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Charlottesville/UVA/Ablemarle County Emergency Communications Center Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
April 12, 2018Alexandria, VA – The Charlottesville/UVA/Ablemarle County Emergency Communications Center, VA, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of…
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Draft Core Competencies, Operational Factors and Training for Next Generation Technologies in Public Safety Communications
March 23, 2018APCO International is seeking comments on a Candidate American National Standard (ANS) that addresses core competencies, operational factors and training requirements for public safety telecommunicators specific to Next Generation Technologies.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Draft Core Competencies and Minimum Training Requirements for Public Safety Communications Instructor
March 23, 2018APCO International is revising and seeking comments on a Candidate American National Standard (ANS) that identifies core competencies and minimum training requirements for public safety communications instructors.
Read full articleSilent Key: Willmore Frederick, Jr. “Bill” Holbrow
March 22, 2018Willmore Frederick, Jr. “Bill” Holbrow, 77, passed away March 4. An APCO commercial member, he worked as an independent telecommunications…
Read full articleAPCO Announces Approval of Reaffirmed Standard Public Safety Communications Common Disposition Codes for Data Exchange
March 22, 2018APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on March 20, 2018, for a reaffirmed American National Standard (ANS) that identifies a standardized incident disposition code list which enables agencies to exchange vital incident information.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces Recipients of 2018 Leadership in Policy Awards
March 13, 2018APCO International announces the recipients of its prestigious 2018 Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards, who will be honored during APCO’s Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership Dinner in Arlington, VA, on May 1, 2018.
Read full articleSilent Key: Past President Alan Armitage
March 6, 2018We have learned that Life Member Alan L. Armitage passed away last night from renal failure and cancer. He served…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation and Seeks Writing Group Members to Revise Public Safety Communications Common Incident Types for Data Exchange
March 1, 2018Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has filed a Project Initiation with the American National…
Read full articleSilent Key: Ron Haraseth
February 26, 2018We have learned that Ron Haraseth passed away on February 23 in the company of his wife Judy, son Ben…
Read full articleSilent Key: Jenna Bixby
February 20, 2018Jenna Bixby died Saturday night in a traffic accident on the way to her job as a 9-1-1 Dispatcher at…
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