Posts From APCO International
APCO Publishes ANSI Approved Standard for Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Training Coordinator
January 24, 2013Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for…
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January 24, 2013Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for…
Read full articleFCC Meets with Land Mobile Frequency Coordinators
January 18, 2013The FCC met with land mobile frequency coordinators on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, to discuss how to handle licenses for systems in the VHF and UHF band that have not complied with the Jan. 1, 2013, narrowband deadline.
Read full articleArk. Woman Dies After 9-1-1 Call Not Put In System
January 17, 2013LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas 911 operator did not enter a call into a computer system that would have notified police and fire dispatchers of a mother and son trapped inside a vehicle in a pond, authorities said Wednesday. The woman died hours later, and her 5-year-old son was in critical condition Wednesday, police said.
Read full articleAPCO’s Sunshine Fund
January 17, 2013Did you know that APCO International has a way for members to help their colleagues in need? In 2004, APCO’s…
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates Senator Jay Rockefeller on His Retirement
January 11, 2013Today, West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller announced that he would not seek reelection in 2014.
Read full articleAPCO International Commends FCC Report on Derecho Impact
January 10, 2013Alexandria, VA – Today, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau released its anticipated report and…
Read full articleMitigating Risks in the Application of Cloud Computing in Law Enforcement
January 7, 2013A new IJIS report responds to law enforcement concerns about cloud computing, including reliability, access, requirements, cost, and the recovery…
Read full articleU.S. Capital Implements ASAP
December 21, 2012Washington DC’s Office of Unified Communications has gone live with the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol program, becoming the second largest PSAP to implement ASAP.
Read full articleDistrict of Columbia Implements New ASAP Alarm Response Program
December 21, 2012(Washington, D.C.) – The Office of Unified Communications (OUC) has implemented an innovative computer-aided dispatch system (CAD) interface enhancement –…
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