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Exclusive APCO 2016 Session Addresses Pulse Nightclub Shooting
August 15, 2016Yesterday, APCO held a special session related to the Pulse Nightclub shooting. This was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Read full articleLou Holtz Kicks Off Opening General Session on a Positive Note
August 15, 2016When legendary football coach and ESPN analyst Lou Holtz’s Orlando home burned to the ground last year, he gave himself and his wife a short period of time to mourn. After that, he said, they never looked back.
Read full articleFirst General Business Meeting of APCO 2016
August 14, 2016The first business meeting of APCO 2016 was held Sunday afternoon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The event offered regulatory updates, insights on APCO’s Project 43 and a speech from second vice president candidate Holly Wayt. It was ceremoniously kicked off with a unanimous vote of approval to make APCO members Charlene Fisk and Ricky Rowell Life Members of the association.
Read full articleLocution Systems Introduces Dispatch Mapping for the PrimeAlert® Fire Station Alerting System
August 14, 2016Locution Systems, Inc. (www.locution.com), provider of the PrimeAlert® Fire Station Alerting System for fire and EMS departments, has introduced new mapping applications for in-station mapping, smartphones and tablets.
Read full articleMeet the Conference and Exposition Committee
August 14, 2016APCO International is fortunate to have a committee structure that offers all members an opportunity to participate in activities vital to their professional success as well as the continued success of the association. One such group is the Conference and Exposition Committee (CEC).
Read full articleNPSTC Provides Annual Update During APCO 2016
August 14, 2016The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC), a federation of organizations with a mission to “improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership,” provided an annual update during APCO 2016 Sunday.
Read full articleCommercial Advisory Council Celebrates 40 Years of Service to APCO
August 13, 2016APCO’s 42nd annual conference was held in New York City in 1976, allowing attendees to celebrate the bi-centennial year in place of major historical significance in America. That year also saw the very first meeting of the Commercial Advisory Committee (CAC), formed to produce an alliance between APCO and manufacturing and service providers of commercial/corporate members.
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 articleAPCO Rebukes Subversive Article About FirstNet
August 11, 2016The September 2016 issue of The Atlantic contains an article by Steven Brill entitled “The $47 Billion Network That’s Already…
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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