Monday is Flash Day! The day that APCO members can save an additional $100 on their attendee registration for APCO 2018. Don't miss out - it's gone in a FLASH!
Not a member, but still want to save on Flash Day? By becoming a member of APCO before you register on Monday, you can save up to $300 on your full registration. Learn more.
In the meantime, take a look at the schedule to start planning your APCO 2018 experience.
In order to safeguard our members’ privacy, we will be adding some additional steps to the registration process for APCO 2018. More information
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Use
the $100 you save on Flash Day toward APCO Institute’s pre-conference training
courses. Come to Las Vegas early and participate in one of the following
courses: Communications Center Supervisor, August 2-4; Communications Training
Officer, August 2-4; and Active Shooter Incidents for Public Safety
Communications, August 4. For more
information
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National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is coming up fast! What have you got planned for your PSAP for the week of April 8-14? Check out some of the ideas submitted your colleagues and tell us how you will be celebrating.
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 Christian Lyons, RPL, has been an APCO Adjunct Instructor since
2010. He began teaching for the APCO Institute by spending three months
in Saudi Arabia teaching Crisis Negotiations and Public Safety Telecommunicator
courses. Since beginning in public safety in 1991, Lyons has served in
many capacities including police officer, firefighter, fire chief,
telecommunicator and communications supervisor. He now serves as the Assistant
Director of the Regional Emergency Dispatch (RED) Center serving a population
of approximately 480,000 and 14 fire departments in the suburbs of
Chicago. Lyons has degrees in fire science, emergency & disaster
management and human resources.
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First Responder Network Authority
This week, AT&T has met another monumental contractual milestone by launching and delivering the FirstNet core to the First Responder Network Authority.
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Sunday Dispatch
Raising starting salaries to $32,000 has boosted public interest in the positions.
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The Times-Gazette
Dispatchers from around Ohio were coached this week on active shooter incidents during a special training session at the Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District’s Hillsboro station.
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The Baltimore Sun
The breach prompted temporary shutdown of automated dispatching and has drawn the FBI into an investigation.
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Alexandria Times
Accreditation by CALEA’s Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program recognizes the center’s compliance with standards in policies and procedures, administration, operation and support services.
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