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Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
July 1, 2021Alexandria, VA – Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response, NY has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative,…
Read full articlePrairie View A&M University Police Department Implements APCO EMD
June 17, 2021Prairie View (Texas) A&M University Police Department recently implemented the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program.
Read full articleYoung Professional Spotlight: Kyra Lamb, Manatee County Emergency Communications
June 11, 2021Kyra Lamb worked for Manatee County Emergency Communications, Florida, as a dispatcher for five years before becoming the 9-1-1 Database…
Read full articleHead in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground: A Risk-Free Approach for 9-1-1 to Leverage Cloud Services
June 4, 2021Sponsored Content: If the words “cloud computing” make you feel a little bit like Charlie Brown, with a dark and stormy rain cloud trailing you around, you’re not alone.
Read full articleGeoComm, RapidSOS, and Esri Offering Indoor Maps for Improved Situational Awareness in Emergency Response
June 3, 2021St. Cloud, MN: GeoComm, RapidSOS, and Esri are excited to announce a partnership designed to deliver indoor maps to 9-1-1…
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Action on 4.9 GHz Public Safety Spectrum
May 27, 2021Today the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order staying – or suspending – provisions of its rules for the 4.9 GHz spectrum band that would permit licensing of the spectrum for commercial purposes
Read full articleHexagon & FlowMSP Partner to Enhance Incident Pre-planning and Response for Fire Departments
May 27, 2021(Huntsville, Ala., May 25, 2021) Hexagon’s Safety & Infrastructure division today announced a new partnership with FlowMSP that will enable…
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 Seeks Work Group Members to Create a Standard for Minimum Technical Requirements for Remote Support to ECC Operations
May 27, 2021APCO is seeking volunteers to participate in the creation of an ANSI National Standard (ANS) that will establish criteria for minimum operational support requirements for a remote work situation for employees of an emergency communications center.
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates the Recent Graduates of the Certified Public-Safety Executive Program
May 17, 2021APCO International is pleased to announce new individuals who have earned the Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) designation following completion of the culminating course, a two-week capstone seminar.
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