The Maryland 9-1-1 Board was established in 1979 (Ch. 730, Acts of 1979) to coordinate the installation and enhancement of county 9-1-1 emergency telephone number services systems. As technology has advanced, this has expanded to support for the establishment and enhancement of modern "Public Safety Answering Points" (PSAPs), which now include multiple means of contacting and dispatching emergency services.
                                                   

The Board determines the guidelines and procedures for reviewing and approving (or disapproving) county plans for 9-1-1 systems, as well as sets the criteria by which counties can be reimbursed from Maryland's 9-1-1 Trust Fund.                                                   

Each of the Board's 24 members is appointed to a 4-year term by the Governor, and confirmed by the Maryland State Senate. The Chair is selected from those members by the Governor directly. The list below displays the current Board members, followed by the entity/region they represent.                                            

To contact the Board via mail, use the following address:                                       

Maryland Department of Emergency Management
ATTN: Maryland 9-1-1 Board
7229 Parkway Drive, Suite 200
Hanover, MD 21076                                      

Administrative Resources & Directories
- PSAP Directory [EXCEL]                                                       

Reports & Publications
- Legislative Update [web]
- View all 9-1-1 Board Reports in the MDEM Archive
- Maryland 9-1-1 Dashboard [web]                                                       

- PSAP Inspection Form
                                                       

Project Funding Requests
- Project Funding Request Form [PDF]