Posts
8 Organizations Have Achieved APCO Project 33 Agency Training Program Certification
June 25, 2010Eight agencies will be honored during the 2010 APCO Annual Conference & Exposition in Houston for their achievements regarding training for public safety telecommunicators.
Read full articleCalling All Prognosticators!
June 25, 2010What will public safety communications look like in the year 2030? We’d like to hear your ideas. The winning entry, chosen by the editors of Public Safety Communications and APCO, will receive a $150 American Express gift certificate and will be published in an upcoming issue of PSC.
Read full articlePublic Safety Reacts to FCC Findings
June 25, 2010Public safety representatives blasted the FCC’s position and its June 15 white paper, saying that the policy decision preceded the paper and that its findings were designed to justify the position.
Read full articleInto the Island
June 25, 2010Following the massive earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, in Haiti, Harris Corp. sent communications equipment and professionals to the island to restore critical communications for the relief effort.
Read full article9-1-1 Officials Still Reviewing Spanish Translation Proposal for Reverse Notifications
June 20, 2010By Daniel Langhorne, Intern, Noozhawk.com The Santa Barbara County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Department will have its response next month to a…
Read full article9-1-1 Calls Released in Alleged Bigfoot Sighting
June 18, 2010North Carolina resident Tim Peeler reported a Sasquatch near his home in Casar, N.C., to 9-1-1. “He was about 9, 10-foot tall with real long arms. … It looked like a giant ape with a man’s face,” he said in a 911 call.
Read full articleANSI Approves Channel Naming Standard
June 17, 2010The APCO International and NPSTC announce the approval of the American National Standard to ensure national consistency of interoperability on related radio channels.
Read full articleTypo Led 9-1-1 Medics to Wrong Address
June 17, 2010A 9-1-1 operator had the correct address for a call about a dying infant, but one missed keystroke caused Allegheny County’s (Pa.) computer dispatch system to send paramedics to the wrong address.
Read full articleState Warrant Query
June 11, 2010It is not uncommon for an officer to stop a subject for a traffic violation and discover that they have out-of-state warrants.
Read full articleFocused on Progress
June 11, 2010Key performance indicators can assist agencies in defining and measuring their progress toward productivity and quality goals.
Read full article