Learn, Grow, Connect, & Discover at NENA 2022!
At NENA 2022, you will not only hear about the public safety issues of today and tomorrow, but also gain practical, real-world know-how that you can take home with you and put into action immediately. Featuring inspiring keynote speakers, more than ninety hours of breakout sessions that inform and empower, career-building courses and workshops with real-world applications, nightly networking events that help you make the right connections, and an Expo Hall showcasing cutting-edge products and services, NENA 2022 is the must-attend event of the year. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of it!

Click here to register and here to book your housing. Download a copy of the conference brochure here.

Register for the Run for 9-1-1, too! 
Lace up your running or walking shoes in support of 9-1-1 training and wellness programs on Saturday, June 11, and participate in the 8th Annual "Run for 9-1-1" Charity 5K in Louisville!

The run/walk promotes healthy living among 9-1-1 professionals, gives the greater Lousiville community, and supporters from around the country, a chance to say "thank you" to 9-1-1, and generates funds for scholarships and 9-1-1 training opportunities. Click here to register.

From their first day on the job, telecommunicators must be prepared to provide exceptional service to callers in crisis, many of whom are facing matters of life or death. To ensure the best-possible emergency response to the public, many states and agencies have adopted minimum-training standards for 9-1-1 professionals. Attend this special webinar to learn: 

• Why training standards are important, whether required by your state or not;
• What resources are available to help your agency meet your state’s standards, or to develop your own; and
• How you can ensure that your telecommunicators are receiving the training they need to succeed in 9-1-1.

Can't attend on the 12th? Register now and you will receive an email after the live presentation with instructions for accessing the on-demand webinar archive.

Presenters: Vicki Pickett, ENP • NENA | Kate Elkins • National 911 Program | Dan Koenig, ENP • Palm Beach County (FL) Public Safety Department

CEUs: Attend this webinar and receive one-half ENP re-certification point towards the twelve-point maximum for NENA courses in the Professional Development CEU/Course Credits section.

Webinar Access Info: Dial-in and web-access details provided automatically via email upon registration.

Questions? Contact Amanda Tegtmeyer with the NENA Education team.

The NENA Partner in Education Recognition (PIER) Program honors PSAPs with an exceptional dedication to education. To receive a PIER certificate, an agency must demonstrate a commitment to improving the knowledge, skills, and abilities of all employees, from new hires to center leadership, through continuous and ongoing professional-development activities. An agency earns the PIER certificate by meeting eligibility requirements and by submitting an application with supporting documentation. PIER-certified PSAPs can maintain their status by recertifying every four years. 

Click here to learn more. 

Pursuant to NENA's Bylaws, notice is hereby given that the membership of the National Emergency Number Association will hold an annual meeting during the NENA 2022 Conference & Expo at 5:15PM on Sunday, June 12, 2022 in room M100/103 of the Kentucky International Convention Center. The membership is advised of the following agenda:   

I. Announcement of next annual conference site and dates
II. Reports of activities and financial condition of the association
III. Announcement of election results
IV. Members’ questions

The NENA Managing & Monitoring NG9-1-1 Information Document provides guidance to 9-1-1 Authorities at all levels, and to their vendors, on considerations and best practices for monitoring and managing NG9-1-1 services and infrastructure. The document covers end-state NG9-1-1 deployments and transitional deployments moving toward full NG9-1-1 functionality. This document contains information and advice; it does not contain requirements or specifications. The document is separated into two sections: one for state, province, or regional authorities, and one for responding agency authorities like Public Safety Answering Points and Emergency Communication Centers.

As this is a 2nd public review, only the highlighted text is open for comment.

Members of the Working Group can download the document and submit comments by going here and selecting "Add a Comment" from the "Edit" icon. Others can download the document and submit comments by going here and then selecting "Add a Comment" from the "Document Actions" icon.

When submitting comments, please include 1) the line number(s) associated with each comment; 2) a brief explanation of the comment(s); and 3) suggested resolution(s) for each comment. Please complete all requested data and click "Save," or, if submitting multiple comments, click "Save and Add Another."

If you are providing editorial comments, such as corrections to typos, grammatical errors, style/numbering errors, or incorrect references/links, please document them under one comment and list the page and line number for each.

All comments are due by May 13, 2022. Contact the NENA Committee Resource Manager with any questions or concerns.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Emergency Medical Services announced that Brian Tegtmeyer, ENP, assumed the role of National 911 Program Coordinator effective May 9, 2022.

Tegtmeyer brings more than 26 years of experience in the field of public safety communications to the position.

"NHTSA’s long-term commitment to supporting 911 systems continues with the selection of Brian as the new coordinator for the National 911 Program," said Gam Wijetunge, director of the Office of EMS. "His deep knowledge of 911 systems and history of working within the 911 community, at a state, regional and national level is the experience needed to collaborate on updating and improving 911 across the nation." 

"NENA congratulates Brian on his new role as NHTSA’s 911 Program Coordinator," said NENA's CEO, Brian Fontes. "He has a proven track record as an innovator and leader in the 9-1-1 space, and we look forward to working with him to advance Next Generation 9-1-1 and improve 9-1-1 service nationwide. NENA also thanks Brian’s predecessor, Laurie Flaherty, for her decades-long commitment to public safety and the exceptional job she did at the National 911 Program Office."

The Office of EMS and the National 911 Program—housed within the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the U.S. DOT—encourage 9-1-1 and EMS professionals to provide public-safety feedback about its annual Highway Safety Grant Program.

NHTSA seeks feedback on how to reduce disparities, increase community participation and implement NRSS in its formula grant program. The grant program awards more than $630 million annually in Section 402 State and Community, Section 405 National Priority Safety Programs, and Section 1906 Racial Profiling Data Collection grants to the states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out highway safety programs within their jurisdictions. 

Click here for more information.

On April 21, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) issued a Public Notice seeking to partner with alert originators to conduct localized, end-to-end Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) performance tests in the third quarter of 2022. The Public Notice provides additional details about the test and the criteria PSHSB will use in selecting testing partners.

The deadline for authorized WEA alert originators to express interest in partnering with PSHSB on these tests is May 22, 2022.  Parties may express their interest by submitting a filing in the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System and specifying "22-160" as the docket number for the proceeding.