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APCO Announces Final Approval and Publication of New American National Standard
APCO received final approval for APCO ANS 1.122.1-2023 Career Progression Within the Public Safety Emergency Communications Center on June 2, 2023.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces 2023 Award Winners
The award recipients demonstrated the highest levels of professional conduct and outstanding performance in the line of duty.
Read full articleAPCO Statement on FCC Nominations
President Biden announced the nomination of Anna Gomez to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the renominations of current Commissioners Carr and Starks.
Read full articleFirst Staffing Crisis Event Examines Proven Approaches to Staffing, Retention and Culture
On May 17-18 more than 250 attendees from public safety communications gathered for the first-ever 9-1-1 Staffing Crisis Summit in Herndon, VA. Sessions varied in topic from an overview of the staffing situation in the U.S. to more specific recruitment and retention strategies from ECCs across the country.
Read full articleSilent Key: Mary Katherine Messamore
APCO Life Member Mary Katherine Messamore of Marion, Kansas, passed away May 10 at the age of 75. She worked for improvements to the state and national association as well as the public safety communications industry until her retirement in 2011.
Read full articleYoung Professional Spotlight: Jennifer Savely, Kenai Police Department
Jennifer Savely is a dispatcher for the Kenai Police Department in Alaska. Jennifer has always been interested in dispatch, and…
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Why We Leave 9-1-1
[Originally published in the May/June 2023 issue of PSC magazine.] By Matt Berg Most of us know that not many…
Read full articleSilent Key: Joseph Robert Gately
Born in 1950, he graduated from Peninsula Catholic High School in Newport News and then spent more than 54 years in the communications and technology industry, starting with Gately Communications as president then later as chairman of the board.
Read full articleYork County Department of Emergency Services-911 Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
York County Department of Emergency Services-911, PA, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleWilson County Emergency Communication District Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
Wilson County Emergency Communication District, TN, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
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