Utah NENA

The Utah Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association is dedicated to making 9-1-1 and emergency communications work better.

We measure our success by the lives that are saved by 9-1-1 each day. We work every day on a single, yet vital, mission: providing an effective and accessible 9-1-1 service for North America. In short, we are a membership dedicated to making 9-1-1 and emergency communications work better, and measure our success in the lives that are saved by 9-1-1 each day. Serving as a link in the delivery of em

ergency services, 9-1-1 has, throughout its evolution, become recognized as an asset of the North American public. And the NENA organization has been connected to 9-1-1 every step of the way.

09/02/2026

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: LORI HENRICKSEN 🎤

We’re excited to welcome Lori Henricksen, Vice President of 9-1-1 Education for GovWorx, to the 2026 Utah APCO & Utah NENA Fall Conference!

📚 From Hallways to Headsets: Inspiring the Next Generation of 9-1-1

The future of 9-1-1 may already be sitting in today’s classrooms, and Lori is helping build the bridge from student to public safety telecommunicator. The future of 9-1-1 starts long before the first headset goes on. Come learn how we can help them find their way to ours.

09/01/2026

🥇 GOLD VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: RUSS BASSETT! 🥇

We’re excited to welcome Russ Bassett as a Gold Vendor for the 2026 Utah APCO/NENA Fall Conference! 💛

Thank you, Russ Bassett, for supporting Utah’s public safety communications professionals! 💙💛

08/31/2026

🎙️ FEATURED SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT 🎙️

We’re excited to welcome D. Jeremy DeMar, MA, CPE, ENP, Senior Manager of Government & Regulatory Affairs at Intrado, to the 2026 Utah APCO & NENA Fall Conference!

AI isn’t coming to 9-1-1 — it’s already here. The question is: how do we lead our people through what comes next? Technology may be changing the way we do the job. Our people are still the reason we do it. 🎧💛

📅 Monday, October 5
📍 Ogden Eccles Conference Center
🎤 Human in the Loop: Leading 9-1-1 Through the AI Shift

08/28/2026

🔥 TWO DAYS. TWO SESSIONS. ONE INCREDIBLE SPEAKER. 🔥

We’re excited to welcome Elizabeth “Liz” Pickett, Emergency Communications Supervisor with the Grapevine Police Department, With 19 years of experience and a passion for strengthening fire communications, Liz is bringing practical, real-world knowledge designed to help telecommunicators handle fire-related calls with greater confidence and accuracy.

⚡ Monday, October 5
Liz will present High Voltage, High Priority: Dispatching EV Incidents

🚒 Tuesday, October 6
She’ll return with Basic Fire Knowledge and Communications

Two sessions you will not want to miss. We’ll see you in Ogden! 🎧🔥⚡️

08/27/2026

Heading to the 2026 Utah APCO & NENA Fall Conference? Secure your stay at the Hampton Inn & Suites Ogden! Conveniently located next to the Ogden Eccles Conference Center!

📅 October 5–7, 2026
🏨 Government Rate: $110/night with government ID
🏨 APCO/NENA Rate: $159/night

⏰ Attendees must reserve their room by Monday, September 14, 2026, to receive the discounted group rate.

Rooms are going fast, so don’t wait! Call (801) 394-4444 and mention the APCO/NENA Conference to reserve your room.

Every Discipline. One Team. 🎧💛💙

08/26/2026

🚨 THREE SESSIONS. TWO DAYS. ONE MOE. 🚨

Maureen “Moe” Dieckmann is bringing more than 30 years of public safety experience, and plenty of grit, heart, humor, and flying stress balls 😉 IYKYK, to the 2026 Utah APCO & Utah NENA Fall Conference! 🎧🔥

Moe will take the stage for THREE powerful sessions:

📣 Help Wanted: Why We Reject the Help We Need (and How to Change That)

📱 Pause Before You Post: Protecting the Profession We Love

✨ Help Your CTOs Sparkle!

Whether you lead a center, train the next generation, manage social media, or are simply trying to survive the staffing crisis without losing your mind—Moe has something for you.

📅 October 5–7, 2026
📍 Ogden Eccles Conference Center | Ogden, Utah

Come ready to learn, laugh, rethink a few things, and leave with tools you can actually use.

Utah 9-1-1, you’re getting the full Moe experience. We’ll see you in Ogden! 👏🔥

08/25/2026

🚨 PLATINUM VENDOR SPOTLIGHT 🚨

We’re proud to welcome Motorola Solutions as a Platinum vendor of the 2026 Utah APCO/ Utah NENA Fall Conference! 🎧💙

Thank you, Motorola Solutions, for investing in the people behind the headset and supporting Utah public safety! 🏆

08/24/2026

🚨 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Utah 9-1-1… we told you conference was coming. We may have neglected to mention that we’re kicking it off FROM WITHIN THE TRENCHES. 🎧🔥

We’re thrilled to welcome Ricardo Martinez as our opening keynote speaker at the 2026 Utah APCO/ Utah NENA Fall Conference!

If you work in 9-1-1, chances are you already know the voice. For years, Ricardo has shared our stories—the funny ones, the heartbreaking ones, the calls that never quite leave us, and the beautifully unhinged moments only someone who has worn the headset could truly understand.

This year also marks 10 years of Ricardo’s powerful movement—a decade of honoring the voices behind the headset, remembering those who came before us, and reminding the world that 9-1-1 professionals are so much more than a voice on the other end of the line.

The headset is on.
The mic is hot.
And we’re officially going Within the Trenches.

Who’s ready?! 👇🔥

08/23/2026

Utah APCO… 👀🎧 Radio check. ☢️💛

It’s been suspiciously quiet around here, and Utah NENA has officially reached the point in the shift where we start creating our own entertainment.

So… congratulations, APCO. 😂 Nothing personal.
Nothing hostile. Just ✨professionally appropriate dispatch nonsense✨ until someone takes our social media privileges away.

“Utah APCO, NENA…” ……silence…… 🦗🦗 Ohhhh. Copy. Apparently we’re doing this. 😏 So while APCO decides whether they want to key up, we need Utah’s dispatchers to settle something:

👇 DROP YOUR MOST FERALLY ACCURATE DISPATCH PHRASE IN THE COMMENTS.

We’ll start:

🎧 “Go ahead with your traffic.”
Translation: I have already forgotten what you called me for.

🎧 “Stand by.”
Translation: Absolutely everybody stop talking before I lose the last remaining thread of my sanity.

🎧 “Copy.”
Translation: I heard the words you said. No further promises are being made.

🎧 “Units responding…”
Translation: One of you better answer me before I start calling you by name.

🎧 “10-4.”
Translation: This conversation needs to end immediately.

APCO, you’re welcome to participate too. 😂 Actually… somebody tag them. No, seriously.
TAG UTAH APCO. They’ve been dispatched to the comments. 🚨😂

Best dispatcher translation wins absolutely nothing except bragging rights and the uncomfortable realization that we all apparently work in the same center.

NENA standing by. 🎧💛

Status: caffeinated, unsupervised, and now involving the entire state.

08/21/2026

⏰ LAST CHANCE!

Nominations for the 2026 Utah APCO & NENA Awards close TOMORROW — August 22!

Know an outstanding individual, team, or agency making a difference in public safety communications? Give them the recognition they deserve!

🏆 Nominate. Recognize. Inspire.
Don’t wait — submit your nomination TODAY!

https://utahnena.org/awards--recognition.html

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