Posts From APCO International
Voices in the Dark: The Voices of Telecommunicators with PTSD
February 13, 2020By Matt Berg During my research phase for my article titled “PTSD and the Telecommunicator,” published in the March-April issue…
Read full articleUNDER THE HEADSET: A Day in the Life
February 13, 2020By Matt Schreiner Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series of fictional dramatizations about the trials and…
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on the Reaffirmation of the Standard for Establishing Minimum Training Standards for TTY/TDD Use in the Communications Center
January 31, 2020Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has filed a project with ANSI to reaffirm and…
Read full articleSilent Key: Michelle Marie Pascarella
January 30, 2020Michelle Marie Pascarella, 50, of Phoenix, passed away suddenly on Jan. 6. She moved to Phoenix Arizona in 1997 where she…
Read full articleSilent Key: Joseph Robert Schaap
January 30, 2020We learned recently of the passing of Joseph Robert Schapp, 83 of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Brookeville and Clarksville, Maryland….
Read full articleRockland County Sheriff’s Office – Communications Division Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
January 23, 2020Alexandria, VA – Rockland County Sheriff’s Office – Communications Division, NY, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33®…
Read full articleWeber Area Dispatch 911 & Emergency Services District Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
January 16, 2020Alexandria, VA – Weber Area Dispatch 911 & Emergency Services District, Utah, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project…
Read full article#TeammatesInAction: El Paso Fire Department 911 Communications Division
January 9, 2020August 3, 2019, started out as a normal day for the public safety telecommunicators at El Paso Fire Department 911…
Read full articleYoung Professional Spotlight: Tim Stencel, Northwest Central Dispatch
January 2, 2020By Samantha Gray The APCO Young Professionals Taskforce recognizes Tim Stencel as this quarter’s young professional spotlight. Tim is the…
Read full articleAPCO Announces Approval of APCO National Standard Cybersecurity Training for Public Safety Communications Personnel
December 27, 2019APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies cybersecurity training standards for public safety communications personnel.
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