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National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 10-16
April 10, 2016In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), April 10 – 16, 2016, this week communities and 9-1-1 centers will honor those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis.
Read full articleRegional Planning Committee Process Current Topics and Ongoing Regional Planning Issues
April 4, 2016The 700 and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPC’s) – groups of volunteers tasked by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
Read full articleSilent Key: Raymond L. Collins
March 31, 2016Raymond L. Collins, 83, passed away on March 15, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. He was a member of the Northern California Chapter of APCO.
Read full articleCharleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Center Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
March 22, 2016Charleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Center, SC, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Agency Training Program Certification and has been awarded certification as of March 15, 2016.
Read full articleASAP to PSAP Program Continues Growth
March 17, 2016As some of the nation’s largest central station alarm-monitoring companies join the ASAP to PSAP program, 9-1-1 centers are as well.
Read full articleSoutheast Emergency Communications Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
March 17, 2016Southeast Emergency Communications, IL, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Agency Training Program Certification and has been awarded certification as of February 5, 2016.
Read full articleFCC Chief of Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau: “9-1-1 Must Remain Tailored to Serve Communities”
March 16, 2016Rear Admiral (ret.) David Simpson, chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, discussed PSAP architecture and networking with APCO Legal Counsel Jeff Cohen during the Emerging Technology Forum in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday.
Read full articleFirstNet Making Substantial Progress on NPSBN
March 16, 2016FirstNet Board Member Kevin McGinnis provided an update of progress toward implementing the nationwide public safety broadband.
Read full articleWiFi Access Points Lead Location Accuracy Technology Talks
March 16, 2016“Find the door we need to kick down” was the message underscored multiple times Tuesday, March 15, during the first day of APCO’s Emerging Technology Forum in Kansas City, Mo., as subject matter experts discussed upcoming efforts to improve 9-1-1 location accuracy.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces Recipients of 2016 Leadership in Policy Awards
March 15, 2016APCO International announces the recipients of its prestigious 2016 Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards, who will be honored during APCO’s Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership Dinner in Washington, DC on May 17, 2016.
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