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How the Coronavirus Pandemic Forever Changed the Future of 9-1-1
August 23, 2021Robert “Dusty” Rhoads had expected to make a presentation during APCO 2021 about the lessons learned and best practices regarding the coronavirus pandemic just passed in the United States. Instead, “How the Coronavirus Pandemic Forever Changed the Future of 9-1-1” was delivered Wednesday during a major resurgence of the pandemic as the Delta variant sweeps the nation.
Read full articleFrom the Console to the Cabana: Retirement Planning 101
August 23, 2021During this session, Christopher Martin discussed ways telecommunicators can plan for retirement. When should you begin saving for retirement? The answer is now because time is money.
Read full articleAPCO 2021: Food for Thought Luncheon
August 22, 2021The Food For Thought Luncheon of APCO 2021 on Wednesday recognized individual chapter accomplishments and introduced next year’s Conference & Expo as members heard why “We’re All In This Together.”
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August 22, 2021At the APCO 2021 Connect and Celebrate Dinner, the 2021-2022 Executive Committee was sworn in, new life members were introduced, president’s awards presented, and the top officers surveyed goals for public safety communications.
Read full article9-1-1 Grant Program
August 19, 2021Yuki Miyamoto, federal program officer with the Office of Public Safety Communications in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and a panel of state and local experts discussed the experiences of 9-1-1 Grant Program grantees and best practices for using grant funding
Read full articlePublic Safety Next Generation 911 Coalition Session
August 19, 2021Members of the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition discussed their efforts to pass legislation to enable a nationwide upgrade to Next Generation 9-1-1.
Read full articleLegal Updates on Kari’s Law, Drones/UAS, and Public Safety Spectrum
August 19, 2021Attorneys with expertise in public safety issues provided insight on legislative and regulatory issues impacting public safety communications.
Read full articleHow They’re Getting In – A Hacker’s View of PSAPs and IT Systems, and What We Can Do to Make it Harder for Them to Get In.
August 19, 2021Hacking is big business, but who are the attackers?
Read full articleWhat’s in Your Backpack? Emotional Survival for the 9-1-1 Professional
August 19, 2021The two major types of stress we battle that can lead to PTSD are critical incident stress and cumulative and chronic stress. To overcome stress, we need to pack our backpacks with tools to succeed.
Read full articleWhy Is It So Hard? Perspective on Tough Topics in Your Center
August 19, 2021The course was designed to discuss why some topics inside emergency communications are so tough to talk about, as well as why these topics become hurdles, and provided information on ways to the “tough stuff.”
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