About NESCA
Our History
The Nebraska Emergency Service Communications Association (NESCA) is an organization of Public Safety Communicators in Nebraska. The Association was created with the adoption of a Constitution and Bylaws on October 10, 1985. Since that time, the organization has grown to over 300 members.
NESCA was created to foster the development and progress of public safety communications in Nebraska. Several people were instrumental in organizing the Association. There was a strong belief that Nebraska needed an organization to provide training and education, planning, and increased cooperation between public safety agencies.
Annually, NESCA sponsors a conference every year with a primary emphasis on education. At various times, NESCA conducts special conferences to examine key issues related to public safety communications. In addition, NESCA recognizes a Communicator of the Year as well as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher of the Year for outstanding performance. Finally, NESCA is the lead organization for providing instruction for public safety communications education at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center.
This brief history will only be shadowed by the future! NESCA continues to grow in numbers and accomplishments. Our goal is to have as many public safety communicators as possible help us to reach the stars!
To the world you may be only a voice on the phone, but to your caller, you are a hero! Dispatchers save lives every day. You are the backbone of public safety.
Our Purpose
NESCA fosters the development and progress of the art of public safety communications by means of planning, training, and education; promotes cooperation between villages, towns, cities and county public safety agencies in the area of communications; represents its members before communications regulatory agencies and policy making bodies as may be appropriate, and through its efforts strives toward the end that the safety of human life, the protection of property and the civil welfare are benefited to the utmost degree.
Another purpose of NESCA is to aid and assist in the rapid and accurate collection, exchange and dissemination of information relating to emergencies and other vital public safety functions. NESCA shall prepare, publish and distribute such publications as may be deemed necessary, reasonable and proper. These publications shall contain technical, administrative, operational, training and educational information considered of interest to the membership of this Association and to other people who are interested in the field of public safety communications. NESCA shall organize and conduct various conferences and training programs designed to improve the quality of public safety communications in the State of Nebraska and to foster professionalism through the education of its members.
Have you ever had to "Dial 911?" Every day in Nebraska, there are people who find themselves in emergency situations where they need help. The problem may be a house fire, a prowler outside, a loved one who is ill or injured, a traffic collision or countless other law enforcement, fire or emergency medical situations. Nebraskans expect, and deserve, that when they call for help, someone will answer the telephone who is capable of providing assistance. People expect that an efficient, trained and professional person will:​​​
Get the information quickly; know who and what to send, give instructions, provide for the safety or responders, and be a caring part of the public safety response team.
NESCA fosters the development and progress of the art of public safety communications by a means of planning, training and education; promotes cooperation between villages, towns, cities, county and state public safety agencies in the area of communications; represents its members before communications regulatory agencies and policy making bodies as may be appropriate, and through its efforts, strives toward the end that the safety of human life, the protection of property and the civil welfare are benefited to the utmost degree.
NESCA prepares, publishes and distributes two newsletters yearly for its membership. These publications contain technical, administrative, operational, training and educational information considered of interest to the membership of the Association and to other people who are interested in the field of public safety.
NESCA strives to improve the quality of public safety communications in the State of Nebraska and to foster professionalism through the education of its members.
