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APCO Publishes ANSI Approved Standard for Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Supervisor
January 24, 2013Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for…
Read full articleAPCO’s Sunshine Fund
January 17, 2013Did you know that APCO International has a way for members to help their colleagues in need? In 2004, APCO’s…
Read full articleSilent Key: Robert J. Hajek
January 11, 2013We’re sad to say that we’ve just learned of the passing of APCO International Life Member Robert J. Hajek. Born Nov. 20, 1932, in Chicago, Ill., Hajek succumbed to cancer on Dec. 23, 2012, in Albuquerque, N.M.
Read full articleAPCO International Commends FCC Report on Derecho Impact
January 10, 2013Alexandria, VA – Today, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau released its anticipated report and…
Read full articleMitigating Risks in the Application of Cloud Computing in Law Enforcement
January 7, 2013A new IJIS report responds to law enforcement concerns about cloud computing, including reliability, access, requirements, cost, and the recovery…
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Draft Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Quality Assurance Evaluator
December 21, 2012Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released today for comments a Candidate American National Standard…
Read full articleAPCO Joins in Voluntary Industry Agreement to Offer Text to 9-1-1 Services
December 7, 2012The nation’s four largest wireless carriers, joined by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), announced yesterday an agreement on a voluntary commitment to offer text-to-9-1-1 services. APCO International helped ensure the agreement will best meet the needs of the public safety community and other stakeholders.
Read full articleAPCO Publishes ANSI Approved Standard for Public Safety Communications Common Incident Type Codes for Data Exchange
November 30, 2012Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released Public Safety Communications Common Incident Type Codes for…
Read full articleDHS Assistant Secretary Michael Locatis & FirstNet Board Members Confirmed to Speak at APCO’s Emerging Technology Forum
November 30, 2012Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is pleased to announce that Michael Locatis, Assistant Secretary…
Read full articleHolliston Fire Department Implements APCO EMD
November 29, 2012Daytona Beach, FL – Residents in Holliston, Ma., now have the added strength of APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch behind…
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