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Meet Your AFC Advisors: Angela Allen (Vermont)
February 1, 2017Since 1989, Angela Allen has worked for the State of Vermont Department of Public Safety in the radio shop as a Communications Technician. The DPS radio shop maintains radios used by all State of Vermont agencies and departments. This includes mobiles, portables, base stations, dispatch consoles, and a statewide microwave radio system, just to name a few. Angela has been an APCO local advisor for the state of Vermont since December 2001.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Bob Marz (Utah)
January 26, 2017Bob Marz began his career in public safety as a Dispatcher for the Utah Highway Patrol in 1959 and within a year he was advanced to the position of Radio Engineer. He served in this position with the Patrol servicing northern Utah until 1990 when the Public Safety Communications Division was integrated with the State’s IT department. Bob retired from State service in 1998. Bob joined APCO in 1966 as a member of the then Intermountain Chapter and later that year was made the Frequency Coordinator for the State of Utah. Bob was the only member from Utah until the Utah Chapter of APCO was formed in 1972.
Read full articleSuggested Encryption Requirements Path Forward: Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program’s Stance
January 24, 2017Since its inception, one of the major tenets of the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) is to provide…
Read full articleGPSTC Announces CPE Graduate
January 24, 2017GPSTC is proud to announce Angela Bowen, Instructional Services Division Manager, graduated from APCO International’s Certified Public-Safety Executive Program. Bowen…
Read full articleTri Com Central Dispatch Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
January 24, 2017Alexandria, VA – Tri Com Central Dispatch, IL, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications…
Read full articleCalifornia Highway Patrol Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
January 24, 2017Alexandria, VA – California Highway Patrol, CA, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Ken Yoder (Texas)
January 19, 2017Ken Yoder has been an APCO frequency advisor for the past 31 years and has received training in all aspects of the AFC training requirements. He has received the APCO Senior Member award as well as the APCO Life member designation.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Buddy Jordan (South Carolina)
January 11, 2017Buddy Jordan is an Air Force veteran and has been a communications consultant with the State of South Carolina since 1986 and an APCO advisor since 1993. When not doing frequency advisory work he maintains a cache of portable and mobile communications equipment for use during disasters and special events.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Joe Kuran (Oregon)
December 29, 2016Joe Kuran has been devoted to maintaining public safety radio communications systems for the past 47 years. Joe’s specialty is managing Motorola Trunked 800 MHz Simulcast systems. In April of 2011, he graduated from Grantham University earning a BSEET degree.
Read full articleSMC Police Protect, Serve and Give
December 28, 2016SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, December 23, 2016 — Raising money to support cancer research, collecting clothing and toiletries for foster children,…
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