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Legislative and Regulatory Issues Impacting APCO Members
August 8, 2022APCO’s Senior Counsel provided an overview of some of APCO’s top legislative and regulatory priorities – the 9-1-1 SAVES Act, the PROTECT 9-1-1 Act, 9-1-1 location accuracy, and network outage notifications – and a panel of 9-1-1 professionals described how these issues impact emergency communications centers.
Read full articleAnswer The Call to Be Your Best Self Every Day
August 8, 2022The parents of Kyle Plush managed to display extreme grace and genuine appreciation for our profession and the life-saving work we perform every day, while firmly and gently reminding everyone in the room that we have an obligation to the people we serve to be our best self every day.
Read full articleHelp! My ECC Has Been Kidnapped!
August 8, 2022Ransomware is the biggest threat to public safety. As the first of the first responders, we need to plan for how to deal with these attacks before they happen to minimize the impacts.
Read full articleAPCO and NSA Announce Professional Development Partnership at APCO 2022
August 8, 2022APCO International has been selected by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) to be the preferred training provider for all of NSA’s public safety communications needs. APCO and NSA announced the professional development partnership, which will begin October 1, 2022, during APCO’s 88th Annual Conference & Expo.
Read full articleAPCO Releases Definitive Guide to Next Generation 9-1-1
August 8, 2022The guide takes a forward-looking approach to Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) to address what emergency communications centers (ECCs) and professional staff from telecommunicators to directors need to make informed decisions now and in the future.
Read full articleFirst General Business Session Concludes Day 1 of APCO 2022
August 7, 2022The General Business Session concluded the first day of the 88th annual conference, APCO 2022 in Anaheim, California, and included the appointment of APCO members to positions on regional boards and to the Commercial Advisory Committee.
Read full articleInvesting in the Future: Developing Young Professionals in Your Center
August 7, 2022As the staffing and retention crisis comes to the focus of leaders across the nation, one question has become abundantly clear: how do we prepare the younger generation for positions of leadership and enable them to continue modernizing the profession?
Read full article2-Minute Tips to a Healthier You
August 7, 2022It’s no secret that working in an ECC leads to poor food choices, inconsistent sleep patterns, and sedentary habits. Public safety telecommunicators must be able to take care of themselves to care for others effectively.
Read full articleThink Tank: What’s in an Attitude?
August 7, 2022Intentionally working to change our self-talk can make a big difference in one’s quality of life at home and at work.
Read full articleCybersecurity 101
August 7, 2022Cyber crime is only likely to increase, despite the best efforts of government agencies and cybersecurity experts.
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