Posts From APCO International
APCO Award Nominations Reminder – Deadline April 1
March 6, 2014There is still time to nominate your outstanding colleagues and teams for world-wide recognition in public safety communications.
Read full articleAPCO Holds Workshop to Identify Initial Public Safety Security Requirements for Mobile Apps
February 25, 2014This first-of-its-kind event brought together public safety practitioners, app developers, industry experts, and government officials to identify initial security requirements for apps intended for public safety use.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Action to Explore Ways to Improve Wireless 9-1-1 Location Accuracy
February 20, 2014Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed rules and launched a further inquiry to ensure that accurate caller location information is automatically provided to public safety officials for all wireless calls to 9-1-1, including indoor calls.
Read full articlePrince William County Public Safety Communications Receives APCO P33 Certification
February 11, 2014Prince William County Public Safety Communications has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Project 33 Training Program Certification-2010 (P33 Certification) and has been awarded certification as of February 7, 2014.
Read full articleAPCO Announces ANSI Approval of Standard for Common Incident Disposition Codes for Data Exchange
February 6, 2014APCO International received final approval from ANSI on December 13, 2013 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies a list of “common disposition codes for data exchange.”
Read full articleAPCO Announces ANSI Approval of Standard Public Safety Communications Instructors
February 6, 2014APCO International received final approval from ANSI on February 3, 2014 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies “core competencies and minimum training standards for public safety communications instructor.”
Read full articleAPCO Welcomes FCC Action to Broaden Text to 9-1-1 Service Availability
January 30, 2014Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Policy Statement and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the provision of text to 9-1-1 services and other next generation 9-1-1 applications
Read full articleAPCO President Gigi Smith Testifies at Senate Hearing on 9-1-1 Location Accuracy
January 16, 2014Today, APCO President Gigi Smith served as an invited witness at a hearing entitled “Locating 911 Callers in a Wireless…
Read full articleNext Generation Emergency Communications – CAD Interoperability Project
January 14, 2014The CAD Interoperabilty Project will take the next steps in implementing recommendations made by the Emergency Communications Task Force.
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates Past President Terry Hall on His Induction as a RCA Fellow
December 20, 2013APCO International Past President Terry Hall was honored with his induction as a Radio Club of America (RCA) Fellow during RCA’s Annual Awards Banquet held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, FL.
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