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Temple University Campus Police Dept Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
Temple University Campus Police Dept, PA, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleParagould Emergency Services Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
Paragould Emergency Services, AZ, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleHilton Head Fire & Rescue Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue, SC, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleCulpeper County Public Safety Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
Culpeper County Public Safety Communications Center, VA, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleChandler Police Dept/Communications Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
Chandler Police Dept/Communications, AZ, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
Read full articleAPCO Welcomes Reintroduction of Important Wellness Legislation, the PROTECT 9-1-1 Act
Today, U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL), Norma Torres (D-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), along with several of their colleagues, reintroduced the Providing Resources and Occupational Training for Emotional Crisis and Trauma in 9-1-1 Act, or the ‘‘PROTECT 9-1-1 Act.”
Read full articleAPCO International Announces Recipients of 2023 Leadership in Policy Awards
APCO International announces the recipients of its prestigious 2023 Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards, who will be honored during APCO’s annual Public Safety Communications Leadership Dinner in Arlington, VA on May 17, 2023.
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When 9-1-1 Happens to You
While public safety telecommunicators’ exposure to others’ trauma is part of the profession, the chance of experiencing a personal tragedy during a telecommunicator’s career is also a reality.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Candidate Standard Titled Career Progression Within the Public Safety Emergency Communications Center (ECC)
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) titled Career Progression Within the Public Safety Emergency Communication Center (ECC)
Read full articleSilent Key: Frank L. Huggins Jr.
Frank L. Huggins Jr., the 1993-1994 president of APCO, passed away March 4 in Asheville, North Carolina, at 87.
Huggins, of Swannanoa, was active in the public safety communications industry and APCO throughout his 39-year career in the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Throughout his career, Huggins aided technological, legislative and educational improvements to the operations of public safety communications.
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