2015 Awards and Recognition Program


It’s that time again…each year the No. CA Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (No. CA APCO), in conjunction with the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials, Intl. (APCO), presents awards to public safety communications employees who have demonstrated the highest levels of personal and professional conduct and performance in the line of duty. Nominations are currently being sought for both APCO and No. CA APCO awards programs. Nominations are due to the 2015 Chapter Awards & Recognition Committee by Friday, March 13, 2015.

The eight categories for the 2015 Chapter Awards & Recognition Program: Telecommunicator of the Year; IT Technician of the Year; RF Technician of the Year; Line Supervisor of the Year; Dispatch Team of the Year; Trainer of the Year; Communications Center Director of the Year. The eighth award category – The Preston Thomson Award of Excellence – is a No. CA APCO Chapter-specific award. Nominees must have been employed in the applicable category by a public safety agency at any time between April 1st 2014 and March 31st 2015. Nominations must be received by the No. CA APCO Awards & Recognition Committee no later than Friday, March 13, 2015. Nominees need not be members of No. CA APCO or APCO, but we always encourage new members!

All nominations received by the March 13, 2015 deadline in the above APCO-recognized categories will be submitted to APCO for consideration nationally. All nominations selected by the No. CA APCO 2015 Awards & Recognition Committee will be awarded at our Annual Board Meeting and Vendor Tabletop in December. An agency may elect to submit nominations directly to APCO; the deadline for those nominations is April 1, 2015. Please contact Angela Azevedo, Chair of the 2015 Awards & Recognition Committee, for additional information and/or questions.

Download the Award Nomination Packets below:

NAPCO Awards Nomination Letter
Telecommunicator of the Year
IT Technician of the Year
RF Technician of the Year
Line Supervisor of the Year
Dispatch Team of the Year
Trainer of the Year
Communications Center Director of the Year
The Preston Thomson Award of Excellence