Posts From APCO International
Young Professional Spotlight: Alicia Taylor, Woods County E911
March 3, 2022Alicia Taylor has excelled in emergency communications since her arrival in 2016 and like many young professionals in the field, she came with no prior public safety experience.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Working Group Members to Create a New Candidate Standard Titled Common Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Public Safety GIS Identifiers
March 2, 2022APCO International has issued a call for participation for working group members to participate in the creation of a candidate standard titled Common Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Public Safety GIS Identifiers.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard
February 18, 2022APCO received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on February 14, 2022, for a newly created American National Standard (ANS) titled Managing Operational Overload in the Emergency Communications Center (ECCs).
Read full article#TeammatesInAction: Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E Communications Team
February 17, 2022For their tremendous ability to process information and provide exceptional customer service with professionalism and commitment during a time of uncertain safety to the people they know, love, and serve, we are proud to recognize them as APCO Teammates in Action.
Read full articleSullivan County Emergency Communications Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
February 3, 2022Sullivan County Emergency Communications, TN, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleEmergency Communications of Southern Oregon Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
February 3, 2022Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleChouteau County 911 Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
February 3, 2022Chouteau County 911, MT, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleSilent Key: Joseph Cory Thompson
February 3, 2022APCO member and public safety telecommunicator Joseph Cory Thompson, 49, passed away January 24 at High Point Regional Hospital in North Carolina. Thompson was a telecommunicator for Randolph County, North Carolina.
Read full articleConsider the Big Picture When Handling Missing Persons/Lost Children Calls
February 3, 2022One of the most important things to remember when you receive missing person/lost children calls for service is that you must abandon any preconceived notion that your agency, even as the primary jurisdiction, is the only agency necessary to handle the call.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of Two American National Standards
January 28, 2022APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on January 18, 2022, for revisions of two American National Standards (ANS).
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