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APCO Files a Project Initiation to Revise a Standard for the Establishment of a Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement Program for Emergency Communication Centers
June 30, 2022APCO International has filed a Project Initiation with ANSI to revise and redesignate the standard titled APCO/NENA Standard for the Establishment of a Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) Program for Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs).
Read full articleDurham Emergency Communications Center Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
June 28, 2022Durham Emergency Communications Center, NC, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from APCO.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval and Publication of Revised and Redesignated American National Standard
June 24, 2022APCO International received final approval for APCO ANS 1.101.4-2022 Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children on June 17, 2022
Read full articleAPCO International Awards Scholarships to 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Professionals
June 10, 2022APCO recently awarded close to $80,000 in scholarship awards to APCO members.
Read full articleAlaska State Troopers Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
June 8, 2022Alaska State Troopers, AK, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from APCO.
Read full articleSouth Metro Fire Rescue Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
June 8, 2022South Metro Fire Rescue, CO, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from APCO.
Read full articleYoung Professional Spotlight: Elizabeth Ulmer, Lincoln Emergency Communications Center.
May 26, 2022Elizabeth Ulmer is the Senior Public Safety Dispatcher for the Lincoln Emergency Communications Center.
Read full articleProject 25: Consensus Standards Embracing Interoperability, Spectrum Efficiency and Cost Economies
May 24, 2022P25 was prompted by issues that public safety agencies at federal, state and local levels had with the incompatibility of trunking systems, as well as secure voice systems, supplied by the major vendors in the 1980’s.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard
May 20, 2022This standard provides a common data set used to deliver AACN data to emergency communication centers and responders, identifies crash and medical data elements, and uses a common data exchange format allowing for multiple methods of data transfer and handling.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces 2022 Award Winners
May 19, 2022The award recipients demonstrated the highest levels of professional conduct and outstanding performance in the line of duty. The award winner of each category is:
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