NENA North American 9-1-1 Resource Database

The National PSAP Registry is now being integrated and expanded into what is now called “The North American 9-1-1 Resource Database.” This central database will continue to fulfill the NPR’s original purpose for supporting PSAP personnel to locate and contact other PSAPs during critical call transfer situations. Additionally, a recent FCC order requiring VoIP 9-1-1 …

9-1-1 Fast Facts

  9-1-1 Fast Facts For additional terms and definitions, please see theNENA Master Glossary (Adobe PDF). 9-1-1 Call Volume: An estimated 200 million calls are made to 9-1-1 in the U.S. each year. According to the FCC, one-third are wireless calls; in many communities, it’s one-half or more of all 9-1-1 calls.     Population Covered: …

National 9-1-1 Day

In autumn of 1986, the United States House and Senatepassed a joint resolution proclaiming September 11, 1987 “9-1-1 EmergencyNumber Day.” The proclamation states: “Whereas protecting life and insuring safety are important responsibilities of local governments; Whereas the ability of all persons to quickly summon help in an emergency is essential to a community’s well being; …

Executive Board

  NENA Executive Board   Telephone Fax President David F. Jones, ENP (864) 596-2050, x101 (864) 596-2382 1st Vice President Dr. Bill Munn, ENP (817) 334-0911 (817) 882-0500 2nd Vice President Jason Barbour, ENP (919) 989-5059 (919) 989-5009 Northeastern Region VP (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, …

Adobe PDF Info

  Adobe PDF Files All downloadable documents on the NENA web site are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), which you need Adobe Acrobat Reader (Version 4.0) to view and print. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a small application that is free and easy to download. Just click the following icon and follow the easy instructions.  …

Initiatives

Report Card to the Nation (RCN) Grading the performance of 9-1-1 is a critical first step in understanding how well 9-1-1 is serving the American public.  Analyzing factors that make 9-1-1 successful both today and tomorrow is the focus of this first-ever report on 9-1-1. An RCN Commission was formed by NENA to review and …