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Request for Best Practices at Rail Incidents
November 17, 2016Fairfax, Va. – Have you responded to a train derailment? What about a rail incident with a hazmat leak or fire?…
Read full articleNICE to Provide IP Radio Recording for Los Angeles County’s New Interoperable Communications System
November 16, 2016Paramus, New Jersey – November 15, 2016 – NICE (Nasdaq:NICE) today announced that it will be providing its IP radio…
Read full articleAPCO Partners With DHS to Advance Interoperability and Security of Mobile Apps
November 10, 2016APCO International and the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) have announced a partnership to improve mobile apps for the public safety community.
Read full articleBroward County Sheriff’s Office Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
November 9, 2016Alexandria, VA – Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Dale Osborne (Montana)
November 9, 2016Dale Osborne has worked for Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) for nearly 30 years, working his way up from Radio Tech to Lead Communications Technician and now oversees the communications system for MHP. He has been an APCO member for 25 years, the Montana Alternate Frequency Advisor for nearly ten years, is the Chairman of Region 25 Montana 700 & 800 RPC, along with the Montana Chapters Frequency Advisory Committee.
Read full articleBoone County, Mo., PSAP Selects Avtec to Lead the Modernization of Its Communications Center
November 4, 2016Avtec Inc., the nation’s leading independent provider of mission-critical Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP) dispatch console systems, has been selected for a next-generation upgrade to the Public Safety Joint Communications Center (PSJC) for Boone County, Missouri.
Read full articleFederal Engineering to Participate in 5G North America 2016 Conference
November 4, 2016Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) has, once again, been invited to participate in the 5G North America 2016 Conference (formerly the LTE North America Conference), to be held
on November 14-16, 2016 in Dallas, TX.
Meet Your AFC Advisors: Jack Spillman (Montana)
November 4, 2016Jack Spillman has over 38 years of experience in the wireless communications industry, including conventional and trunked radio, paging, 9-1-1 dispatch centers, and site management. Locations served include Indiana, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta and Denver. For the last 12 years he has served as Communication/Project Manager for the deployment of new P25 trunking systems for the State of Montana, Lewis and Clark County, and Flathead County.
Read full articleAPCO Gathers Experts to Advance Public Safety App Interoperability
October 31, 2016Seattle, Wash. – Today, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International hosted a workshop on Roadmapping Interoperability for Public…
Read full articleCalling All Cars!
October 28, 2016KGHX, Orange County, California’s First Police Radio System By Ray Grimes The Orange County Board of Supervisors saw the need…
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