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Silent Key: Remembering 3 APCO Members
July 18, 2012APCO Arkansas member Gregory Blane Cox, age 31, of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away July 12, 2012, in Bella Vista….
Read full articleAPCO Unveils Vehicular Emergency Data Set to Encourage Deployment of Advanced Automatic Crash Notification by Vehicle Manufacturers
July 18, 2012Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today announced its approval of the Vehicular Emergency…
Read full articleAPCO Releases Best Practices for PSAPs When Processing Vehicle Telematics Calls
July 18, 2012Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) today announced the release of Recommended Best Practices for…
Read full articleVote for Your 2012-2013 Executive Committee
July 18, 2012APCO’s electronic voting allows you to vote from anywhere, at any time. You still have a voice in the association,…
Read full articleMd. Officials Move to Replace ‘Outdated’ 9-1-1 Support Systems
July 17, 2012Maryland officials are moving to improve 9-1-1 technology to allow for emergency calls made by text and multimedia messages.
Read full articleEDITORIAL: Murphy’s Law and York County’s 9-1-1 System
July 14, 2012Last February, Congress passed a law reallocating 700 MHz frequencies to public safety agencies. That’s an improvement for them, fixing a problem identified in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Unfortunately, many 9-1-1 systems, including York County’s, were built specifically for T-band.
Read full articleDispatchers Receive Financial Incentives
July 14, 2012New Berlin – Keeping critical emergency 911 dispatchers on the job when they know they won’t be working for New Berlin this time next year is as tricky as handling five 911 calls all at once.
Read full articleState Police Upgrading 9-1-1 System
July 14, 2012The Board of Public Works this week approved the Maryland State Police’s purchase of a $7.1 million advanced 911 system that could allow citizens to call, text or even tweet for help.
Read full articleChoices: Public Safety Telecommunicators Must Support Each Other
July 14, 2012I was on a social network site for 9-1-1 professionals yesterday and came across a posting by an unhappy dispatcher….
Read full articleCobb County 9-1-1 Participates in July 4th Parade
July 12, 2012On July 4, 2012, Cobb County 9-1-1 participated in the City of Marietta Freedom Parade.
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