Free for all; worth 1 CDE
APCO recognizes that emergency communications centers are struggling with staffing and retention and is offering this webinar to address some of these issues. In this webinar, APCO staff and ECC personnel will describe tools for measuring performance and staffing needs. Analyzing your ECC’s performance and staffing needs is helpful for requesting funding for additional positions, justifying hiring and retention bonuses, and reporting positive performance to leadership and the public.
Free for members and non-members.
No CDEs are offered for this webinar.
During disasters and other outages impacting the ability of the public to reach 9-1-1, network resiliency is key to public safety. The industry’s voluntary Wireless Resiliency Cooperative Framework is one approach to promote greater coordination during an emergency. But how should it be improved to increase public safety? Emergency communications centers also need timely situational awareness of wireless network outages to take the steps necessary to manage emergencies and keep the public safe. Join us to hear about the role of the FCC in ensuring network resiliency and perspectives from state and local 9-1-1 leaders.
Moderated by Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel, APCO International
Featuring:
- FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr
- Michele Abbott, Communication & Training Coordinator, Kansas 911 Coordinating Council
- Jack Varnado, 911 Director, Livingston Parish (LA) Sheriff’s Office
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) raises awareness about missing children on the autism spectrum because of the rates they go missing and are recovered deceased, most often from drowning. In a 10-year analysis from 2011 to 2020, 1,516 children on the autism spectrum were reported missing to NCMEC. That report found that 4% of reported missing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were recovered deceased. In 70% of those cases, the manner of death was classified as accidental, 84% of which were drownings. Time is of the essence in finding and safely recovering a missing child on the autism spectrum. Based on the data, NCMEC has developed a wide range of free resources to support those responding to missing children on the autism spectrum.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has recently launched a new course for public safety telecommunicators to assist in the safe recovery of missing children with autism. This includes the need for timely alerts to authorities and communities that a child is missing and endangered.
In this webinar, participants will learn about NCMEC’s data, free resources, and recommendations related to missing children on the autism spectrum. In addition, participants will learn about FDLE’s training, promising practices, and the positive outcomes of its Missing Child Alert Program.
