"Standards"
APCO International and the IJIS Institute Outline Information Sharing Priorities
August 20, 2013At the 2013 Annual Conference of Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International in Anaheim, the Integrated Justice Information Systems…
Read full articleAPCO and NPSTC Sign Agreement to Partner on Technical Standards Issues
August 20, 2013On August 19, 2013, APCO International President Terry Hall and Ralph Haller, Chairman of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council…
Read full articleWhy Operational Standards?
June 6, 2013Operational procedures and standards are an important aspect of any public safety comm center. Public safety in each community has evolved based in large measure on the standard of service expected and demanded by the community being served. This is especially true of the operations of public safety communications centers.
Read full articleAPCO and NPSTC Agree to Partner on Technical Standards Issues
March 15, 2013Today the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) voted during its meeting in Las Vegas to partner with the Association…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notification to Develop a Standard for Application Integration
March 15, 2013On March 4, 2013 the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to develop a…
Read full articleAPCO Files Project Initiation Notifications for Next Generation Technologies
March 15, 2013On March 1, 2013 the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to revise APCO…
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 articleSunGard Becomes the Newest CAD Provider to Offer an Automated Secure Alarm Protocol Interface Solution
February 27, 2013James City County (VA) has gone live with the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) program, becoming the second county in the United States to implement ASAP. SunGard Public Sector completed its first ASAP integration solution with SunGard’s ONESolution CAD for James City County’s Emergency Communications Center. ASAP is an American National Standard developed by APCO and the Central Station Alarm Association that streamlines the delivery of alarm notifications between alarm monitoring companies and 9-1-1 PSAPs.
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…
Read full articleAPCO 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…
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