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ASAP to PSAP: Alarm Monitoring Companies Lining Up
February 28, 2012A new Message Broker server managed by the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) will become operational soon. The Message Broker…
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol Reduces 9-1-1 Processing & Responses Times
August 2, 2011Notable things are taking place this year surrounding the use of an ANSI-approved APCO International American National Standard (ANS) that streamlines the delivery of alarm notifications between alarm monitoring companies, also-known-as central stations, and 9-1-1 PSAPs. The official title of this standard, approved by ANSI on Jan. 15, 2009, is the Alarm Monitoring Company to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Computer-aided Dispatch (CAD) External Alarm Interface Exchange — APCO/CSAA 2.101.1-2008, abbreviated the “External Alarm Interface Exchange.”
Read full articleHouston’s New Alarm Response Program Projects Annual Savings of $1 Million – $ 2 Million
July 6, 2011HOUSTON, TEXAS: The Houston Emergency Center (HEC) has implemented a revolutionary computer-aided dispatch system (CAD) communications system—the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP)—that will offer an innovative and cost-effective way to process information from alarm monitoring stations needing emergency dispatch.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Candidate National Standard
January 29, 2021APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standards (ANS) Alarm Monitoring Company to Emergency Communications Center (ECC) Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
Read full articleASAP to PSAP: What Will Your Agency’s Return on Investment Be?
March 29, 2012Savings experienced by those 9-1-1 PSAPs using the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) to facilitate the rapid and accurate delivery of alarm notifications from alarm monitoring companies varies widely. Before delving into the two case models discussed in this article, let’s take a moment to review the difference between hard and soft savings.
Read full articleRichmond 9-1-1 Switches to Internet-based System to Prepare for Future Advancements
January 12, 2022No longer relying on copper wires to transmit calls, the Richmond Department of Emergency Communications switched to an Internet Protocol-based 9-1-1 system in late 2021.
Read full articleECCs Continue to Join the ASAP Program – Demand Is High; Virginia Continues to Outpace the Rest of the Country With 16 ASAP Implementations
May 27, 2021Despite the pandemic, the ASAP program ended calendar year 2020 with a total of 80 implementations. The 88th implementation was…
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of Two National Standards
May 6, 2021APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on April 8, 2021, for two American National Standards (ANS).
Read full articleMore ECCs and CAD Vendors Join the ASAP Program: Keystone Public Safety and Southern Software Now ASAP Certified
November 20, 2020The Raleigh-Wake County (N.C.) Emergency Communications Center (RWECC) is the 74th ECC in the United States and 10th ECC in the…
Read full articleTwo New States & ECCs Join the ASAP Program
October 29, 2020The Jefferson County, Colorado, Communications Authority (JeffCOMM) is the 73rd Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and first…
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