On November 30, the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition (which includes APCO and other national public safety organizations) sent a letter to congressional leadership to encourage action before the end of the current congressional term to fully fund a NG9-1-1 grant program. The letter noted that NG9-1-1 funding was included in legislation that passed the House of Representatives and that a corresponding legislative package under consideration by the Senate appears likely to include NG9-1-1 funding. Thus, the Coalition urged congressional leaders to take advantage of this prime opportunity to ensure federal NG9-1-1 funding legislation is enacted into law. 

The NG9-1-1 Institute hosts the Annual 9-1-1 Honor Awards Reception to honor the heroes and leaders of the 9-1-1 community. The co-chairs of the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus and other Members of Congress and federal government leaders are invited to attend and to present the awards to 9-1-1 professionals and government leaders from across the United States. The deadline to submit a nomination is December 16.

Only a few dates remain available for the required Communications Training Officer (CTO 6) Update online course. Students and instructors certified in the CTO 5th Edition course may register for free. Two versions of the updated course are available for registration: CTO 6th Edition (for students) and CTO 6th Edition Instructor. The last available courses begin on December 28. It will not be available after that date.

APCO’s Registered Public-Safety Leader (RPL) Program is a professional development program for emergency communications professionals interested in developing exceptional management and supervisory skills. APCO is now taking applications for the program that begins in January 2023. Additional dates are available.
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Shaun Krueger has been an Engineer for the State of Florida, Division of Telecommunications – Bureau of Public Safety since 2018. Shaun started working on the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System from the private sector in 2012. Shaun is currently responsible for EMS MED Channel coordination, Region 9 Public Safety Regional Planning and helps with the SLERS 2.0 P25 upgrade project. Shaun’s hometown is Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and he moved up to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University. Outside of the office, Shaun enjoys fishing the Florida waters, spending time outdoors and woodworking in the shop.

A few spaces remain in upcoming online courses that start in December:

December 7 – January 3

• Customer Service in Today’s Public Safety Communications (8 CDEs)
• Disaster Operations and the Communications Center (8 CDEs)
• Emergency Medical Dispatch Manager (8CDEs)
• Fundamentals of Tactical Dispatch (16 CDEs)

December 14 – January 17

• Public Safety Telecommunicator 1, 7th Edition (40 CDEs)

December 14 – January 24

• Communications Center Supervisor, 5th Edition (24 CDEs)
• Communications Training Officer, 6th Edition (24 CDEs)

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