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APCO Releases ANSI-Approved Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Telecommunicators
February 10, 2011APCO International released the Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Telecommunicators, APCO American National Standard (ANS) 3.103.1-2010 after receiving final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on Feb. 7.
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February 3, 2011APCO International and Public Technology Institute (PTI) are seeking practitioners from the public safety communications and technology profession to contribute their expertise to an important new book that is being developed as part of PTI’s “Thought Leadership” book series. This new book CIO Leadership for Public Safety Communications: A Practical Guide for the Next Generation of Technology Leaders is being developed with support from the Public Safety Foundation of America.
Read full articleGet Educated at EMS Today
February 3, 2011On the afternoon of March 3, the CDC’s Richard C. Hunt, MD, FACEP, and APCO Technical Service Manager Kathy McMahon will conduct a session at the EMS Today Conference & Exposition called Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN): Using This Data to Enhance Emergency Response.
Read full articleSign up for an APCO Committee
February 1, 2011Although July is several months away, it’s time to begin organizing APCO International’s standing committees for the 2011–2012 year. Committee appointments coincide with the APCO fiscal year, beginning in July. To allow adequate time to make committee appointments so committees can begin operating on July 1, we must start the sign-up process now and receive your committee assignment requests.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds Pima County Sheriff’s Communications
January 18, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International applauds actions taken by the Pima County, Arizona Sheriff’s Communications team in handling of the emergency calls surrounding the incident in Tucson on January 8, 2011where Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others were attacked by a gunman.
Read full articleDeclarations of APCO Officer Candidacy Due Jan. 15
January 5, 2011Eligible APCO International members other than current Officers on the Board of Directors who desire to declare their candidacy for First Vice-President or Second Vice-President need to submit the required forms soon.
Read full articleNational Homeland Security Consortium Offers Recommendations to Enhance National Homeland Security Efforts
January 5, 2011Today APCO International applauded the National Homeland Security Consortium’s (NHSC) continued work to advance national security and preparedness efforts by releasing recommendations informed by a collaboration with APCO International and the other 20 voluntary national associations that make up the NHSC.
Read full articleAPCO International Receives Grant from Motorola Foundation
December 29, 2010Daytona Beach, Fla. — Public safety students at APCO Institute and APCO Virtual College now have access to another $50,000 for their studies thanks to the Motorola Foundation. The Motorola Foundation awarded this grant to the APCO for the Commercial Advisory Council Scholarship Fund.
Read full articlePSAPs in an Internet Age
December 9, 2010As a comm center manager or director, have you considered what impact the use of the Internet has on your personnel and center? What’s its value, if any? On Dec. 8, APCO Institute Adjunct Instructor Mark Boudreaux addressed these issues and their policy considerations during an APCO Institute webinar.
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December 1, 2010Rather than reinvent the wheel, the National 9-1-1 Education Month Coalition (NENA, APCO, the E9-1-1 Institute, NAED, and others) would like to tap the creativity that already exists. Let us know what has already been done in your area with regard to 9-1-1 educational messaging, themes, slogans and/or logos. There are three questions that will take just a few minutes of your time to answer and help us to better promote 9-1-1 awareness. …
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