Posts From APCO International
Representing … You: APCO International President Gregg Riddle Reports on Recent Conferences
November 21, 2011Editor’s note: Part of the charge of the APCO International Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is to represent…
Read full articlePublic Safety Representatives Meet with Members of Congress to Urge D Block Allocation to Public Safety
November 17, 2011On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Congressman Peter King (R-NY) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) were joined by more than 40 uniformed public safety officials and dozens more supporters to urge members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Committee, to include S.911 language to allocate the D block spectrum within the 700 MHz band to public safety and to provide for $11 billion for construction of the Public Safety Broadband Network.
Read full articleAPCO Appeals to Super Committee to Consider D Block Allocation
November 10, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 9, 2011 – Public Safety officials sent a formal letter today to the co-chairs of the…
Read full articleRun for 9-1-1 5K Run/Walk Debuts in January
November 10, 2011The first Run for 9-1-1, a 5K run/walk benefiting emergency first responders, is set for January 14, 2012.
Run for 9-1-1, an Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International event, is a timed 5K run/walk that benefits emergency responders in Volusia County, Fl. The event will take place on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8:00 am, beginning and ending at Aunt Catfish’s Restaurant, Port Orange, Fl.
Read full articleAPCO Advocates Sustainable Funding of Emergency Communications
November 8, 2011Today, The Federal Communications Commission today released its third annual report regarding states that have diverted any portion of the 911 fees they collect for purposes other than 911 programs. APCO International strongly believes that tapping 9-1-1 fees jeopardizes public safety’s ability to acquire and implement existing, as well as new and emerging, technologies necessary to continue receiving and responding to emergency situations and providing essential emergency services to citizens.
“We must ensure that public safety has the funds it needs not only to answer 9-1-1 calls, but to take action and dispatch emergency services to calls for help in critical situations,” said APCO International President Gregg Riddle.
Read full articleBecome a PSFA Public Safety Fellow
November 3, 2011The Public Safety Foundation of America established the Public Safety Fellows Program in 2010 to recognize individuals for their leadership…
Read full articleAPCO International Technology Roundtables Back in 2012
November 3, 2011DAYTONA BEACH, FL—October 31, 2011— The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced it will hold two Technology Roundtables in 2012 after a successful first year of events in 2011.
Read full articleNarrowbanding Waiver Guidance
October 5, 2011Does your agency operate on radio frequencies below 512 MHz? If so, is your agency already operating on “narrowband” channels (i.e., 12.5 kHz or the equivalent)? If not, are you aware of the FCC requirement that such systems convert to narrowband no later than Jan. 1, 2013? Will your agency be ready?
If not, your agency may want to consider seeking a waiver of the requirements pursuant to recently released FCC guidelines, and you should try to do so before the end of this year.
APCO International Appoints Derek Poarch as Executive Director
October 5, 2011The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced the appointment today of Derek K. Poarch as executive director. Poarch comes to APCO International with more than 30 years of public safety experience, and demonstrated leadership in law enforcement and federal telecommunications policy.
Read full articleNYC Council Holds Hearing on Resolution to Pass S.911
September 27, 2011Three major New York City Committees are holding a hearing today to consider a resolution encouraging Congress and the President to sign into law S.911; The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011. The Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services, jointly with the Committee on Public Safety and the Committee on Technology will convene at 10:00 a.m. in the 16th Floor Committee Room at 250 Broadway in New York City.
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