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ECCs 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 articleWesterville (Ohio) Becomes the 70th Emergency Communications Center to Implement ASAP
June 11, 2020The City of Westerville OH Communications Division is the 70th ECC in the United States to implement the Automated Secure…
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol Expands into Tennessee
November 29, 2017The Hamilton County, Tennessee, Emergency Communications District became the 30th agency in the United States and the first PSAP in…
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol Expands in First Half of 2017 to Include More PSAPs and New States
August 10, 2017Bucks County PA Becomes First PSAP in Pennsylvania to Launch the ASAP Program The State of Pennsylvania became the seventh…
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) Program Updates from Texas
April 14, 2016The Grand Prairie, Tex., 9-1-1 PSAP is the newest PSAP and third in Texas to launch the ASAP program. Grand Prairie went live with the ASAP program on March 21, 2016.
Read full articleASAP to PSAP Program Continues Growth
March 17, 2016As some of the nation’s largest central station alarm-monitoring companies join the ASAP to PSAP program, 9-1-1 centers are as well.
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol Program Continues to Expand
February 10, 2016New PSAPs, Alarm Central Stations and the State of Florida have recently joined ASAP program. This direct, computer-to-computer interface dramatically reduces alarm response times and human error by removing the requirement for a voice call between the alarm monitoring company and the 9-1-1 center.
Read full articleADT is Live with ASAP
September 16, 2015ADT Security Services, ranked as the largest central station in the nation, went live with ASAP® in the city of Richmond, VA on August 25.
Read full articleHenrico County (Va.) Seeing Positive Outcomes After Joining the ASAP Program
March 11, 2015After only 90 days in operation, Henrico has received 630 alarm notifications via the ASAP Service.
Read full articleAPCO Announces ANSI Approval of Revisions to Standard for Alarm Interface Data Exchanges
September 18, 2014Some highlights in the revision include the addition of data elements to accommodate the introduction of a Message Broker, a standardized list of message status terminology, an expanded list of alarm event types, and the capture of an alarm service organization name.
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