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National Regional Planning Council Elects New Officers
January 5, 2023The National Regional Planning Council (NRPC), a collaborative network consisting of both 700 MHz & 800 MHz public safety Regional…
Read full articleConference Attendance Top 10
August 6, 2022What is there to gain by an in-person conference? Here are my top 10 reasons to go to a conference whenever I can.
Read full articleRichmond 9-1-1 Switches to Internet-based System to Prepare for Future Advancements
January 12, 2022No longer relying on copper wires to transmit calls, the Richmond Department of Emergency Communications switched to an Internet Protocol-based 9-1-1 system in late 2021.
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 Committee Involvement – Taking It to the Next Level
December 8, 2020At the heart of APCO is our membership. Our association is member-driven and wants and needs the involvement of its…
Read full articleAPCO Statement on the CSRIC “Report on the Current State of Interoperability in the Nation’s 911 Systems”
March 17, 2020The Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) VII adopted a “Report on the Current State of Interoperability in the Nation’s 911 Systems.”
Read full articleSouth Sound 911 Appoints Deborah Grady as Executive Director
March 6, 2020South Sound 911’s Board of Directors appointed Deborah Grady as the public safety agency’s next executive director effective Monday, April…
Read full articleLogan City Police 911 Communications Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
January 30, 2020Alexandria, VA – Logan City Police 911 Communications, Utah, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from…
Read full article#TeammatesInAction: El Paso Fire Department 911 Communications Division
January 9, 2020August 3, 2019, started out as a normal day for the public safety telecommunicators at El Paso Fire Department 911…
Read full articleYoung Professional Spotlight: Tim Stencel, Northwest Central Dispatch
January 2, 2020By Samantha Gray The APCO Young Professionals Taskforce recognizes Tim Stencel as this quarter’s young professional spotlight. Tim is the…
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