April 14, 2026 - Selinsgrove, PA
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) highlighted the Shapiro Administration's life-saving investments in Next Generation 911 (NG911) and is celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which is April 12 - 18, 2026."Our 911 system is the foundation of emergency response, from answering calls to dispatching police, fire and emergency medical services to help those who need it," said PEMA Director Randy Padfield. "The Shapiro Administration has prioritized intentional investments in both the technology and the people."Pennsylvania's NG911 system is designed to support regional interoperability among counties and ensure that all individuals who contact 911 for help receive the same standards of service and care regardless of which county Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) - commonly called 911 center - answers the call.Speaker List:Randy Padfield, Director, PEMAJeremy Brown, Director, East Central Emergency NetworkJon Gray, Operations Director, Central Susquehanna RegionalChad Aucker, Regional Technical Services Director, Central Susquehanna RegionalPhil Yoder. Day Shift Lead, East Central Emergency NetworkJoe Kantz, Snyder County Commissioner
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