APCO is incredibly saddened to report that Mark Spross, RPL, CPE and APCO International’s second vice president, passed away last weekend. Mark was executive director of METCOM 911, a consolidated emergency communications center (ECC) serving 94,000 people in 36 communities in Marion County, Oregon, as well as parts of Linn and Clackamas counties. Mark has been an APCO member since 2001 and served in numerous roles with APCO on the state and national level. He was vice president (2011), president (2012-2014) and immediate past president (2014-2016) of the Oregon combined chapter of APCO/NENA. Nationally, he served on task forces, the APCO Awards Committee, became an APCO group leader and was elected APCO’s second vice president in 2023. Read more
APCO is pleased to announce that the following individuals have earned the Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) designation, after completing a rigorous six-month program and the culminating course – a two-week capstone seminar at APCO headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. Congratulations to the CPE Class 16 graduates. Read more
August 27 | 1:00 p.m. ET Free for all | 1 CDE Sponsored by Anritsu
This webinar will discuss and explore features of the CAPRAD database, regional planning committee (RPC) responsibilities and capabilities, RPC adjacent region/state approval process, RPC managed spectrum approval process and more.
Presenters: Scott Bigham, Chair, Region 24 700, and 800 MHz Regional Planning committees, and Stephen Devine, chief technology officer, APCO International
The APCO Institute offers emergency communications professional development in several disciplines for certification and to earn CDEs. Space is available in these upcoming online, virtual and in-person courses.
