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FCC Strengthens Wireless Emergency Alerts as a Public Safety Tool
September 30, 2016The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules to update and strengthen Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), a system that delivers critical warnings and information to Americans on their wireless phones. The updated rules are intended to promote the wider use and effectiveness of this lifesaving service, especially for state and local authorities to convey important information to their communities.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Rich Bumgarner – Maryland, DC & Delaware (Alternate)
September 29, 2016Rich Bumgarner is APCO’s Local Frequency Advisor for Maryland, the District of Columbia and alternate advisor for Delaware. He earned a BSEE (Electronics) degree from Washington State University, has worked for the federal government on overseas projects and for state and local governments planning, installing, upgrading and managing public safety radio systems, from low-band simplex to 700/800 MHz P-25 Phase II trunked systems, with a bit of microwave and fiber connectivity thrown in to keep things interesting.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Bill Vincent (Louisiana)
September 22, 2016AFC, APCO’s frequency coordination department, is pleased to introduce its network of dedicated local advisor volunteers. APCO’s advisors are responsible…
Read full articleAPCO Advocates for Appropriate Recognition of Public Safety Telecommunicators
September 20, 2016Today, APCO International, the world’s largest association of public safety communications professionals, filed formal comments with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) advocating that Public Safety Telecommunicators – the professionals who answer 9-1-1 calls, dispatch emergency responders and perform many related tasks – be recognized for the critical work they do to protect and save the lives of the general public and first responders.
Read full articleSilent Key: Diane M. Benner
September 15, 2016Diane M. Benner, age 70, Bloomsburg formerly of Lehighton, died suddenly on Saturday, September 10, 2016, in Bloomsburg. Diane was a resident of her Mt. Pleasant Township home for over 22 years. She was a lifetime member and an instructor for APCO International.
Read full articleTemple University Police Department Office Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
September 13, 2016Temple University Police Department, PA, 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 September 13, 2016.
Read full articleAPCO International Awarded Grant from Motorola Solutions Foundation
September 13, 2016The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has received a grant award in the amount of $45,000 from Motorola Solutions Foundation. The grant is being administered through APCO’s Commercial Advisory Council (CAC) Scholarship Program, which makes scholarship funds available to public safety communications professionals who participate in APCO Institute training and certification courses.
Read full articleMajor Boost in the Fight to Reclassify Public Safety Telecommunicators
September 9, 2016Today, U.S. Representative Norma Torres, a former 9-1-1 dispatcher who worked for 17 years for the Los Angeles Police Department, sent a letter telling the federal agency overseeing the reclassification process that “9-1-1 Dispatchers Are More Than Office & Support Staff.”
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisors: Barry Sanford (Kentucky)
September 9, 2016AFC, APCO’s frequency coordination department, is pleased to introduce its network of dedicated local advisor volunteers. APCO’s advisors are responsible…
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