Committees

The Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee (RHSCC) operates as a policy committee of the MARC Board of Directors and oversees regional emergency preparedness and homeland security grant funds.

The 911 Peer Support Advisory Committee is a sub-committee of the Public Safety Communications Board and is primarily composed of individuals representing various public safety answering points and mental health professionals with a first responder background.

The Community Disaster Resiliency Network was created to connect community service providers and allow members to discuss best practices, common goals, emergency planning and training, sharing resources, etc., in order to increase agency and client resiliency before, during and after di

E-RAPIO, a subcommittee of the Regional Association of Public Information Officers (RAPIO), has the authority and autonomy to represent RAPIO in all Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee responsibili

The Metropolitan Area Regional Radio System (MARRS) Management Council meets quarterly to discuss policy guidance and provide oversight of the radio system to ensure that a high quality, reliable system is available to the metropolitan area.

A sub-committee of the MARRS Management Council, the Regional Interoperability Communications Committee is a technical working group representing public safety agencies throughout the area.

The Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee serves as a forum for local emergency managers to discuss and resolve regional issues, problems, projects and activities related to all-hazards emergency management.

The Mid-America HazMat and Emergency Preparedness Alliance (formerly the Mid-America Local Emergency Planning Committee) brings private industry together with public emergency response agencies in the Kansas City metropolitan region.

The Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee, commonly known as MARCER, promotes regional coordination and cooperation in emergency pre-hospital care for metropolitan Kansas City.

This board consists of agency administrators and elected officials from local governments throughout the region and is primarily responsible for executive level policy guidance and oversight for the regional 911 and interoperable communications systems.

The Public Safety Communications Users Committee is a subcommittee of the Public Safety Communications Board and is primarily composed of individuals responsible for the day-to-day operations of the various public safety answering points (PSAPs).

The RHSCC's Training and Exercise Subcommittee (T&E) is committed to offering training in the Greater Kansas City region on a wide variety of topics to aid in prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery for a broad range of incidents.