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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.