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URGENT BULLETIN: Telephone Denial of Service Attacks Targeting PSAPs
March 13, 2013APCO International, working together with the Department of Homeland Security- National Coordinating Center for Communications – Cybersecurity and Communications, the…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notifications with American National Standards Institute
March 11, 2013The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification for Candidate APCO ANS 1.114.1-201x, APCO Recommended Best Practices for PSAPs When Processing Vehicle Telematics Calls from Telematics Service Providers and Candidate APCO ANS 1.113.1-201x, Public Safety Communications Call Handling Process.
Read full articleSilent Key: Jack Keating in Memoriam
February 15, 2013Past APCO International President Jack Keating passed away on Friday, Feb. 15, from complications relating to a broken hip. The service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 1333 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
Read full articleSilent Key: Nicholas Stepaniak in Memoriam
February 4, 2013Nicholas E. Stepaniak, age 31, passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Nick, the assistant communications manager for Stafford County’s Emergency Communications Center, was an invaluable member of a select fraternity.
Read full articleSilent Key: David Swan in Memoriam
February 4, 2013We’re sad to announce that long-time APCO International Life Member David Swan passed away on Feb. 3, 2013. Swan was injured in an accident at home in early 2011 and had been in a long-term care facility since that time.
Read full article‘FirstNet Exists to Serve Public Safety’: FN Board Members Address Public Safety Members at APCO International Emerging Technology Forum
February 1, 2013“FirstNet was created by Congress to serve you,” said F. Craig Farrill, a wireless telecommunications executive and FirstNet Board member,…
Read full articleAPCO International Issues Position on Public Safety App Development
January 31, 2013Recognizing the value of mobile applications (apps) and other tools made possible by new technologies, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has issued a new position on public safety app development.
Read full articlePSFA Dedicates VA Building in Honor of APCO Past President Riddle
January 31, 2013Current and past APCO International leaders gathered on January 24 to dedicate the Virginia Office in the name of Gregory T. Riddle, Immediate Past President, in honor of a lifetime of distinguished service.
Read full articlePublic Safety & Emerging Technology: NG9-1-1, Text to 9-1-1 & More
January 30, 2013“Don’t be scared; be smart,” Mark S. Adams, director, principal architect networks and communications, Northrop Grumman Information Systems, advised attendees…
Read full articleAPCO Publishes ANSI Approved Standard for Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Training Coordinator
January 24, 2013Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for…
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