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Public Safety Telecommunicators Help Locate Child Taken in Home Invasion

April 15, 2021

The five telecommunicators on duty banded together, dispatched field responders, broadcast lookouts, performed notifications, made NCIC entries, pinged cellphones, coordinated with investigators and communicated with area jurisdictions.

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Public Safety Telecommunicators Help Rescue Child Stolen by Non-Custodial Parent

April 14, 2021

On February 21, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. the Glendive (MT) 911 Communications Center sent a multi-state message from the Glendive Police requesting law enforcement agencies attempt to locate a child abducted by a non-custodial parent in a stolen vehicle possibly en route to California.

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Public Safety Telecommunicators Assist in Rescue of Kidnapped Child

April 13, 2021

Hamilton County (OH) Communications Officer Lisa Helm took a call from a frantic grandmother who uttered the words nobody wants to hear, “My grandson… He was just kidnapped.”

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Women in Public Safety Communications: Renee Gordon

April 8, 2021

Renee Gordon, Director, City of Alexandria, Virginia – Department of Emergency and Customer Communications, has been in public safety for over 30 years, 12  in emergency communications

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APCO International Announces Recipients of 2021 Leadership in Policy Awards

March 25, 2021

Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announces the recipients of its prestigious 2021 Public Safety…

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Women in Public Safety Communications: Jeryl Anderson

March 3, 2021

Jeryl Lynn Brown Anderson, Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, Orange County Emergency Services, has worked for 36 years in the public safety communications profession.

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The Multitalented, Multitasking Public Safety Polymath

February 25, 2021

You have probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci, the 15th-century architect, artist, engineer, inventor and scientist. Leonardo da Vinci was a man of a great many talents, what one would refer to as a Renaissance man. Nowadays, this term has become interchangeable with the word polymath. Public safety telecommunicators can be the polymaths of public safety.

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APCO’s Executive Search Successful Placement of Executive Director for Cass County

February 3, 2021

APCO International is pleased to announce the appointment of Marie Athearn as the next Executive Director of Cass County Emergency Services Board (CCESB) located in Harrisonville, Missouri.

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Stress Continues to Plague Telecommunicators

July 2, 2020

In the course of your responsibilities as a 9-1-1 call taker or emergency dispatcher, have you ever experienced physical or emotional effects such as a fast heart rate, clammy palms, thinking about calls after work, trouble sleeping, or avoiding calls or friends? Have you found yourself wondering in silence if your coworkers are feeling the same way?

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Westerville (Ohio) Becomes the 70th Emergency Communications Center to Implement ASAP

June 11, 2020

The City of Westerville OH Communications Division is the 70th ECC in the United States to implement the Automated Secure…

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