORCOMM 911 Center in Franklin Park, IL today to share our appreciation with them. But they made us feel even more special. Looking forward to staying in touch with this center. They’re a great group of...
Interview with Challenge Coin Recipient Jennifer Henderson
https://www.snntv.com/story/46491256/manatee-county-911-operator-gets-nationally-recognized
KPATC awards Kourtney Rose with Challenge Coin
https://www.ajc.com/neighborhoods/fayette/fayette-911-officer-kourtney-rose-honored-for-rescue/XQS5NLQXNVDHLOIMGVSKYNVDXM/
Jennifer Henderson Awarded Challenge Coin
We are proud to be able to honor Jennifer Henderson with a KPATC Challenge Coin. KPATC Volunteer, Jodi Schwind, met Jennifer in-person, at Manatee County Emergency Services in Bradenton, FL on April 21. Jennifer received a call from someone who was slurring their...
Want to go to NENA 2022? We’re sponsoring!
KPATC Foundation is sponsoring Two 911 Telecommunicators to the 2022 NENA Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. All submissions are due April 22. Please send in your paragraph sharing 1) why you want to attend 2) how you think it will help your career and 3) how the...
KPATC Visits 911 Centers for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Happy National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week! KPATC Foundation volunteers visited 26 Emergency Communication centers around the Cincinnati tri-state area (incl. Northern KY) to share “goody bags” and KPATC t-shirts with over 650 telecommunicators. A HUGE thank...
KPATC Volunteers Prepare Goodies for 911 Centers
Thank you to our amazing KPATC neighborhood volunteers Alli P., Aidan C., Natalie C., Montgomery L., Adam G., Ben G., Shruti V., Christina B., Whitney W., Elyn B., Judy Z., Ron P., and Jill P. who helped stuff 600 goody bags and fold 450 shirts that will be delivered...
Honoring Telecommunicator Amanda Richmond with KPATC Challenge Coin – Bloomington Communications Center
KPATC volunteers honored an exemplary 911 professional, Amanda Richmond, at Bloomington Communications Center in Bloomington, IL with a KPATC challenge coin on March 27, 2022. Her supervisor, Darren Wolf, nominated Amanda following 3 difficult calls she...
Kimberley Clarke Receives Challenge Coin
KPATC was blessed to meet Kimberly Clarke with the Plano PSC in TX (just north of Dallas) through a Zoom call and present this amazing dispatcher with a KPATC Challenge Coin by special volunteer, Hank Hunt, with the Kari Hunt Foundation. Kimberly received a call from...
Six Telecommunicators at NRECC in Dublin, Ohio Honored By KPATC For Their Crucial Work during a February Call
KPATC honored 6 telecommunicators at the Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center (NRECC) in Dublin, Ohio with their challenge coin on March 7 for their amazing work going above and beyond the normal protocol of their jobs to save a woman’s life who was...
KPATC Shares Cell Phone Safety Tips at Layers of Creativity Event at the Cincinnati Museum Center
The Layers of Creativity event at the Cincinnati Museum Center took place on November 19, 2021. During this fundraising event, attendees were able to explore the museum and remind themselves of the innate curiosity of children and how the Cincinnati Museum Center...
Sharing Kyle’s Voice at APCO 2021 San Antonio, TX
Jill and Ron traveled to San Antonio, TX August 15-18 to speak at the APCO 2021 Conference. We were honored to have a repeat session to share the power of Kyle's voice on Tuesday afternoon and again on Wednesday morning to explain the importance of Answering The Call...
How to Stay Safe With Your Phone’s Emergency Capabilities
The google slides presentation was created by Kyle’s friends. Open the "Phone Safety Tips" link and click on the "Present" button in the upper right hand corner of Slides. Phone Safety Tips
Extraordinary PCO Teamwork at Idaho State Police 911 South
Last month, KPATC honored 7 exemplary 911 professionals at Idaho State Police Emergency Communications Center South in Meridian, ID with our challenge coin during a Zoom call. Alex Rawlinson, Eric Heitzinger, Kristine Smith, Ashlyn Lynard and Sierra Cerny showed...