"Standards"
APCO Seeks Workgroup Members to Participate in the Continuation of a Standard for Advanced Automated Collision Notification
January 5, 2017APCO International has issued a call for participation for workgroup members to participate in the creation of an ANSI standard addressing advanced automated collision notification (AACN).
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Workgroup Members to Participate in the Continuation of a Standard for Public Safety Communications Incident Handling Process
January 5, 2017APCO International has issued a call for participation for workgroup members to participate in the creation of an ANSI standard addressing incident handling.
Read full articleWaukesha County Communications Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
June 13, 2016Waukesha County Communications, WI, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Agency Training Program Certification and has been awarded certification as of June 13, 2016.
Read full articleAPCO is Seeking Participants for the Quality Assurance of APCO American National Standards Sub-Committee
June 3, 2016The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has issued a call for participation for committee members to participate on a sub-committee responsible for the quality assurance of APCO Standards Development Activities.
Read full articleAPCO Releases Standard for Public Review and Comment
January 7, 2016The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the following standard for public review and comment: APCO / NPSTC 1.104.2-201x Standard Channel Nomenclature for the Public Safety Interoperability Channels.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Draft Standard Best Practices for PSAPs When Processing Vehicle Telematics Calls from Telematics Service Providers
August 12, 2015Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is seeking comments on a Candidate American National Standard…
Read full articleAPCO Announces Approval of Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Deployment Standard
July 21, 2015The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on July 14, 2015 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies deployment requirements for telecommunicator emergency response teams.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Approval of Minimum Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators Standard
July 21, 2015The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on July 14, 2015 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies minimum training for public safety telecommunicators.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Workgroup Members to Create a Standard for the Use of TTY/TDD or Similar Devices in the Comm Center
July 9, 2015The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to create Minimum Operational Standards for the Use of TTY/TDD or similar device in the public safety communications center.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Workgroup Members to Revise a Standard for Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Service Criteria Rating Scale
July 9, 2015The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to revise a standard for Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Service Capability Criteria Rating Scale.
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