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Young Professional Spotlight: Kyra Lamb, Manatee County Emergency Communications
June 11, 2021Kyra Lamb worked for Manatee County Emergency Communications, Florida, as a dispatcher for five years before becoming the 9-1-1 Database…
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Action on 4.9 GHz Public Safety Spectrum
May 27, 2021Today the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order staying – or suspending – provisions of its rules for the 4.9 GHz spectrum band that would permit licensing of the spectrum for commercial purposes
Read full articleECCs Continue to Join the ASAP Program – Demand Is High; Virginia Continues to Outpace the Rest of the Country With 16 ASAP Implementations
May 27, 2021Despite the pandemic, the ASAP program ended calendar year 2020 with a total of 80 implementations. The 88th implementation was…
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Work Group Members to Create a Standard for Minimum Technical Requirements for Remote Support to ECC Operations
May 27, 2021APCO is seeking volunteers to participate in the creation of an ANSI National Standard (ANS) that will establish criteria for minimum operational support requirements for a remote work situation for employees of an emergency communications center.
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates the Recent Graduates of the Certified Public-Safety Executive Program
May 17, 2021APCO International is pleased to announce new individuals who have earned the Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) designation following completion of the culminating course, a two-week capstone seminar.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces 2021 Award Winners
May 6, 2021APCO International is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Public Safety Communications Awards and Technology Leadership Awards.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of Two National Standards
May 6, 2021APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on April 8, 2021, for two American National Standards (ANS).
Read full articleManaging Trauma
May 6, 2021What is a traumatic event? For telecommunicators, traumatic events can be anything. While not every call we take is traumatic, the cumulative toll of the job itself is. The effects of cumulative acute stress can be detrimental to our mental and physiological health.
Read full articlePlano Public Safety Communications Training Academy Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
April 23, 2021Plano Public Safety Communications Training Academy, TX, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleIdaho State Police Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
April 23, 2021Idaho State Police, ID, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
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