Safety & Security Articles

MARC's Public Safety Communication Program is currently accepting nominations for the 2025 Outstanding Performance Awards (OPAs).

MARC's Regional Public Safety Communications Program will host the 27th Annual Telecommunicators Appreciation Celebration and Outstanding Performance Awards on April 12, 2024, to honor the important role telecommunicators and 911 calltakers play in keeping our communities safe.

Severe Weather Preparedness Week is a good time for individuals, families and businesses to learn about severe weather and how to protect themselves. 

A new law reclassifies public safety communications personnel as first responders, allowing them to access state-funded mental health resources.

Protect your health and the environment during periods of extreme heat.

MARC and Public Safety Communications Board leadership have outlined a series of actions to enable an auto-attendant feature in Kansas City, Missouri. 

MARC's Regional Public Safety Communications Program hosts the annual Telecommunicators Appreciation Celebration and Outstanding Performance awards to honor the important role telecommunicators and 911 calltakers play in keeping our communities safe.

On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2023, the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) will celebrate the 40th anniversary of 911 emergency phone service in the Kansas City region.  

Local community mental health centers in the Kansas City region are working together to identify best practices for a collaborative, shared approach to implementing the new 988 suicide and crisis lifeline.

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.