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Meet Your AFC Advisors: Eric Nevins (Iowa)
Eric currently serves as the local frequency advisor for the state of Iowa. He serves as Secretary of the 700 and 800 regional 15 planning committees in Iowa. Eric holds a General Radio Telephone FCC license, APCO Radio Telephone Technician Certificate (1986), Amateur Extra radio license and a Private pilot certificate.
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Jean Nealy, a longtime APCO member, passed away last week. On August, 14, 2016, Jean Nealy was sworn-in posthumously as…
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Dispatcher of Grafton County and Lincoln Fire Rescue Captain Steven Bomba, 25, passed away on August 19 in a motor…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Alex Whitaker (Indiana)
AFC, APCO’s frequency coordination department, is pleased to introduce its network of dedicated local advisor volunteers. APCO’s advisors are responsible…
Read full articleBuilding NG911 Systems Through Collaboration
“Building NG911 Systems Through Collaboration,” the final NG-1-1 & Emerging Technologies session of APCO 2016, reviewed the process of how…
Read full articleA New Way to Keep Kids Safe
A popular session in the Emergency Preparedness, Response & Situational Awareness series covered the timely topic of keeping schools safe….
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Bob Woodward Leads the Food For Thought Luncheon
On the final day of APCO 2016, the Food for Thought Luncheon provided attendees with an opportunity to recognize each…
Read full articleProviding Emergency Communications to the World
At APCO 2016, Stephen Willoughby and Craig Gwynne of the Richmond (Virginia) Department of Emergency Communications outlined how they prepared…
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On the final day of APCO 2016, the “‘PSAP Management: 400 Level” session hosted Charlie McClintock of the Joint Communications…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: William Carter (Illinois)
William Carter is a Radio Communication Coordinator and is part of the Illinois Public Health Association, Office of Preparedness and Response, Division of Disaster Planning and Readiness and Illinois Department of Public Health. He has experience with federal agencies, the private sector and not for profit contract and project management. He also took part in developing the communications standards of Project 25 Phase I, Project 25 Phase II, TETRA, EVDO, DMR, LTE and others.
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