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FirstNet Enables Remote Training, Enhanced Mapping Capabilities for Emergency Management in Pennsylvania
Indiana County and ICEMA joined FirstNet in 2019 to ensure personnel could communicate via voice across the county.
Read full articleKeys to Handling a Mass Shooting as a Public Safety Telecommunicator
During a mass shooting, the ECC will be overwhelmed with calls. There will be calls from persons involved in the incident, friends and family of those affected, and potentially the shooter. The telecommunicator must process calls quickly to obtain as much information as possible.
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisor: Diana Garcia (Northern California)
Diana Garcia is a telecommunications engineer with over three decades working in public safety communications with the California Office of…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisor: Ben Homes (Massachusetts)
Ben Homes began his public safety career as a public safety telecommunicator for several towns in Massachusetts before being hired…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisor: Shimon Pike (Virginia)
Shimon Pike is a telecommunication engineer who works for the Virginia State Police. His main responsibilities include providing development and…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisor: David Baker (Arkansas)
David Baker is program manager for the Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN). AWIN is the statewide P25 Phase II 700/800…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisor: Glen Gosnell (New York)
Glen Gosnell is currently the director of public safety for Washington County, New York. Gosnell began his career with…
Read full articleMeet Your AFC Advisor: Mike Kionka (Colorado)
AFC, APCO’s frequency coordination department, is pleased to introduce its network of dedicated local advisor volunteers. APCO’s advisors are responsible…
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Promoting Collaboration: Telecommunicators and Field Responders
As our small, law enforcement-run agency expanded in rural South Dakota, we wanted to maintain our connection to field responders with whom we interacted daily.
Read full articleAdams County Communications Receives APCO Agency Training Program Certification
Adams County Communications, CO has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.
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