Posts From APCO International
APCO Seeks Comments on Draft Standards
July 29, 2016The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is seeking comments on four candidate American National Standards (ANS) released today….
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: John Daly (Florida)
July 28, 2016John Daly has worked in public safety communications for 36 years and served as an APCO Frequency Advisor in Florida since 1991. John has been employed by Collier County since 1994 as the County’s telecommunications manager. John is responsible for operation and maintenance of the County’s 800 MHz public safety radio system.
Read full articleAPCO Extremely Disappointed, Remains Committed to Seeing Public Safety Telecommunicators Properly Classified as a ‘Protective’ Occupation
July 22, 2016Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee’s (SOCPC) recommendations for revising the…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Thomas Kadunce (Delaware)
July 21, 2016Thomas Kadunce has been an APCO Local Advisor for 6 years. He retired from the Air Force after 24 years of service. Thomas now serves as the Operations Manager for the State of Delaware public safety communications system.
Read full article9-1-1 Issues Prominent at Capitol Hill Hearing
July 14, 2016On July 12, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology in the U.S. House of Representatives held an FCC Oversight Hearing…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Jerry Zarwanski (Connecticut)
July 14, 2016Jerry Zarwanski is employed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection, Division of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications (Division) and has more than 31 years of State service with various State agencies. Under the General Statutes of Connecticut, the Division is responsible for the statewide deployment of NG911 telecommunications services and provides technical telecommunications assistance to state and local police, fire and emergency medical service agencies.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Richard E. Ranson (Alabama)
July 7, 2016Richard E. Ranson (KD9Q) is currently the UAPD Radio Systems Administrator & Intercollegiate Athletics Gameday Frequency Coordinator at The University of Alabama, the Society of Broadcast Engineers Frequency Coordinator for Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and serves on the Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS) Board of Directors.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Emery L. Reynolds (Colorado)
June 30, 2016The public safety communications career of Mr. Reynolds began in 1965 when he joined Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office in Littleton, Colorado. as a deputy. Prior to this, he served in the United States Army in Europe and then worked for J.C. Penney’s Region Headquarters in Denver.
Read full articleMembers of Congress Support Classifying ‘Public Safety Telecommunicators’ as a ‘Protective Service’ Occupation
June 23, 2016Today, the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus Co-Chairs – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA), and Representative John Shimkus (R-IL) – sent a bipartisan letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging OMB to revise the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) to accurately represent the complex and life-saving nature of the work performed by 9-1-1 professionals.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Scott Andrews (California)
June 23, 2016Scott Andrews currently serves as the Communications Division Manager for Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Previously, he worked for 8 years as the RF Engineer for the City of Sacramento managing all public safety communications systems, winning the IT Employee of the Year in 2013.
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