On February 25, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reintroduced the Enhancing First Response Act, a bipartisan, zero-cost bill that would fix the federal classification of 9-1-1 professionals, improve the information shared during 9-1-1 outages and examine enhancements for 9-1-1 calls made from multi-line telephone systems. APCO worked closely with the bill’s co-sponsors to develop the language and will continue to collaborate with them on the strategy for achieving these improvements for public safety communications.
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The 9-1-1 Wellness Summit is just two days away! Join us this Sunday and Monday, March 2-3, in Portland, Oregon, to tackle the pressing challenges that today's telecommunicators face. It's not too late to sign up! Join us and unlock the key to personal and team health.
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Earlier this month, Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), joined by several co-sponsors, reintroduced the 9-1-1 SAVES Act (H.R. 637), correcting an amended version of the legislation that was introduced earlier this year. This version strengthens the directive to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requiring it to reclassify public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation rather than an administrative occupation.
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Register on Flash Day, April 1, so you don't miss out.
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March 13 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Free for members; $59 for non-members | Worth 1 CDE
Join APCO's Government Relations team on March 13 as they discuss the latest updates on APCO's top advocacy priorities. This webinar will cover key legislative and regulatory efforts impacting public safety communications, including reclassification of public safety telecommunicators, federal funding for Next Generation 9-1-1, wireless 9-1-1 location accuracy, network outage reporting and more.
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General Communications Technician Level 1
April 28-30 | 24 CDEs
This three-day course covers all areas that today’s radio communications technician in the LMR public safety or commercial communications field will encounter.
Line Antenna Sweep
May 1-2 | 16 CDEs
This comprehensive two-day, hands-on course will give you all of the necessary knowledge to test and evaluate RF signals that originate at the output of a radio transmitter and eventually propagate to a receiver.
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Laramie Boomerang
A fatal crash inside a tunnel generated an influx of calls, but with assistance from an off-duty telecommunicator who came into work, “you wouldn’t have thought something serious was happening. They were so professional and calm.”
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KSN16
Sarah Long’s 8-year-old is recovering from cancer, and Bourbon County (Kansas) emergency services held a fundraiser to defray medical expenses.
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Mid Hudson News
Geoffrey Dick and Chakiera Locust saved a man suffering from cardiac arrest and assisted in the delivery of two babies.
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South Whidbey Record
Voters will be asked to support a 0.2% sales and use tax to update aging infrastructure and systems struggling to meet demand.
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KVRR
The legislation would grant limited immunity to telecommunicators working on informational and 988 suicide hotlines.
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Need CDEs toward recertification? Seats are available in these courses that begin in March.
Beginning March 5:
- Communications Center Manager, 1st Ed., Online #72587
- Communications Center Supervisor, 5th Ed., Version 1, Online #72778
- Communications Training Officer, 6th Ed., Online #72932
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals for the ECC, 2nd Ed., Online #74426
- Staffing and Retention for the ECC, 2nd Ed., Online #74387
Beginning March 12:
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The following courses will be held at APCO Headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida:
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