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Waukesha County Communications Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
June 13, 2016Waukesha County Communications, WI, 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 June 13, 2016.
Read full articleNext Generation 9-1-1 Staffing
June 13, 2016There is an immediate need to update the input data used in present-day staffing formulas.
Read full articleRecommended Minimum Training Guidelines for Telecommunicators Finalized
June 9, 2016Alexandria, VA – Today a group of 9-1-1 organizations jointly announced that it finalized recommended minimum training guidelines for the…
Read full articleEssex County Regional Emergency Communications Center Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
June 9, 2016Essex County Regional Emergency Communications Center, MA, 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 May 31, 2016.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Mike Voss (Alaska & Washington)
June 9, 2016Mike Voss has been a Local Advisor at APCO International for nearly a decade and has been involved in the public safety communications and information technology realm for over 30 years.
Read full articleAn Interview with Football Legend and Former ESPN Analyst Coach Lou Holtz
June 7, 2016We are delighted to have Coach Lou Holtz as a keynote speaker at this year’s annual conference. When Coach Holtz agreed to a phone interview, I was excited as a football fan and a bit nervous to conduct the interview. But what I learned is that Coach is one of the easiest people to talk to—especially about football.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Draft NG9-1-1 Emergency Incident Data Document
June 6, 2016The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is seeking comments on a Candidate American National Standard (ANS) that provides standardized information exchange between systems.
Read full articleAPCO is Seeking Participants for the Quality Assurance of APCO American National Standards Sub-Committee
June 3, 2016The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has issued a call for participation for committee members to participate on a sub-committee responsible for the quality assurance of APCO Standards Development Activities.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Eric Linsley (Alabama)
June 2, 2016AFC, APCO’s frequency coordination department, is pleased to introduce its network of dedicated local advisor volunteers. APCO’s advisors are responsible…
Read full articleFirstNet on Developing Apps for Public Safety
June 1, 2016How much—and how quickly—public safety is transformed largely depends on the development and adoption rate of value-added public-safety-grade apps. FirstNet’s primary goal in this regard is to empower developers eager to embrace the public safety mission, resulting in the development of state-of-the-art apps for public safety users.
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