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The Buzz About APCO’s Public Safety Apps Site
May 2, 2013On April 23, 2013, APCO International sent a press release announcing the launch of the Application Community – “AppComm” –…
Read full articleLeveraging Open Data, Building Apps for Public Safety
April 26, 2013One of the core goals of the president’s Safety Data Initiative is to empower first responders and the public with information to make the safest and smartest decisions when they need it. In support of this goal, there has been a proliferation of innovative public safety apps—a number of which have been highlighted at the OSTP-supported Safety Datapalooza—using open data from local governments and federal agencies.
Read full articleFirstNet Board Announces Hiring of Bill D’Agostino Jr. as General Manager
April 23, 2013WASHINGTON – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board announced today the hiring of Bill D’Agostino, Jr. to be its…
Read full articleNational 9-1-1 Program Office Presents Webinar May 8
April 23, 2013(Washington, D.C.) – April 23, 2013 – State and local 911 professionals, federal agency representatives and other 911 stakeholders will…
Read full articleAPCO Launches Application Community (AppComm) Website
April 23, 2013Today APCO International launched the Application Community – “AppComm” – a new website dedicated to public safety and emergency response…
Read full articleAPCO International Executive Committee Commemorates NPSTW
April 19, 2013To commemorate National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW), the APCO International Executive Committee—President Terry Hall, First Vice President Gigi Smith, Second Vice President John Wright and Immediate Past President Gregg Riddle—visited various locations around the Boston, Newtown, Conn., and New York City areas.
Read full articleNPSTC Releases Brief on the Importance of Public Safety Voice Communications Requirements
April 15, 2013The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (“NPSTC”) has released a brief explaining why public safety cannot use cell phones and…
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Is April 14-20
April 11, 2013Communities across the U.S. will recognize those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW), April 14–20, 2013.
Read full articleSilent Key: Robert H. Brown Jr. in Memoriam
April 9, 2013Robert H. Brown Jr., 75, an APCO Life Member, and longtime employee of Motorola, died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Lutheran General Hospital.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces Recipients of 2013 Leadership in Public Safety Communications Policy Awards
April 9, 2013The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2013 Public Safety Leadership in Policy Awards.
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