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 This no-cost, bipartisan legislation would correct this outdated classification, ensuring that 9-1-1 professionals receive the respect and recognition they deserve.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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Spring Communications Symposium
held jointly with NYS DHSES OIEC
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May 4 to May 7, 2026
Location: Niagara County
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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