APCO News

• Young Professional Spotlight: Kyra Lamb, Manatee County Emergency Communications
  Kyra Lamb worked for Manatee County Emergency Communications, Florida, as a dispatcher for five years before becoming the 9-1-1 Database Coordinator, which still includes actively taking 9-1-1 calls. She was nominated by her agency to be featured by the APCO ... Continue
  06/11/2021
• GeoComm, RapidSOS, and Esri Offering Indoor Maps for Improved Situational Awareness in Emergency Response
  St. Cloud, MN:  GeoComm, RapidSOS, and Esri are excited to announce a partnership designed to deliver indoor maps to 9-1-1 and first responders, improving their emergency response situational awareness. GeoComm provides indoor maps to Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) via the ... Continue
  06/03/2021
• APCO Applauds FCC Action On 4.9 GHz Public Safety Spectrum
  Today the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order staying – or suspending – provisions of its rules for the 4.9 GHz spectrum band that would permit licensing of the spectrum for commercial purposes ... Continue
  05/27/2021
• ECCs Continue to Join the ASAP Program – Demand is High Virginia Continues to Outpace the Rest of the Country with 16 ASAP Implementations
  Despite the pandemic, the ASAP program ended calendar year 2020 with a total of 80 implementations. The 88th implementation was achieved on May 25, 2021. The demand for ASAP remains at an all time high. These are some of the ... Continue
  05/27/2021
• APCO Seeks Work Group Members to Create a Standard for Minimum Technical Requirements for Remote Support to ECC Operations
  APCO is seeking volunteers to participate in the creation of an ANSI National Standard (ANS) that will establish criteria for minimum operational support requirements for a remote work situation for employees of an emergency communications center. ... Continue
  05/27/2021