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IJIS Institute Invites Law Enforcement Technology Providers to Participate in Industry Working Group
July 27, 2017Ashburn, VA, July 27, 2017—The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and…
Read full articleIAFC Asks Fire Service to Urge Governors to Opt into FirstNet
July 27, 2017The IAFC Board of Directors has issued a call to action for fire service leaders to urge governors in their…
Read full articleMajor Public Safety Groups Join AWARN Advisory Committee
July 10, 2017WASHINGTON, July 10, 2017 – The nation’s largest originators of emergency alerts have come together to advise the inter-industry group…
Read full articlePulsePoint Foundation Appoints Medical Director
May 11, 2017HILTON HEAD, SC (April 28, 2017)—The PulsePoint Foundation, a pioneer of location-aware mobile apps that empower off-duty professionals and everyday…
Read full articleNational Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators Supports the FCC’s Investigation into Nationwide 9-1-1 Outage
March 16, 2017Woodbury, Vermont – Friday, March 10, 2017 – The National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA) expresses its support of…
Read full articleWhat 9-1-1 Dispatchers Wish You Knew
February 23, 2017This article was originally posted at JDNews.com, February 6, 2017. Reprinted with permission. By Amanda Thames Just because a 9-1-1 telecommunicator is…
Read full articleTelecommunicator: ‘We are the strength behind our first responders’
February 23, 2017This article was originally posted at JDNews.com, January 27, 2017. Reprinted with permission. By Amanda Thames Editor’s Note: The First Responders Friday…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Ben Russell (Pennsylvania)
January 5, 2017Ben Russell became APCO’s local advisor for Pennsylvania in January of 2015. While his day job as an aquatic biologist seemingly has little to do with radio, the program he works with has air to ground communications needs when working with helicopters. Mr. Russell first got involved with radio helping to guide his program to solutions that fit the need.
Read full articleAPCO Says What Many in Public Safety Believe, Calling Story About FirstNet ‘Inaccurate’ and ‘Inflammatory’
August 12, 2016Is FirstNet obsolete before being built? APCO certainly doesn’t think so.
Read full articleSilent Key: Laura Price
August 11, 2016Stratford (CT) Police Department dispatcher Laura Price, 35, of Seymour, died in the hospital on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, following a motor vehicle accident, according to the CT Post.
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