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President’s Channel: Stepping Into the Role of Presidency: Thank You APCO Members!
July 31, 2020By Margie Moulin, APCO President As I step into the role of APCO International President, I feel extremely honored at…
Read full articleAPCO Launches Virtual Classroom
July 29, 2020Today APCO International launched the APCO Virtual Classroom that will offer live instruction led online in real-time by APCO Institute adjunct instructors. The virtual classroom is unique in that it provides online students the interactive, engaging environment that is usually found only in a traditional classroom setting.
Read full articleHeroes Behind the Headsets: Dyersburg 9‑1‑1
April 17, 2020When a call is taken, these individuals not only gather crucial details from a caller, but also paint a detailed picture of the situation to police officers, firefighters, and EMS responders all without seeing the scene.
Read full articleAPCO Files a Project Initiation and Seeks Work Group Members to Revise the Standard for Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Deployment
April 9, 2020APCO International has filed a Project Initiation with ANSI and has issued a call for participation for work group members to participate in the revision of the APCO Standard for Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Deployment.
Read full articleWireless Industry Abandons National Emergency Address Database
February 18, 2020On February 14, the wireless industry notified the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it has abandoned the National Emergency Address Database (NEAD).
Read full article#TeammatesInAction: El Paso Fire Department 911 Communications Division
January 9, 2020August 3, 2019, started out as a normal day for the public safety telecommunicators at El Paso Fire Department 911…
Read full articleRichmond Honors Emergency Communications Retiree Kathy Berg
November 21, 2019RICHMOND, Virginia – A child was home alone when a burglar entered her Richmond home in the late 1980s. Fortunately,…
Read full articleAPCO Files a Project Initiation and Seeks Work Group Members to Create a Standard for Managing Operational Overload in the Public Safety Communications Center
October 24, 2019APCO International has filed a Project Initiation with ANSI and has issued a call for participation for work group members to participate in the creation of an ANSI standard addressing emergency communications center overload.
Read full articleAPCO Files a Project Initiation and Seeks Work Group Members to Revise the Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children
October 24, 2019APCO International has filed a Project Initiation with ANSI and has issued a call for participation for work group members to participate in the revision of the APCO Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls for Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of Two APCO Standards
October 24, 2019APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on October 18, 2019 for two standards: a new American National Standard (ANS) that identifies key performance indicators of a communications center and a revision of the existing incident type codes for data exchange standard.
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