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APCO PARTICIPATES IN VETERAN CAREER TRAINING
October 14, 2008, Lowell, Mass. - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today participated in an orientation encouraging veterans to seek a career in public safety communications.
Today’s orientation, held at Middlesex Community College, the largest community college in Massachusetts, is sponsored by the Office of U.S. Senator John Kerry (D – Mass.), and is in coordination with the State of Massachusetts Departments of Veterans Services and Workforce Development, the United States Department of Labor, and the 50-agency North East Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC). Today’s event is part of a national initiative to recruit and place veterans as 9-1-1 call takers, dispatchers or other personnel providing communications support for law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services (EMS). The program was developed for returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, and with an emphasis on those veterans living with disabilities.
“APCO is proud to be part of today’s veterans orientation in Lowell, Massachusetts, and we are committed to taking this concept forward toward a national program,” said APCO International First Vice President William Carrow. Carrow is heading up development of similar events scheduled for November in Dover, Del. and Washington, DC.
“APCO deeply appreciates the passion and leadership that Senator Kerry, Massachusetts Veterans Services, the U.S. Department of Labor and our other partners at Middlesex Community College and NEMLEC have brought to this first of many orientations for our veterans,” said APCO International Executive Director George S. Rice, Jr. “With this momentum, we believe we are well positioned to take this initiative to the next level for our returning and injured veterans and their families, our public safety community and our nation.”
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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