 Today, APCO held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the expansion of APCO International’s headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. Recently the APCO Board approved a 4,700 square foot addition onto the east side of the existing building to allow for additional offices, meeting rooms, and a doubling of the existing conference and training room space. The project will be undertaken in two phases and will be completed by December 31, 2023. In attendance were the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and headquarters staff. Pictured from left to right: Angela R. Batey, RPL, CPE; Becky Neugent; Mike Underwood; Stephen P. Martini, RPL, CPE; Jason E. Kern, RPL, CPE; Derek Poarch.
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Shortly after 1 a.m. on June 24, 2021, a 12-story beachfront condominium in Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed, killing 98 people. Four survivors were pulled from the rubble; one of those subsequently died. A complex evacuation was initiated for 35 people who were in a portion of the building that did not collapse but was compromised. Local, state and federal teams participated in a multi-day search and rescue effort.
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In honor of October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we have created short videos with cybersecurity tips and useful info. This week we talk about QR codes. Check out the video, and for other cybersecurity resources, be sure to visit apcointl.org/cyber.
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KMOV 4
The baby of Erricka Moorehead came a month early while the six-year veteran telecommunicator was home alone.
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The Rogersville Review
The group was sent to Naples, Florida, to answer emergency calls as part of a TERT operation.
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Fox 29
A man invaded the woman’s car, and a Willamette Valley County (Oregon) Communications Center public safety telecommunicator dispatched help.
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WataugaDemocrat.com
In all, the state has allocated $16.3 million for 9-1-1 system improvements statewide.
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ABC 10
The telecommunicator said she was drawn to helping others after her experience in the tragedy that left 60 people dead, and hundreds wounded.
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NBC15.com
Rock County 911 Communications Center Director Kathy Sukus has worked in the public safety response field for 29 years.
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Bob Marz, an APCO life member, passed away October 5 at home in South Ogden, Utah, with his family. He was 87. Marz became a public safety telecommunicator for the Utah Highway Patrol in 1959 and advanced to radio engineer within a year. He served northern Utah in this position until 1990. Marz retired from the state service in 1998.
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