On July 10, the House Education and Workforce Committee passed an amended version of the 9-1-1 SAVES Act (H.R. 6319) that changes the legislation from directing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reclassify public safety telecommunicators to only consider changing the classification. APCO and NENA expressed disappointment in the changed language because it softens the directive to OMB, and the agency will already be considering the classification change as part of the upcoming Standard Occupational Classification revision process. APCO will continue to advocate for correcting the classification of 9-1-1 professionals, including by pushing for passage of the original reclassification language and working directly with OMB.
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On July 17 APCO’s government relations team will host a webinar regarding the recent announcement by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to begin a multi-year process to revise the Standard Occupational Classification. Through this process, OMB will consider whether to change the classification of public safety telecommunicators from the administrative/clerical category to the category for Protective Service Occupations. This webinar will cover APCO’s strategy for providing input to OMB, how this effort relates to the 9-1-1 SAVES Act, and what you can do to help ensure OMB finally corrects this outdated classification.
July 17 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Free for all | 1 CDE
Sponsored by INDigital and NGA
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The following agencies have received APCO Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative:
Public safety agencies use the APCO International Agency Training Program Certification as a formal mechanism to ensure their training programs meet APCO American National Standards (ANS). Initial and continuing training for public safety telecommunicators is important as they provide essential services to the public in an expanding and rapidly changing environment.
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The Monitoring Association
TMA recently announced the launch of its AVS-01 Alarm Validation Scoring Standard online training, an interactive three-module course. Developed primarily for monitoring center operators and delivered online, the dynamic course provides a comprehensive introduction to the AVS-01 Standard; illustrates the standard’s measurable alarm level classifications; demonstrates the call handling process; and explains the importance of public safety and law enforcement engagement.
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Spectrum News 1
By addressing the reasons people have for making non-emergency calls on 9-1-1, social workers are able to reduce demand for the attention of emergency responders.
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St. Louis Public Radio
Posting comments from the surveys in an emergency communications center common area is boosting morale among public safety telecommunicators, officials say.
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KY3
“This home will last us generations to come,” Sarah Newell, director of Polk County Central Dispatch, said of the $6 million project.
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WKYC
The young mixed breed rescue dog may be part bulldog. He is described as having a relaxed demeaner, rarely barks and likes having his belly rubbed.
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City of Lawton (Oklahoma)
The city’s dispatch supervisor received the award during the Heroes in the Heartland conference.
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