The Fayetteville (Ark.) Police Department has met the minimum training standards for the APCO's Agency Training Program Certification and has been awarded certification as of December 14, 2015.

Journal of Emergency Medical Services Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro, State Senator Martin J. Golden, Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol, and union representatives recently announced a new law making any assault against on-duty EMS personnel a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison.

Corvallis Gazette-Times Corvallis, Oregon's 9-1-1 dispatch workers will be receiving 3 percent annual raises for the next three years.

WTRF 7 News Marshall County (W.VA.) has turned the former Jozabeth's in Moundsville into a new, multi-million dollar public safety building.

Charles Preston Thomson, an APCO Life Member from the Northern California Chapter who served as an AFC Frequency Advisor, died on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015.