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October 27, 2010Advanced Phenomenal Co-piloting Of emergency response: With this new definition of APCO, Tracey Hillburn of Bossier Parish (La.) Communications secured…
Read full articleWhy the Public Needs Professionals in Public Safety Communications
October 27, 2010To foster the next generation of public safety communications professionals, APCO held an essay contest, sponsored by PlantCML, an EADS North America Company, for high school students. The theme for the 2010 contest was “Why the public needs professionals in public safety communications.” Read the winning essay by Amanda Krutilla of Riverdale High School in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Read full articleIJIS/APCO UCADS Project
October 27, 2010APCO would like to direct our member’s attention to the following project that will be jointly undertaken by IJIS and…
Read full articlePublic Safety Communications Announces 2010 Hot Products
October 15, 2010San Diego, Calif. — Public Safety Communications (PSC), a monthly publication published by Elsevier Public Safety on behalf of the…
Read full articleWhen West Trains East
October 11, 2010In the August 2009 issue, we published an article by Mark Boudreaux called “9-1-1 Instructor for Hire: When West Trains East.” The article was a first-person account from an APCO adjunct instructor who traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide public safety telecommunications training at King Abdullah’s University of Science and Technology (KAUST) — a brand new, state-of-the art facility on the coast of the Red Sea in Thuwal. Here, Boudreaux continues his story.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Exploration of Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons
September 30, 2010“As consideration is given to provisions for radio frequency jamming equipment to be deployed in correctional facilities in the United States, [APCO] strongly urge[s] Congress and the FCC to require that vendors of such devices demonstrate that use of such equipment will have no harmful impact on public safety radio systems.”
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Wireless Accuracy Action
September 28, 2010Alexandria, Va. — The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) international today commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for their new location accuracy rules for enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) announced last week. Specifically, the FCC’s decision requires wireless carriers to comply with location accuracy rules at the county level.
Read full articleReport from APCO’s Commercial Advisory Council
September 1, 2010An update from the APCO Commercial Advisory Council on its election during the APCO annual conference in Houston. This article includes a way for any APCO member to reach out to the CAC with questions or for guidance.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Draft Training Standards for Public Safety Telecommunicators
August 31, 2010The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released for comments proposed changes to the draft of a candidate American…
Read full article2011 APCO Conference Call for Papers
August 25, 2010The APCO International 77th Annual Conference & Exposition — August 2011 in Philadelphia, Pa. — is the largest gathering of public-safety communications officials and the premier event within this industry. The Call for Papers invites APCO International members, industry associates, business professionals and educators to submit a written presentation.
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