Enhanced 9-1-1 Commission

The E9-1-1 Commission was established by Connecticut General Statutes Section 28-29a to advise DSET in the planning, design, implementation and coordination of the statewide emergency 9-1-1 telephone system.

Enhanced 9-1-1 Commission Members

The Enhanced 9-1-1 Commission consists of fourteen members who are appointed by the Governor. The current Commission members are:

• Conference of Municipalities
• Stephen E. Stephanou
  General Manager, Town of Manchester
  41 Center Street
  Manchester, CT 06040
  
  
• Connecticut State Police
• Interim Colonel Daniel Loughman
  DESPP Division of State Police
  1111 Country Club Road
  Middletown, CT 06457

• Council of Small Towns
• John A. Elsesser, Chairman 
  Town Manager, Town of Coventry (Retired)
  1712 Main Street
  Coventry, CT 06238
  
  
• Department of Children and Families
• Dr. Francis Gregory
  Children’s Behavioral Health Community Service System
  505 Hudson Street
  Hartford, CT 06106

• DESPP Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
  • William H. Turner
    Emergency Management Director
    1111 Country Club Road
    Middletown, CT 06457

• Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Dana Begin, OTR/L, MPA
  410 Capitol Avenue, 4th Floor
  Hartford, CT  06134

• Manager 9-1-1 PSAP
• Robert Grauer
  Middletown Central Communications
  169 Cross Street
  Middletown, CT 06457
  
  
• Municipal Fire Chiefs
• Chief Alfred F. Dudek, Jr.
  Killingworth Volunteer Fire Department
  3 L’Hommedieu Road
  Killingworth, CT 06419

• Municipal Police Chiefs
• Matthew J. McNally IV, Chief of Police
  Town of Berlin
  240 Kensington Road
  Berlin, CT 06037
  
  
• Office of Emergency Medical Service
• Raffaella Calciano
  Department of Public Health
  410 Capitol Avenue
  Hartford, CT 06134

• Public Representative
• Michele Etzel
  P.O. Box 4008
  Madison CT 06443

• Public Safety Telecommunicators
• Francisco Rivera, Jr.
  Bridgeport Public Safety Communications Center
  581 North Washington Avenue
  Bridgeport, CT 06604
  
  
• State Fire Administrator
• Jeffrey Morrissette
  State Fire Administrator
  34 Perimeter Road
  Windsor Locks, CT 06096

• Wireless Services
• John L. Benedetto
  AT&T
  84 Deerfield Lane
  Meriden, CT 06450
  
  
• Volunteer Fire Service
• Robert J Guthrie
  11 Spruce Peak Lane
  West Haven, CT 06516

  Legislation Regarding the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Public Act 22-47 AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH was signed into law May 23, 2022.  It includes language specific to emergency telecommunications including: Beginning 10/1/22 Membership on the 911 Commission will include 3 new representatives they are:

• the Commissioner of Public Health, or designee; (this is in addition to the OEMS rep);
• the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or designee; and
• the Commissioner of Children and Families, or designee.