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APCO International Launches Online Application Program for Project 33 Training Certification
February 23, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced today the launch the APCO Project 33 Training Program Certification – 2010 Telecommunicator online application program.
Read full articleTop International Companies to Exhibit at APCO Global Congress in Dubai
February 23, 2011Alexandria, Va. — Public safety and security practitioners in the Middle East will experience the latest in public safety communications technology this June. That’s because APCO Global Alliance has assembled an impressive group of international technology companies to exhibit at its new APCO Global Congress in Dubai, UAE.
Read full articleAPCO Lauds Chairman Rockefeller’s Top Priority for Public Safety
February 17, 2011Alexandria, Va. — APCO supports remarks made on Wednesday by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D. “Jay” Rockefeller, IV, at a hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss development of a nationwide wireless, mission-critical broadband network for first responders.
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February 17, 2011Alexandria, Va. — Public safety and security practitioners in the Middle East will experience the latest in public safety communications technology this June. That’s because APCO Global Alliance has assembled an impressive group of international technology companies to exhibit at its new APCO Global Congress in Dubai, UAE.
Read full articleFor the Love of the Job
February 16, 2011Donald Winsock was exposed to the public safety industry at a young age, spending a lot of time at Firehouse #5 in Hanover Township, Pa. His experiences serving as a firefighter and EMT, and, eventually, a 9-1-1 telecommunicator laid the foundation for a successful career. He’s currently emergency communications supervisor for Arlington County (Va.) Comm Center.
Read full articleVerizon Customers Received Text Messages to Call 9-1-1
February 3, 2011In January, several PSAP managers posted on public forums that their agencies were receiving calls from citizens saying they had received a text message advising them to call 9-1-1.
Read full articleCall for Authors
February 3, 2011APCO International and Public Technology Institute (PTI) are seeking practitioners from the public safety communications and technology profession to contribute their expertise to an important new book that is being developed as part of PTI’s “Thought Leadership” book series. This new book CIO Leadership for Public Safety Communications: A Practical Guide for the Next Generation of Technology Leaders is being developed with support from the Public Safety Foundation of America.
Read full articleGet Educated at EMS Today
February 3, 2011On the afternoon of March 3, the CDC’s Richard C. Hunt, MD, FACEP, and APCO Technical Service Manager Kathy McMahon will conduct a session at the EMS Today Conference & Exposition called Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN): Using This Data to Enhance Emergency Response.
Read full articleNarrowbanding & You
February 1, 2011On the APCO Open Forum, we are starting to see more inquiries and discussions about narrowbanding. One thing we all have to keep in mind is the deadline: Jan. 1, 2013. This is the drop-dead date per the FCC order. What does this mean to us as first responders? Here’s where your homework assignment starts. Locate all your radio licenses. If you are currently licensed in the VHF spectrum (150–174 MHz) or the UHF spectrum (421–512 MHz) for almost any purpose, narrowbanding will affect you.
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January 27, 2011On Wednesday, Jan. 26, 150 attendees filled an FCC Commission Meeting Room, and another 350 attendees joined remotely, to learn and discuss how the FCC’s VHF/UHF narrowbanding mandate affects their public safety agencies. Designed to assist licensees in completing the transition to narrowband radio communications, this FCC workshop was led by two panels of subject matter experts.
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