On September 4, APCO filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals to halt implementation of the FCC’s order permitting new unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band. Although courts rarely grant such requests, APCO took this action because the threat of harmful interference to licensed public safety microwave operations is imminent and can result in unrecoverable harm. APCO is asking the court to prevent deployment of new unlicensed devices while it considers APCO’s appeal of the FCC’s 6 GHz order.
|
Due to high demand, the APCO Institute recently added more fall dates to the schedule for the online Fundamentals of Tactical Dispatch course. The next available course begins on October 14. Can’t make this one? View additional dates.
|
Telecommunicators need to be prepared for calls beyond the daily emergencies – calls that are crisis situations that require an advanced level of training to handle successfully. Topics covered in this online course include hostage situations, barricaded subject incidents and suicidal callers, among others. This course builds on the knowledge, skills and abilities taught in basic telecommunicator training programs. The next class begins October 7. Register
|
9-1-1's Critical Role in Policing
September 17 | 1:00 p.m. ET
Free for members and worth one CDE
In this webinar, 9-1-1 and policing experts will explain why getting incident response right must begin with addressing 9-1-1, and what can be done to address these challenges now. Register now
|
The review and comment period for three APCO standards is Monday, September 14. The three standards are Public Safety Telecommunicator Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Program, Key Performance Indicators for Public Safety Communications Personnel, and Best Practices for the Use of Social Media in Public Safety Communications (revision). Learn more.
|
The Published Reporter
Flagler County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office Communications Specialist McKenzie Davis talked a mother through CPR for her 6-month-old child who had stopped breathing. An hour later, she helped a family provide CPR for a 71-year-old man who was in a pool and not breathing.
|
Vail Daily
The International Association of Chiefs of Police recognized Vail Public Safety Communications Center Dispatcher Fernando Almanza, who is the agency’s first bilingual telecommunicator and has served as an advocate for the Spanish-speaking community.
|
Daily News Journal
The 12,240-square-foot facility will be named the John D. Hood 911 Administration and Training Center. Hood is a life-long Murfreesboro, Tennessee, resident and long-time board member and treasurer.
|
The Gazette
In the hours following a devastating storm that swept across Iowa, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to 547 calls for service while the police responded to 492 calls for service. At the time of the storm, the Cedar Rapids Joint Communications Agency had five public safety telecommunicators on duty.
|
DCD News
The ECN is a tool that helps emergency responders communicate during nuclear disasters and to transmit large data files related to nuclear or radiological incidents.
|
Security Today
Aggregating streams of data flowing into real time crime centers can show a complete picture of what is happening on the streets of a city, leading to more streamlined processes and better decision making in the field.
|
|
| |
|
