Posts From APCO International
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
January 21, 2022Alexandria, VA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport, GA, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the…
Read full articleGrand Junction Regional Communication Center Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
January 21, 2022Alexandria, VA – Grand Junction Regional Communication Center, CO, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from…
Read full articleBroward County Sheriff’s Office Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
January 21, 2022Alexandria, VA – Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the…
Read full articleRichmond 9-1-1 Switches to Internet-based System to Prepare for Future Advancements
January 12, 2022No longer relying on copper wires to transmit calls, the Richmond Department of Emergency Communications switched to an Internet Protocol-based 9-1-1 system in late 2021.
Read full articleYoung Professional Spotlight: Monica McCullough, Williamson County Department of Emergency Communications
January 10, 2022This quarter’s Young Professional Spotlight is Monica McCullough. Monica is a 29-year-old Communications Training Officer for Williamson County Department of Emergency Communications in Franklin, TN.
Read full articleSilent Key: Charles F. English
December 29, 2021Charles F. English, 94, a past president of APCO International, 1984-1985, and lifetime APCO member, passed away November 5 in Cary, North Carolina.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Working Group Members to Create a Supplemental Emergency Responder Recommendation Standard
December 24, 2021APCO International has issued a call for participation for working group members to participate in the development of APCO candidate ANS for Supplemental Emergency Responder Recommendations.
Read full articleSilent Key: Gary Lee Peters
December 9, 2021Gary Peters, president and CEO of ProComm Alaska, LLC and an active APCO member, passed away Nov. 16 at the age of 67 in Palmer, Arkansas. He was a resident of Talkeetna, Alaska. Peters was a giant in the field of telecommunications – well known and much loved by friends and colleagues.
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates FCC Chairwoman on Senate Confirmation
December 7, 2021Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to serve another five-year term at the Federal Communications Commission. Rosenworcel was first appointed as an FCC Commissioner in 2012 and is the first woman to be designated as permanent chair.
Read full articleSilent Key: Mathew J. Knight
December 6, 2021Matthew J. Knight, 48, passed away Nov. 29. Knight was a public safety communications industry professional who served as commercial advisor to Missouri APCO.
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