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APCO INSTITUTE BRINGS TRAINING FOR TELECOMMUNICATORS INVOLVED IN ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS ONLINE
April 29, 2010, Daytona Beach, FL - APCO Institute today announced the release of its Active Shooter Incidents for Public Safety Communications online course. This online course will focus on the issues that make responding to an active shooter incident more difficult than other calls.
"It seems that the news is constantly flooded with incidents involving weapons, showing their increasing threat to public safety," George S. Rice, Jr., executive director of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, said. "The response to these incidents, from the receipt of a 9-1-1 call, is critical to the outcome."
The first online course will be offered on June 2. For more information on the Active Shooter Incidents for Public Safety Communications course, visit www.apcoinstitute.org.
"It is the mission of the APCO Institute to adequately prepare those in public safety communications for any event that threatens the safety of our citizens and those who respond," Rice said. "This course provides our public safety telecommunicators with one more tool to successfully perform their mission in a highly efficient and accessible way."
About APCO Institute
APCO Institute, a subsidiary of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, is the premier organization addressing educational and certification needs of public safety communications agencies. The Institute offers a selection of affordable training and educational resources for public safety communicators throughout the United States and in the international arena. Instructional offerings range from first-line basic training to supervisory, and communication center management courses, technical testing, agency and agent certification, and Web Seminars addressing current public safety communications issues. APCO Institute offers several training options including certification programs through traditional classroom instruction and APCO Institute Online internet-based training. APCO Virtual College, a cooperative effort between APCO Institute and the Institute for Emergency Preparedness (IEP) offers a degree program in Public Safety Communications. APCO Virtual College is an internet-based distance learning academic program designed for, and directed specifically toward individuals in the public safety communication. For more information, visit www.apcoinstitute.org.
About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.
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