News and Events

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...

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

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...

We were so honored to award Mark Wise at the Idaho State Police Regional Communications Center North with a Kyle Plush Answer The Call Challenge Coin today during a "Zoom" call. Last June, Mark, a Communications Officer, received a call from a woman overseas in New...

The KPATC Foundation presented Mary Schutts, a telecommunicator at the Warren County 9-1-1 Center in NJ, with a challenge coin on 9/17 for Answering the Call To Be Her Best Self on July 5, 2020. Mary received a call from a gentleman who had been stung by bees and was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtPiZIlahNs KPATC gives keynote address at 2020 TENA Conference to share the importance of Why It Is Important To "Answer The Call To Be Your Best Self Every Day". (This recording has the audio from Kyle's two 9-1-1 calls so be sure to...

Jill Plush hanging flyers on neighbors doors sharing the importance of signing up for Smart911 and Phone Safety Tips.

So honored to award two KPATC Foundation Challenge Coins to Regina Mygrant and Diana Hall, telecommunicators at Tampa Police Dept Emergency Communications, on July 10, 2020. They are two dedicated 911 professionals "Answering the Call To Be Their Best Selves Each and...

The KPATC Foundation was very honored to present challenge coins to three very deserving 911 professionals working at MN State Patrol Communication Center - Marty O’Herir, Erin Maddison and their supervisor, Kaila Parrott - during a zoom meeting on June 24, 2020. This...

On May 21st, Kyle's parents joined RapidSOS to share Kyle's story and how lessons learned from this tragedy have led to improvements in #PublicSafety.

This article shares the sad details of the loss of a graduate student who was unable to be found after he called 9-1-1. This is a growing national problem with 9-1-1 centers across the U.S. and mentions Kyle's tragedy and the aging 911 infrastructure. The KPATC...