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Northwest Central Dispatch System Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
May 26, 2015Northwest Central Dispatch System, IL, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Agency Training Program Certification and has been awarded certification as of April 29, 2015.
Read full articleEmergency Response Volunteer Profile: Janet Velenovsky
May 21, 2015VOAD is designed to bring together voluntary religious and civic organizations that function in times of natural or man-made emergencies in Virginia in order to foster more effective response for people affected by disaster.
Read full articleKids Can Now Practice Calling 9-1-1
May 21, 2015Thanks to a donation from the officials regulating the 9-1-1 system in Holmes County, the East Holmes Local Schools nurse, Tami Bucklew, was able to purchase an interactive 9-1-1 simulator from Retina Systems.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces 2015 Award Winners
May 21, 2015APCO International is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Public Safety Communications Awards and Technology in Leadership Awards. The winners will be recognized during the Opening General Session at APCO 2015, APCO’s Annual Conference & Expo taking place August 16-19 in Washington, DC.
Read full articleFederal Engineering Selected by Sussex County for Mobile Radio Procurement and Implementation Support
May 18, 2015Sussex County, VA has extended the Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) contract to assist the County in procuring and implementing a new public safety mobile radio system.
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Sheridan Ryan
May 15, 2015Sheridan Ryan serves as a Communications Tech II for the Herndon (Va.) Police Department.
Read full articleCalif. Girl, 6, Saves Mother with 9-1-1 Call
May 14, 2015While mothers across the nation will be bombarded with cards and coffee mugs on Mother’s Day, a Hemet girl gave her mother the best gift of all: a saved life.
Read full articleSimoco Upgrades Rutland Regional Emergency Communication Center with Simulcast System for Public Safety Services
May 13, 2015Simoco Group and North American partner Beltronics has teamed up with Rutland Regional Emergency Communication Center (RRECC) to deliver a two-channel, three-site simulcast system for the public safety services in Barre, Oakham, and Rutland in Massachusetts – with a fourth site planned in Hubbardston later this year.
Read full articleBravest & Best Honored by State Patrol
May 7, 201530 people – troopers and other State Patrol employees, as well as citizens – were honored for heroism or extraordinary public-service work Monday at the patrol’s annual awards ceremony.
Read full articleAPCO International Awards Leaders in Public Safety Policy
May 6, 2015Last night the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International honored the recipients of its prestigious Public Safety Leadership in Policy Awards during APCO’s Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership Dinner in Washington, DC.
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