Monthly Archives: September 2014


Emerging Technology Forum

APCO’s Emerging Technology Forum is a two-day event created to meet the needs of public safety communications professionals who want an overview of the technologies that are on the horizon.  The landscape of public safety communications is ever-changing and the Tech Forum will get you up to speed on what you need […]


FirstNet in California

MESSAGE SENT ON BEHALF OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KAREN WONG Dear Public Safety Officials, As you may know, in February 2012, Congress enacted The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (the Act), containing provisions to advance public safety capabilities in the United States. The Act directs the establishment of […]


September Meeting Operations Workgroup

Annette Roja, dispatch supervisor for Fairfield PD, will be hosting a roundtable discussion at our September 2014 chapter meeting.  She is working on her RPL certificate and this will fulfill a requirement for her class. A description of the discussion is as follows: Wireless 9-1-1 Hangups:  Creating a Common Policy Annette Rojo from the Fairfield […]


Training – POST Plan II 1010-30960 Communications Training Officer, September 14-15, 2014

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a training session and opening it to all law enforcement agency employees. This Communications Training Officer Course provides the public safety communications professional the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively train entry level dispatchers. The course facilitators utilize facilitated discussion, small group activities, […]