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Connection Point

May Update

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Welcome to our monthly update, where we highlight the latest developments, initiatives and exciting changes from ECN. This update aims to keep you informed and engaged with what's happening within our team.

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Its your calling

911 “It's Your Calling”  

ECN is renewing the “it’s your calling” website to continue supporting local communities with telecommunicator recruitment.  We do ask that if you have job openings for telecommunicators that you send the details and posting link to ECN@state.mn.us so we can keep the job posting board up to date. 

Additionally, we are looking for feedback on the recruitment efforts, so please fill out our survey at https://forms.office.com/g/hQgHw4SBQq.  
grant

GIS School Mapping Grant  

ECN has posted a number of new school mapping grant resources on its website to include:

  • The application webinar video
  • PowerPoint presentation
  • Addendum 1 with the response to questions      

Please remember to get your application in before 4:30 p.m. on May 16, 2025, and if you have any questions, please contact Rebeccah Roberts at rebeccah.m.roberts@state.mn.us.  
commex

NorthStar Communication Exercise  

This year's NorthStar COMMEX will be Aug. 18-21 at Camp Ripley. This four-day exercise helps increase preparedness by providing realistic classroom and field training on emergency communications.  

Registration is now open at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SBSPQFX .

Please contact Melinda Miller at melinda.miller@state.mn.us for more information.  
School Mapping

GIS Update

Did you know that our Next Generation 911 (NG911) statewide GIS dataset is now over 80% complete?

Thanks to the hard work of local data suppliers across the state, our dataset now includes:

  • Over 2.2 million address points
  • Nearly 500,000 road centerline segments
  • Over 2,800 unique emergency service          boundary polygons

This data will help ensure that 911 calls are quickly routed to the appropriate PSAPs and accurate caller location information is readily available to public safety telecommunicators and emergency responders.  

For more information on NG911, please visit NextGen 911 system | Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Did you know?

According to NENA, nearly 75 percent of Americans call 911 at some point in their lives.  

  • 59 percent of 911 call may be lifesaving  
  • 71 percent of calls positively impact a caller’s life  
  • 82 percent of callers feel calmer after calling  
Dave

Get to know your ECN

David Denton  

As a 911 Program Analyst, Dave’s primary responsibility is building sustainable relationships with telephone companies  that provide communication networks to our PSAPs. Additionally, he ensures proper payments are made to the eligible network providers, helps with website updates, and assists with conferences, to name a few things. 

Dave is also in the Army Reserves with over 38 years of service between the National Guard and Reserves. He is currently the Sergeant Major for the European Command Army Reserve Element. 

David Denton, 911 Analyst, david.denton@state.mn.us