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...
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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...
KPATC Awarded Challenge Coin to Idaho Communication Officer Who “Answered The Call To Be His Best Self” and Saved a Life
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...
KPATC Honors NJ Telecommunicator with Challenge Coin-“Thank You For Answering The Call To Be Your Best Self Every Day”
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...
KPATC Share Details of Kyle’s Tragedy at 2020 TENA Virtual Conference and Why It Is Important To Be Your Best Self Each and Every Day
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...
KPATC Volunteer Sharing Safety Tip Flyers with Neighbors
Jill Plush hanging flyers on neighbors doors sharing the importance of signing up for Smart911 and Phone Safety Tips.
Honoring Two 9-1-1 Professionals from Tampa Police Dept with KPATC Challenge Coin
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...
Honoring Three 9-1-1 Telecommunicators from MN State Patrol Communication Center with KPATC Challenge Coin
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...
KPATC Webinar with RapidSOS – Sharing Kyle’s Tragedy To Improve Public Safety
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.
Mercy Montessori Partners with the KPATC Foundation on a 50th Year Service Day Project to Uplift The Cincinnati 911 Community
Thank you Mercy Montessori students for volunteering your time to participate in a "Project Uplift" service project on April 9, 2020, writing letters and creating gifts for 911 personnel in the Greater Cincinnati area. Kyle loved his teachers and classmates at Mercy...
911 operators couldn’t trace the location of a dying student’s phone. It’s a growing issue.
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...