Monthly Archives: March 2014


ProCHRT Committee Survey

We are excited to announce that we have formed the Northern California Chapter ProCHRT committee! The APCO ProCHRT committee was established in 2009 by APCO International. The Professional Communications Human Resources Committee (ProCHRT) was formed to study and gather information about human resources, recognition and training issues related to the […]


President’s Message (March 2014)

Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the women and men who serve as Public Safety Telecommunicators, this year the National Telecommunicators’ Week falls on the week of April 13-19. It was first conceived by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in 1981 […]


NENA Workgroup Survey

As a result of increasing demands on PSAPs associated with increased call volume, new technologies, budget constraints and staffing shortages, the NENA PSAP Ops Committee – Task Overload Workgroup was formed and has been tasked with identifying the concurrent number of tasks that can be completed by a Telecommunicator, a […]


6th Annual California Mobile Command Center Rally

In cooperation with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), the Northern California Chapter of APCO Int’l (NAPCO), and the California Fire & Rescue Training Authority, the California Fire Chiefs Association (Communications Section – Northern Division) will host and facilitate its 6th Annual free mobile communications/command vehicle rally […]


Region 6 NPSPAC Meeting Announcement

REGION 6 (NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC MEETINGS The Region 6[1] (Northern California) Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings immediately following the Northern California APCO (NAPCO) meeting on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Martinelli Center […]


FCC Public Notice DA 14-281

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING POST-NARROWBANDING LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURES FOR PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO OPERATIONS IN THE 150-174 MHz AND 421-470 MHz BANDS “Wideband-Only” Licenses for Facilities Operating Without Waiver Will Not Be Renewed  By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications […]