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Commissioner Rosenworcel Joins Stellar Broadband Summit Program
April 28, 2016APCO is pleased to announce that FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel will join us at the Public Safety Broadband Summit in…
Read full articleGrand Junction Regional Communication Center Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
April 28, 2016Grand Junction Regional Communication Center, CO, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Agency Training Program Certification and has been awarded certification as of April 25, 2016.
Read full articleWhitfield County E9-1-1 Implements APCO EMD
April 28, 2016Whitfield County E9-1-1 recently implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program. In addition to serving Whitfield County, the agency provides call taking and/or dispatching for all 9-1-1 calls for the municipalities of Dalton, Tunnel Hill, Varnell and Cohutta with 28 call takers and five administrators.
Read full articleTusa Public Safety Radio Consultant Earns Project Management Professional Certification
April 28, 2016C. Allen Cutts, senior technical advisor with Tusa Consulting Services, recently earned his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. The globally recognized designation is the highest degree for project managers in the industry.
Read full articleJefferson County Emergency Communications District Implements APCO EMD
April 28, 2016The Jefferson County Emergency Communications District recently implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program. With APCO EMD certification, the staff is now specially trained to provide medical assistance to callers while emergency responders are en route.
Read full articleLand Mobile Communications Council Elects Board of Directors for 2016-2017
April 14, 2016The membership of the Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) elected its board of directors during its annual meeting on April 12, 2016, in the District of Columbia.
Read full articleRichmond (Va.) Implements PulsePoint Respond and PulsePoint AED
April 14, 2016Richmond became the first community in the state of Virginia to implement PulsePoint Respond and the associated PulsePoint AED app. Following a soft launch on March 24, 2016, the launch was announced to the public during a press conference on April 6, 2016.
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) Program Updates from Texas
April 14, 2016The Grand Prairie, Tex., 9-1-1 PSAP is the newest PSAP and third in Texas to launch the ASAP program. Grand Prairie went live with the ASAP program on March 21, 2016.
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 10-16
April 10, 2016In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), April 10 – 16, 2016, this week communities and 9-1-1 centers will honor those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis.
Read full articleRegional Planning Committee Process Current Topics and Ongoing Regional Planning Issues
April 4, 2016The 700 and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPC’s) – groups of volunteers tasked by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
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