Kansas

• Type of program: 911 or general emergency.
• Program name: 911, *47, *KTA.
• Program housed: 911 local centers.
• Program began: Early 1990s.
• Reason for initiation: The program was initiated in order to provide a statewide reporting system.
• How does the program operate: When the caller dials 911, *47 (*HP), or *KTA (KTA = Kansas Turnpike Authority), a dispatcher at the local 911 center receives the call and dispatches the information to units in the area or to the appropriate local authority that has jurisdiction.
• Phone number used: In Salina, *47 is used. In Wichita, *KTA is used. 911 can be used by any caller.
• How is program announced or promoted: Highway signs or billboards and patrol cars.
• Is funding required: Yes, for publicity and dispatchers as well as for other aspects of the program.
• Has any evaluation been conducted: No.
• Some problems with program: Incomplete information from callers, too few patrol officers to attend the calls, and the length of time necessary to locate the suspect’s vehicle.
• Contact information:

                        Lt. Martin Berneking
                        Kansas Highway Patrol
                        785-827-3065

                        Carl Jones, Program Specialist
                        Kansas Highway Patrol
                        785-827-3065
                        cjones@khp.ks.gov

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