Safety & Security Articles

This brief, free online course helps volunteers and staff understand the importance of their surroundings, how and where to report suspicious activity, how to take protective actions and how to be the help until help arrives. 

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Performance Awards!  The awards recognize the exceptional work that telecommunicators do for first responders and for the public. A selection committee chose the recipients from nominations submitted by 911 dispatch centers throughout the region.

This year's honorees include: 

The events of Sept. 11, 2001, forever changed how communities prepare for and work to prevent intentional terrorist attacks and other emergencies.

Properly disposing of medications protects your household and avoids disastrous cumulative effects on your local environment.

MARC Public Safety Program recognizes 9-year-old who helped neighbor during a medical emergency

PrepareMetroKC.org is the go-to website for residents in the nine-county Kansas City region to prepare for any emergency. And now it has a new look.

Stay safe and environmentally friendly with information and resources about how to safely dispose of old and outdated fire safety equipment.

If the COVID-19 pandemic is causing you or your loved ones stress and anxiety, you are not alone.

Follow an intern's journey at a Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack (CCTA) Task Force training exercise.

Emergency dispatchers and calltakers from across the Kansas City region attended this year's 911 Day at the K event at Kauffman Stadium. The annual event is sponsored by the Mid-America Regional Council.