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Public Safety Representatives Meet with Members of Congress to Urge D Block Allocation to Public Safety
November 17, 2011On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Congressman Peter King (R-NY) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) were joined by more than 40 uniformed public safety officials and dozens more supporters to urge members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Committee, to include S.911 language to allocate the D block spectrum within the 700 MHz band to public safety and to provide for $11 billion for construction of the Public Safety Broadband Network.
Read full article9-1-1 Call Center-NCMEC Partners
November 17, 2011Are you familiar with the ties the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has to APCO International and the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)? Have you considered what it would involve to become a 9-1-1 Call Center Partner with the NCMEC?
Read full articleAPCO Appeals to Super Committee to Consider D Block Allocation
November 10, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 9, 2011 – Public Safety officials sent a formal letter today to the co-chairs of the…
Read full articleRun for 9-1-1 5K Run/Walk Debuts in January
November 10, 2011The first Run for 9-1-1, a 5K run/walk benefiting emergency first responders, is set for January 14, 2012.
Run for 9-1-1, an Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International event, is a timed 5K run/walk that benefits emergency responders in Volusia County, Fl. The event will take place on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8:00 am, beginning and ending at Aunt Catfish’s Restaurant, Port Orange, Fl.
Read full articleAPCO Advocates Sustainable Funding of Emergency Communications
November 8, 2011Today, The Federal Communications Commission today released its third annual report regarding states that have diverted any portion of the 911 fees they collect for purposes other than 911 programs. APCO International strongly believes that tapping 9-1-1 fees jeopardizes public safety’s ability to acquire and implement existing, as well as new and emerging, technologies necessary to continue receiving and responding to emergency situations and providing essential emergency services to citizens.
“We must ensure that public safety has the funds it needs not only to answer 9-1-1 calls, but to take action and dispatch emergency services to calls for help in critical situations,” said APCO International President Gregg Riddle.
Read full articleGreatCall Releases PSAP Training DVD for 5Star Urgent Response
November 3, 2011GreatCall has been working with both APCO and NENA the past several months to draft instructional information on their 5Star…
Read full articleBecome a PSFA Public Safety Fellow
November 3, 2011The Public Safety Foundation of America established the Public Safety Fellows Program in 2010 to recognize individuals for their leadership…
Read full articleNationwide Emergency Alert System Test Informational Toolkit & PSAs Available
November 3, 2011Don’t forget: On Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. EST, FEMA will transmit the EAS code for national emergencies in…
Read full articleServing His State: Donald Kottlowski Discusses Interoperability in Indiana
October 20, 2011APCO International stalwart Donald Kottlowski has parlayed his lifelong interest in radio technology into a 38-year career serving his home…
Read full articleAPCO International Appoints Derek Poarch as Executive Director
October 5, 2011The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced the appointment today of Derek K. Poarch as executive director. Poarch comes to APCO International with more than 30 years of public safety experience, and demonstrated leadership in law enforcement and federal telecommunications policy.
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