Governor Sebelius announces more than $3.6 million to help locate cell phone callers in emergencies

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

June 25, 2008

Contact: Nicole Corcoran, Press Secretary
785.368.8500


In an effort to assist cell phone and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) users in calling 911 in emergency situations, Governor Kathleen Sebelius and the Kansas Wireless Enhanced Advisory Board (KWEAB) today announced $3,623,850 in funding for 47 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) from the State Wireless Enhanced 911 (E911) grant program.

“Kansans need to know they can count on getting the help they need during emergencies,” Sebelius said. “This funding is critical in locating wireless callers in emergency situations.”

Funding from the E911 state grant assists PSAPs in implementing wireless enhanced 911 services; purchasing equipment or upgrading and modifying equipment; and providing training to operate the equipment, including costs to train personnel to provide effective services for those who have communication disabilities.

The grant funds are generated from a 25-cent-monthly fee collected from each wireless service account in Kansas and one percent from the retail price of any prepaid wireless service sold in the state. Counties with population of less than 75,000 or any city located within such a county are eligible for E911 state grant funds.

County Department Funds Awarded

Allen Allen County Sheriff's Office $ 83,274
Atchison Atchison County Communications Center $116,849
Barber Barber County Sheriff’s Office $ 55,141
Butler Butler County Emergency Communications $ 18,302
Chase Chase County Sheriff’s Office $152,600
Cherokee Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office $168,767
Cheyenne Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office $ 26,333
Cloud Concordia Police Department $ 63,004
Crawford Crawford County 911 Service $ 89,614
Decatur Decatur County Emergency Communications $ 8,464
Dickinson Dickinson Emergency Communications $ 83,136
Elk Elk County Sheriff’s Department $118,388
Ellis Ellis County PSAP $141,235
Ellsworth Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office $ 72,641
Ford Ford County Communications $138,404
Graham Graham County Sheriff Office $ 27,997
Grant Grant County Sheriff’s Department $ 61,763
Greenwood Greenwood County Emergency 911 $216,624
Hamilton Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office $ 53,490
Harper Harper County 911 $ 56,335
Harvey Harvey County Communications $174,661
Hodgeman Hodgeman County Sheriff’s Office $ 8,400
Jefferson Jefferson County 911 Communications $ 45,799
Jewell Jewell County Sheriff’s Office $ 26,837
Labette Labette County Emergency Communications $ 10,004
Lincoln Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office $ 53,198
Logan-Gove Logan-Gove County Emergency 911 $106,353
Lyon Emporia Police Department $101,999
Marion Marion County Emergency Communications $ 27,413
Marshall Marshall County Sheriff Department $ 7,381
Mitchell Mitchell County Communications Center $ 24,855
Neosho Neosho County Sheriff’s Department $ 15,213
Ness Ness County Sheriff’s Office $ 24,313
Osage Osage County Sheriff’s Office $112,909
Osborne Osborne County Sheriff’s Office $129,131
Ottawa Ottawa County 911 $100,812
Phillips Phillips County Sheriff’s Office $114,898
Rice Rice County Communications $190,520
Rooks Rooks County Sheriff’s Department $ 45,373
Rush Rush County Sheriff’s Department $ 68,947
Russell Russell County 911 $188,879
Sheridan Sheridan County Sheriff’s Department $ 24,802
Sherman Sherman County Communications $ 10,854
Smith Smith County Communications $ 39,479
Washington Washington County 911 Communications $132,900
Wilson Wilson County Central Communications Office $ 23,959