New York State
911 Coordinators Association
New York State
911 Coordinators Association
New York State 911 Coordinators Association
The New York State 9-1-1 Coordinators Association is an active group of 9-1-1 Professionals representing the 62 Counties that make up New York State.
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This group meets bi-annually to discuss issues of importance to our occupation and enables us the opportunity to share information and to gain critical skills required to excel in our field.
UPCOMING EVENTS & NEWS
We did it!!!
U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Recognize 9-1-1 as a Public Safety Occupation
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Posted by: Chris Nussman
America’s 9-1-1 professionals are celebrating the U.S. Senate’s action to classify 9-1-1 professionals as public safety, not clerical, personnel.
The Senate on Wednesday approved the Enhancing First Response Act (S.725), a bill supported by NENA: The 9-1-1 Association, which would direct the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reclassify Public Safety Telecommunicators as a “Protective Service Occupation” in the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
Currently, 9-1-1 professionals are classified as “Office and Administrative Support,” a designation that fails to reflect the highly specialized, lifesaving work they perform daily alongside other first responders. This no-cost, bipartisan legislation would correct this outdated classification, ensuring that 9-1-1 professionals receive the respect and recognition they deserve.
“Every day, 9-1-1 professionals are the first first responders in thousands of emergencies,” said NENA CEO John Provenzano. “Reclassifying Public Safety Telecommunicators as Protective Service Occupations is a long-overdue correction that recognizes their indispensable role in public safety.”
The Enhancing First Response Act was sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and co-sponsored by Ted Budd (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ed Markey (D-MA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and John Thune (R-SD).
NENA thanks Senators Blackburn and Klobuchar, as well as Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA), for their leadership in advancing this legislation.
A companion bill, the Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act (911 SAVES Act, H.R. 637), is being advanced in the U.S. House by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Norma Torres (D-CA). NENA members from across America have conducted hundreds of meetings with Members of Congress to urge swift passage of this commonsense, bipartisan measure.
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Posted: September 11, 2025
Link to NENA Article: Click Here
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Thank you!
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Wasn't Clayton just beautiful?!
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Thank you for another successful Conference in a lovely setting.
Thank you Jefferson County for hosting us and making us feel at home in your home.
Thank you to our Solution Providers for making sure we had nourishment and for supporting our efforts to progress 911.
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CONGRATULATIONS to Allen Turner & Cindy Dashiell on their retirements. We hope you will join us at a future conference.
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Next Conference:
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Spring Communications Symposium
held jointly with NYS DHSES OIEC
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May 4 to May 7, 2026
Location: TBA
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Networking Event:
Wednesday, May 6
6 pm​
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Fall 2026
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Location: Ontario County
Dates: October 6-8​​
Governor Hochul Signs 9-1-1 Saves
On the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation recognizing 9-1-1 telecommunicators and dispatchers as First Responders.
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"Legislation (S.7121/A.7366-A) Defines a "First Responder in Communications" as an Individual Who is a Public Safety Dispatcher, Emergency Responder, Emergency Operator, Emergency Complaint Operator and Emergency Services Dispatcher Who Meets Minimum Requirements by Local Government"
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Read the full story here: 9-1-1 Saves Act Signed