Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on April 7, 2015 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies Common Status Codes for Data Exchange.

APCO ANS 1.116.1-2015, Public Safety Communications Common Status Codes for Data Exchange, will contain a comprehensive list of descriptive terms that can be used to track the activities of emergency responders. The list of terms commonly referred to as status codes, will encompass situations that involve police, fire, emergency medical services or a multi discipline combination of resources. The standardized status codes will allow disparate agencies to share data by linking common status codes in emergency situations.

APCO President John Wright said, “A standardized list of status codes is a significant step forward in facilitating effective data exchange between PSAPs who wish to share incident information.”

This standard may be downloaded at https://www.apcointl.org/standards/apco-standards-for-download.html

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