APCO scholarships are now open for applications! The APCO Silent Key and Commercial Partner Scholarship Program provides the opportunity for emergency communications professionals to participate in industry-leading certification training programs and professional development courses to better serve their communities and first responders. Submit your applications by the deadlines below:
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Nominate a hero in your life for an APCO Emergency Communications Center Award or Technology Leadership Award. These awards honor those who have demonstrated the highest level of personal and professional conduct in public safety communications as well as ECCs for their use of technological advancements and the demonstrated benefit conferred on employees and the citizens they serve. The deadline to submit nominations is April 1.
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The National Regional Planning Council (NRPC), a collaborative network consisting of both 700 MHz & 800 MHz public safety Regional Planning Committees as established by the Federal Communications Commission, is pleased to announce its election of new officers for 2023-2025.
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NBC Connecticut
Public safety telecommunicators can text a link to a caller who can then share video of the emergency scene.
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Spectrum News 1
“Location is the most important thing here,” says Geographic Information Systems Coordinator Kris Pehl, a 30-year veteran of the Rock County 911 Communications Center.
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WSMV 4
The new back-up system replaces pen and paper, which was used after the bombing knocked out computer aided dispatch.
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APCO Life Member Donald Ray Whitney of Barrington, Illinois, passed away December 28 at the age of 74. Whitney enjoyed a long tenure in public safety communications for Motorola and was a longstanding member of the Commercial Advisory Council (CAC), including service on the APCO Board of Directors (2009-2013).
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