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Here Come the Drones
[Originally published in the November/December 2019 issue of PSC magazine.] By Kevin Schafer Consider a police officer arriving on the…
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Young Professionals Spotlight: Leslie Corbet, Guilford Metro 9-1-1
The APCO Young Professionals Taskforce recognizes Leslie Corbett as our young professional for the month of September. Leslie is twenty-seven years old and has been an emergency communications specialist for one year with Guilford Metro 9-1-1
Read full articleSeptember 11 Ceremony Announced to Honor Minnesota’s First Responders and Their Families
MINNEAPOLIS, MN ( August 27, 2019 ) – The Front Line Foundation announced today plans for a 9/11 remembrance ceremony as…
Read full articleAPCO 2019: Connect & Celebrate Dinner
APCO 2019 was gaveled to an end Wednesday during the Connect and Celebrate dinner at the Baltimore Convention Center. The new executive committee was sworn in along with the regional and Commercial Advisory Council Representatives.
Read full articleAPCO 2019: Food for Thought Luncheon
The Food for Thought Luncheon on Wednesday in the Baltimore Convention Center gave APCO 2019 attendees a taste of the FCC’s role in emergency response and America’s first female jet fighter pilot delivered advice for managing a high stress work environment
Read full articleCybersecurity Challenges and Opportunities for NG9-1-1
The session kicked off with a broad discussion as to what the panelists thought the biggest security challenges and risks/threats…
Read full articleStaying Two Steps Ahead of Command — Fire and EMS Dispatching Doesn’t Have to Be Stressful
Fire and EMS operations can be complex, fast moving, life threatening and stressful! Without a good understanding of what is…
Read full articleAre You Prepared for an Active Shooter?
Currently one on seven employees do not feel safe at work. With active shooter incidents on the rise everyone must…
Read full articleDo You Trust Me? Psychological Safety in the PSAP
This was an interesting and humorous late session filled with laughs and information. Yeung walked us through how to set…
Read full articleFirstNet Authority Townhall
FirstNet Executive Director Ed Parkinson kicked off the FirstNet Authority Townhall, discussing the importance of understanding the needs of public…
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