APCO 2023 Call for Speakers is still open! Apply to speak during one of our professional development tracks:
- Communications Center Management
- Cutting Edge Developments
- Cybersecurity for Public Safety Communications
- Emergency Preparedness, Response & Situational Awareness
- FirstNet: Transforming the Future of Emergency Communications
- Frontline Telecommunicator
- Wellness in the Emergency Communications Center
- Leadership Development
- NG9-1-1 and Emerging Technologies
- Radio and Wireless Communications Technologies.
If selected, you'll receive one complimentary full conference registration. The deadline is December 14. Submit your proposal.
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The Communications Training Officer (CTO 6) Update course is available to students and instructors certified in the CTO 5th Edition course at no cost. There are several dates still available to take the mandatory online course, and the last date it is offered will be December 28. Two versions of the updated course are available for registration: CTO 6th Edition and CTO 6th Edition Instructor.
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Space is still available in these CALEA online courses that start in January 2023:
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WMUR 9
The boy took over when his mother was unable to communicate details about her emergency.
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The Washington Post
Public safety telecommunicator Teri Clark answered her daughter’s call as she hid from an armed robber at McDonald’s.
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7 News WSPA
Supervisor Amber Kleppe said the key to communicating with emergency callers is for public safety telecommunicators to remain calm.
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Daily Journal Online
St. Francois County Joint Communications Center in Missouri will spend up to $4.1 million on the system to improve the quality and response time of emergency services.
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WYFF 4
RapidDeploy will help emergency communications centers communicate with people facing mental health emergencies regarding routing, communication and resource location.
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The Emporia Gazette
Lyon County (Kansas) Emergency Communications Director Roxanne Van Gundy has been chosen as a member of class 14 of APCO’s Certified Public Safety Executive program.
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Hopkins (Minnesota) Fire Department Assistant Chief and APCO member James “Jimmy” Scanlon died November 4 after going into cardiac arrest the day before. He was 38.
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