LEADERS IN 911 AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT
Western Massachusetts Emergency Communications District (WESTCOMM) was formed in 2018 pursuant to M.G.L. Ch. 6 Sect. 18. WESTCOMM is currently serving the City of Chicopee and towns of East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Monson, Ware and the Hampden County Sheriffs Department
The District is Governed by a board of directors and an executive director. The Board of Directors, along with the Operations Committee and Finance Committee all meet publicly. Meeting agendas and minutes are both posted on this site.
WESTCOMM was recently awarded a 16 million dollar grant and purchased and renovated a building in Chicopee MA where our executive offices and state-of-the-art operations center are located.
The District receives enormous financial support from the State 911 Department in their quest for regionalization through programs like the Development Grant and the Support and Incentive Grant. These grants are funded annually by the cell phone 911 surcharge. Any additional funding is provided through community assessments. The assessments are based on the percentage of population and call volume of each community.
107,934 – Police
10,980 – Fire
23,881 – Medical
4,569 – Out of Jurisdiction
Mayor John Vieau – City of Chicopee
Lyn Simmons – Town of Longmeadow
Stewart Beckley – Town of Ware
Thomas Christensen – Town of East Longmeadow
Jennifer Wolowicz – Town of Monson
Sheriff Nicholas Cocchi – Hampden County Sheriff’s Department
Penny Ryan – Executive Director
Anthony Massoia – Deputy Executive Director
Grant Herman – Director of Information Technology
Michael Meaney – Regional Interoperability Coordinator and IT Support Services
Gregory Wallace – Operations Manager
Lisa Ricardo – Human Resources
Stephanie O’Connor – Training and Community Outreach
Marlyn Valazquez – Quality Assurance
JoAnn Kupiec – Administrative Assistant
Mihaela Miteva – Procurement Officer
Aliyah Cruz – Dispatch Shift Supervisor
Tristan Stafford – Dispatch Shift Supervisor
Paiton Alves – Dispatch Shift Supervisor
Matthew Clark – Dispatch Shift Supervisor
645 Shawinigan Drive
Chicopee, MA 01020
Non-Emergency and Administrative Inquiries, call 413-594-1639.
