Dubai, United Arab Emirates: I’m in Dubai this week to cover the 2012 APCO Global Congress. The Congress doesn’t officially kick off until tomorrow, but the APCO Institute has held two days of training in advance, and Neil Kirby, ambulance operation director for the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, graciously arranged for a site visit [...]
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14 People Receive 2012 APCO International Public Safety Leadership Awards
APCO International has announced the recipients of the 2012 Public Safety Leadership in Policy Awards who will be honored at APCO’s 8th Annual Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner in Washington, DC on May 15, 2012.
CPRA Holds Awards Dinner During 2012 National Public Safety Telecommunications Week
On April 12, the California Public Safety Radio Association (CPRA) held its annual Telecommunicator Awards banquet.
Why Should a Corporate Professional Join APCO International?
Surveys indicate that 98% of APCO International Commercial Members make valuable contacts for potential business at the annual APCO conference and that 90% of these contacts are with decision-makers in their respective agencies. Benefits of an APCO Commercial Membership include: Direct access to public safety decision-makers The opportunity to stay current on the latest public-safety [...]
APCO’s Commercial Advisory Council Now Accepting Applications for Membership
The Commercial Advisory Council (CAC) of APCO International is commencing its annual Call for Member Nominations process to seat up to six (6) members of the 24-member Council. You are invited to nominate yourself, or, with their consent, another Commercial member of APCO, to serve in this capacity. The objectives and purpose of the CAC [...]
APCO International Commends Study on 9-1-1 Dispatchers and PTSD Symptoms
Daytona Beach, FL – Responding to newly released research on 9-1-1 telecommunicators and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, Gregg Riddle, president of APCO International, the world’s largest organization of public safety communications professionals, released the following statement commending the work of research leader Dr. Michelle Lilly, Northern Illinois University psychologist, and her team:
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Don’t Procrastinate … The FCC’s Narrowband Deadline Is Almost Here!
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Dispatching: A Profession or a Job?
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FCC Says PSAPs Must Be Able to Receive 9-1-1 Texts
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Duty-Related Trauma Exposure in 9-1-1 Telecommunicators
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Don’t Procrastinate … The FCC’s Narrowband Deadline Is Almost Here!
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Protect Your PSAP Applications from Downtime
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