Safety & Security Events

A virtual option is also available.

Please note the May 7 date will be a strategic planning session. 

Recognizing the critical role 911 dispatchers and telecommunicators across the Kansas City region play keeping our communities safe, the 2025 Annual Telecommunicators Appreciation Celebration and Outstanding Performance Awards will be held at Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas.

MGT 467: Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification course brings planners, operators, public information professionals, government, public safety, and marketing professionals together in an effort to prepare and/or enhance venue and event communication programs. The course prescribes best practices to common communication pitfalls and provides flexible and scalable solutions to a wide-range of scenarios. The training leverages a combination of exercises, discussions, and activities to optimize participant experience.

MGT 467: Sport and Special Event Public Information and Emergency Notification course brings planners, operators, public information professionals, government, public safety, and marketing professionals together in an effort to prepare and/or enhance venue and event communication programs. The course prescribes best practices to common communication pitfalls and provides flexible and scalable solutions to a wide-range of scenarios. The training leverages a combination of exercises, discussions, and activities to optimize participant experience.

Quarterly meeting for the Public Safety Communication Users committee. 

All PSAP personnel are encouraged to attend and participate in committee activities.

Join us for an interactive virtual tabletop exercise (Operation: Stronghold) focusing on our regional, bi-state community-based organizations and their ability to activate plans, protocols and procedures during an armed violent incident.

There is no cost to participate in this exercise.

Key Concepts: 

Threat Identification and Prevention – What plans, policies, protocols and procedures does your organization have to prevent / mitigate a significant workplace violent incident at your facility?

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.

To request meeting summaries or agendas, please call MARC's Emergency Services staff at (816)474-4240.

This two-day course is for public safety officials, venue operators, event planners, and other stakeholders responsible for safety and security at sport and special events. The training will provide participants with tools and techniques to assist with conducting crowd management and crowd control operations before, during, and after an event or incident. The course content is scalable and applicable to all sports and special events regardless of venue size, capacity, or type of event. 

Registration is a two step process. 

The Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee's Training and Exercise Subcommittee (T&E) is committed to offering training in the Greater Kansas City region on homeland security issues, including deterrence, response and recovery.

This training opportunity is sponsored by Kansas Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning (HMEP) funds. This is a 16-hour course delivered on a shift-friendly schedule over the course of 2 days.