On September 17, the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition, consisting of APCO and the nation’s leading national public safety associations, held a summit on Capitol Hill demonstrating the urgency for Congress to fully fund the transition of today’s aging and vulnerable 9-1-1 networks to a modern, secure, interoperable and innovative Next Generation 9-1-1 system throughout all areas of the United States.
APCO Leadership Meets With Senator Blackburn to Urge Funding for NG9-1-1
On September 17, APCO Regional Representative Paul McCallister met with Senator Blackburn (R-TN) and her staff to raise awareness of the need to fully fund NG9-1-1 nationwide.
APCO and NENA Ask Harris, Trump Campaigns to Support NG9-1-1 Funding and Nationwide Implementation
Today, APCO International and NENA: The 9-1-1 Association sent joint letters to the presidential campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz, and former President Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance, inviting a campaign pledge to support full federal funding for the nationwide implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1).
The Expanded Emergency Response Ecosystem
Representatives from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) led a session on the Expanded Emergency Response Ecosystem, which highlighted the comprehensive vision of next generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) and how emergency communications centers (ECCs) can benefit from this vision.
NG9-1-1 Case Study: Nashville School Shooting
In this session, representatives from the Metro Nashville Department of Emergency Communications, AT&T, and RapidDeploy discussed the impacts of a mass shooting that occurred at The Covenant School and how the art of the possible in a fully deployed NG9-1-1 environment
might have reduced the response timeline to the incident.
APCO Applauds FCC Action to Support Next Generation 9-1-1
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an Order that establishes new rules to facilitate the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1).
APCO Explores the Future of Emergency Communications at Nexus 2024
Attendees gathered for two days of real-life scenarios that reviewed the 9-1-1 response for each event and talked about how the 9-1-1 response could have been improved with NG9-1-1 technologies.
APCO Discusses Public Safety Priorities with FCC Leaders
On May 16 and 20, APCO met with representatives from the Offices of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioners Carr, Starks, Simington, and Gomez to discuss several public safety issues.
