NTNs’ ability to provide reliable and resilient communications is why they are expected to play a growing and more important role in public safety. Here are the benefits of NTNs in ensuring first responder communications in mission-critical use cases:
Don’t Forget These Deadlines for Awards and Scholarships
Nominate someone for APCO’s annual Emergency Communications Center Awards and Technology Awards recognizing those demonstrating the highest levels of personal and professional conduct and performance. Deadline for submission is April 1.
Apply now for a scholarship for APCO Institute courses and leadership programs. Scholarship application deadlines are April 1 for general scholarships. The CPE and RPL scholarship application periods have closed.
March/April 2024 PSC Magazine
The latest edition of PSC magazine is out. Key articles include:
- Culture of Kindness
- Lives of Others
- Generations of Communications
PSC magazine, in either print or digital form, is a benefit of APCO membership.
Standards Working Groups Seeking Members
When APCO creates a new standard or revises an existing one, the working groups are the creative minds behind the standard. Groups include about 15 volunteers with training, operations or technical backgrounds who research and write a standard together. The following working groups are currently seeking members:
- Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Instructor
- Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Quality Assurance Evaluators
- Minimum Technical Requirements for Remote Support to Emergency Communications Center Operations.
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APCO Seeks Working Group Members to Create a New Operational Standard for Remote Support
APCO International is seeking participants to create an APCO American National Standard (ANS) titled, Minimum Technical Requirements for Remote Support to Emergency Communications Center Operations.
APCO Seeks Quality Assurance Subject Matter Experts for the Revision of an APCO Standard
APCO International has filed a Project Initiation with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to revise APCO American National Standard (ANS) Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Quality Assurance Evaluators.
APCO Seeks Working Group Members to Revise a Training Standard
APCO International has filed a Project Initiation with the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) to revise APCO American National Standard (ANS) Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Instructor.
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