Since May 2017, Iris has been answering the call — literally. What started as a job to support her through school quickly became a career she couldn’t walk away from.

APCO Life Member and long-time Illinois police and communications officer T. G. Mieure of Waukegan passed away on June 17 at the age of 71.

Mieure was a pillar of Illinois APCO for decades and a respected voice in the international APCO community.

Today, a coalition representing state and local government leaders, industry professionals, and tens of thousands of 9-1-1 first responders sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee urging federal investment in Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) technology to replace outdated emergency communications infrastructure across the country.