Adopted at the 120th Annual Conference

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 23, 2013

Support for Development of a Next Generation 911 (NG911) System

Submitted by: Communications and Technology Committee

CTC.011.t13

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes the importance of Next Generation 911(NG911) and that NG911 technologies offer significant potential benefits to law enforcement agencies in fulfilling their mission; and

WHEREAS, NG911 technologies increase officer safety; enhance public safety; ensure faster and more accurate delivery of caller information to the responding officer; improve resource management; improve interoperability; enhance evidence capture and investigations capabilities; and will lead to further public safety benefits from future innovations; and

WHEREAS, IACP, along with fellow public safety stakeholders, participated in the U.S. Department of Transportation's/Transportation Safety Advancement Group's Next Generation 911 "What's Next" Forum in September 2010; and

WHEREAS, IACP recognizes the initial recommendations developed in collaboration with our fellow stakeholder groups during the "What's Next" Forum; and

WHEREAS, IACP recognizes the critical importance of further stakeholder input from law enforcement and other emergency responder groups in developing an NG911 system; and

WHEREAS, IACP coordinated on and supported the release of NG911: Next Generation 911 for Leaders in Law Enforcement, a 16-page special publication distributed in IACP and other law enforcement association publications; and

WHEREAS, IACP identifies the need for additional education and communication about NG911 and increased police leadership involvement in NG911 efforts; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police supports the development of a Next Generation 911 (NG911) System; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police appreciates and commits to the opportunity for continued representation, input and collaboration in ongoing efforts to prioritize the need to communicate the benefits of NG911 to police chiefs and public safety nationwide.

Background: Next Generation 911 (NG911) refers to an initiative aimed at updating the 911 service infrastructure in the United States to improve public emergency communications services in a wireless mobile society. In addition to calling 911 from a phone, it intends to enable the public to transmit text, images, video and data to the 911 center (referred to as a Public Safety Answering Point, or PSAP, which is predominately operated by law enforcement, both police and sheriff – especially in rural areas).