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Read full articleANSI 60-day Public Comment Period Is Now Open for the TMA-AVS-01 Alarm Validation Standard
July 15, 2022, McLean, VA – The Monitoring Association (TMA) Standards Committee has received confirmation from ANSI that the Public…
Read full articleLights and Siren Collaborative Aims to Improve Safety
A national quality improvement project led by the National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) has enlisted 50 diverse EMS agencies to participate in the Lights and Siren (L&S) Collaborative to improve the safety of EMS response and transport.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard
This standard provides a common data set used to deliver AACN data to emergency communication centers and responders, identifies crash and medical data elements, and uses a common data exchange format allowing for multiple methods of data transfer and handling.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces 2022 Award Winners
The award recipients demonstrated the highest levels of professional conduct and outstanding performance in the line of duty. The award winner of each category is:
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How To Protect Scheduled Time Off
It is no secret that the long shifts required of public safety telecommunicators can cause challenges for relationships, activities and self-care outside of work. In a recent survey of California telecommunicators, participants shared that the heart of the issue was that frequently their scheduled time off was not honored, which worsened multiple areas of work-life balance.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Candidate American National Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and/or Sexually Exploited Children
APCO International is seeking comments for the revision of APCO candidate American National Standard (ANS) for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and/or Sexually Exploited Children in its second public review and comment period ending May 29, 2022.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Candidate American National Standard for Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) Vehicle Emergency Data Set (VEDS)
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) for Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) Vehicle Emergency Data Set (VEDS).
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard
APCO received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on February 14, 2022, for a newly created American National Standard (ANS) titled Managing Operational Overload in the Emergency Communications Center (ECCs).
Read full article#TeammatesInAction: Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E Communications Team
For their tremendous ability to process information and provide exceptional customer service with professionalism and commitment during a time of uncertain safety to the people they know, love, and serve, we are proud to recognize them as APCO Teammates in Action.
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