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A Message From Your APCO President for NPSTW

The individuals behind the consoles represent the best of us, and in times like these it is important to take the time to acknowledge and celebrate the lifesaving work of the heroes under the headset. NPSTW reminds us to appreciate our friends and colleagues. So, on behalf of the Executive Committee and the entire Board of Directors, I say thank you! Thank you to every telecommunicator. You have accepted the challenge to serve your communities with diligence, dedication and courageous resilience. Your work and contribution to our communities does not go unnoticed!
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North County (Mo.) Boy’s Quick Thinking Saves Grandmother’s Life During Medical Emergency

KMOV4

The telecommunicator remained on the phone with the boy and asked him questions about his grandmother’s condition while establishing their location.

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West Virginia Public Safety Telecommunicator Coaches Grandmother Over the Phone to Deliver Baby

WTRF.com

Marshall County telecommunicator Alyssa McClelland talked them through the birth and the baby was delivered by the time emergency crews arrived.

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Community Q&A: Telecommunicator Lisa Denney Goes From Dealing Cards to Calming Nerves of 9-1-1 Callers

Union-Bulletin

“For over a decade I managed to stand face-to-face with people losing tens of thousands of dollars in very stressful situations. Maybe, just maybe, I had what it takes to talk to people on the phone, on maybe the worst day of their life.”

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Pa Gov. Shapiro Renews Call to Increase Funding for Emergency Communications Centers

CBS Philadelphia

The governor’s budget calls for an additional $50 million, most of which would fund increased staffing.

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Registration for APCO 2023 Is Now Open!

Registration is now open for APCO 2023! Register before July 14 for the early bird rate. We can't wait to see you in Nashville, August 6-9.

APCO Continues Efforts to Protect 6 GHz Public Safety Spectrum Use

On March 31, APCO joined several organizations in a joint letter asking FCC leadership to take specific actions to prevent interference to public safety and critical infrastructure users of 6 GHz spectrum. The letter is the result of a good faith attempt to consolidate these users’ concerns (which have been raised repeatedly without a response from the FCC) and provide the FCC with a reasonable path forward for protecting public safety while permitting spectrum sharing with unlicensed Wi-Fi devices.

Separately, April 5, APCO filed comments in opposition to a request to expand unlicensed device access to 6 GHz. The unlicensed proponents continue to press for even more relaxed rules despite significant concerns of interference, and APCO opposed this request as being unjustified.

Get more information on APCO’s multi-year effort to protect public safety use of the 6 GHz spectrum band.