Posts From APCO International
Denver 9-1-1 Communications Center Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
May 11, 2017Denver 9-1-1 Communications Center, CO, has met the minimum training standards for the APCO International Agency Training Program Certification and has been awarded certification as of April 25, 2017.
Read full articlePalm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
May 11, 2017Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, FL, has met the minimum training standards for the APCO International Agency Training Program Certification and has been awarded certification as of April 25, 2017.
Read full articleTorres Commemorates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
April 12, 2017ONTARIO, CA – April 12, 2017 – In commemoration of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona)…
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Is April 9-15
April 7, 2017In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), April 9-15, 2017, APCO International joins communities, government leaders and 9-1-1 communications centers to honor members of the 9-1-1 community who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis.
Read full articleAPCO Celebrates FirstNet’s Selection of AT&T
March 30, 2017Alexandria, VA – Today, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International celebrates the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet’s) selection…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Jeffrey Smith (Maine)
March 30, 2017Jeffrey Smith started his Public Safety Career in the Town of Cape Elizabeth at the age of 16 as an EMT for the local Ambulance. At 18 years old, he was hired as a part-time public safety dispatcher and at this time he was still a senior in High School. About a year later he was hired as a full time Dispatcher at the Falmouth Police Dept and then became a police officer within a few years.
Read full articleSilent Key: Thomas Wahl
March 23, 2017Thomas Wahl passed away on March 20, 2017. He had been a member of APCO since 1998, as well as…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: James Westover (Wisconsin)
March 23, 2017James Westover serves as the state frequency coordinator and LMR system manager for the statewide P25 trunked radio system for the State of Wisconsin at the Department of Transportation, Division of State Patrol. Additionally, he sits on the State Interoperability Council’s LMR Subcommittee and is active in the state’s COMU program. James has been a licensed amateur radio operator and active in the LMR industry for over 20 years in a variety of capacities and has also been an APCO Local Advisor for about a year. Previously, he was the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) and a public safety dispatcher.
Read full articleCelebrating APCO’s First CPE Graduates
March 16, 2017In January, APCO International proudly hosted the capstone course of its inaugural Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) Program. Graduates of the program, who represent 13 states and Canada, were honored January 13 during a beachside ceremony at the Hilton Daytona Beach.
Read full articleClass Notes: A Perspective From the Inaugural CPE Class President
March 16, 2017Having finished my APCO International Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) Program, I’d like to share a few thoughts about it. First, don’t let being a frontline employee hold you back from taking Registered Public Safety Leader (RPL) or CPE. We all have the ability to be leaders.
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