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APCO Statement on the CSRIC “Report on the Current State of Interoperability in the Nation’s 911 Systems”
The Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) VII adopted a “Report on the Current State of Interoperability in the Nation’s 911 Systems.”
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AI Is Coming: Will I Still Have A Job?
[Originally published in the March/April 2020 PSC magazine.] By Suzanne Ladd, Senior Program Manager for Seminole County Fire/EMS Emergency Communications It’s really…
Read full articleTelecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association
Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association – Endorsed by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International
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Voices in the Dark: The Voices of Telecommunicators with PTSD
By Matt Berg During my research phase for my article titled “PTSD and the Telecommunicator,” published in the March-April issue…
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UNDER THE HEADSET: A Day in the Life
By Matt Schreiner Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series of fictional dramatizations about the trials and…
Read full articleMake 2020 Your Year to Learn and Grow
One of the latest alternatives to New Year’s resolutions is to try something new every month. Here are some suggestions.
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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.
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