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Two New Challenge Coin Awards in California

Two New Challenge Coin Awards in California

So glad we were able to recognize two amazing telecommunicators from Riverside California with a KPATC Challenge Coins. Thank you for Answering The Call - we truly appreciate you and your service to your communities. From Riverside County Sheriff's Dispatch: We love...

Four Telecommunicators Sponsored for Be The Difference Conference!

Four Telecommunicators Sponsored for Be The Difference Conference!

KPATC Foundation is honored to sponsor these four 911 Telecommunicators to attend the Be The Difference Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC this week. Whitney Weaver (KS), Shanna Brussell (KY), Kayla Melton (AL), and Heidi Pease (IN). We know they are going to have a great...

Carissa Billings Challenge Coin

Carissa Billings Challenge Coin

Carissa Billings with Nelson County E-911 Dispatch in Bardstown, Kentucky was honored with a KPATC Challenge Coin this week for her exemplary service in finding the location of an emergency from a 10 year old boy who did not know his address. She not only found the...

Cincinnati Magazine Article

Cincinnati Magazine Article

Author Mary McCarty with Cincinnati Magazine reached out to our family. We are glad we trusted her and we appreciate the work and sensitivity she shared in this story. It captures Kyle’s unique personality and our passion and support for public safety....

Whitney Weaver Challenge Coin

Whitney Weaver Challenge Coin

The citizens in our country are unaware of the issues that plague 9-1-1 centers across the United States. Understaffed centers due to high turnover which leads to low morale and burnout. The telecommunicators in these centers are working hard every day to ensure there...

KPATC Presents to Lawrence County Emergency Communications

KPATC Presents to Lawrence County Emergency Communications

Privileged to present the importance of "Answering The Call To Be Your Best Self Every Day" to Lawrence County Emergency Communications in TN on November 8 and the California Highway Patrol Los Angeles Communications Center on November 9 via Zoom. It means so much to...

Visit to Dearborn County Communications Center

Visit to Dearborn County Communications Center

Honored to visit the amazing 911 professionals at Dearborn County Communications Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana today. The people answering the calls are the most important asset in a 911 center. Especially experienced telecommunicators who are embracing new...

Melissa Cunningham Receives Challenge Coin

Melissa Cunningham Receives Challenge Coin

Melissa Cunningham, a dispatcher with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police Department in CT, was nominated for a KPATC Challenge Coin by her training advisor, Laurie Lewis, for her diligence during her training. Melissa was well-prepared when she received a critical...

Michael Barr Challenge Coin

Michael Barr Challenge Coin

Thank you, Michael Barr, with the City of San Diego Fire Dispatch, for Answering The Call To Be His Best Self on Dec. 14, 2021. Michael received a call from a cell phone from a couple who fell into the raging San Diego River during a rain storm when they were trying...

Ron Plush Speaks at APCO Fall Conference

Ron Plush Speaks at APCO Fall Conference

KPATC volunteer Ron Plush traveled to Witchita, KS on 9/20 to present “The Importance of Answering The Call To Be Your Best Self Every Day” at the Kansas APCO Fall Conference. Thank you Josh Michaelis for inviting us. Hank Hunt with the Kari Hunt Foundation also...

KPATC Honors Mariah Knight and John Leonard with Challenge Coin

KPATC Honors Mariah Knight and John Leonard with Challenge Coin

Very honored to recognize two dispatchers, Mariah Knight and Jon Leonard, at East Lyme Police in CT yesterday with a KPATC Challenge Coin for rescuing two boaters whose boat capsized in June. They weren’t able to get a location on them so they used an unconventional...

Visit to Brown County, Wisconsin 911 Center

Visit to Brown County, Wisconsin 911 Center

Wisconsin KPATC volunteers (and amazing family including volunteer firefighter Gene Wojcik) visited Brown County 911 Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin to share goodies and appreciation for the difficult job they do each and every day answering calls. Thank you for...

Keyerra Riddle and Kristie Cervello Awarded with Challenge Coin

Keyerra Riddle and Kristie Cervello Awarded with Challenge Coin

KPATC was proud to honor Keyerra Riddle and Kristie Cervello at Riverside County Sheriff's Office in California with our Challenge Coin for their heroic teamwork earlier this year. They received a call from a 14 yr old boy who was home alone with his younger siblings...

KPATC Brings Safety Tips to Indiana Safety Fair

KPATC Brings Safety Tips to Indiana Safety Fair

KPATC volunteers shared Cell Phone Safety Tips with attendees at the Lawrence Indiana Community Safety Fair today. Wonderful demonstrations! Check out our new Cell Phone Safety Tips web page using our QR code or visit...

KPATC Presents at APCO 2022

KPATC Presents at APCO 2022

APCO 2022, our first conference on the west coast in Anaheim CA, was a success. We shared our presentation “Answer The Call To Be Your Best Self Every Day” twice and had a booth in the Expo Hall. We appreciate all the support and appreciation we received from amazing...

Courtney Castro Honored with Challenge Coin

Courtney Castro Honored with Challenge Coin

KPATC Volunteers meeting so many amazing 911 professionals at the APCO Conference in Anaheim. Excited to honor Courtney Castro with St. Charles County Missouri PD with a KPATC Challenge Coin at the conference. She was able to locate a suicidal teen by looking on his...