NAPCO News


NPSTC 4.9 Gig 2013 APCO Meeting

During the APCO International Tradeshow and Conference, the NPSTC 4.9 National Plan Committee is having a discussion session on Wednesday the 21st at 2:00 PM in Room 209A.  The Committee is putting together a draft National Plan for the 4.9 band. This session is to get together the members of […]


John Wright for APCO 1st VP

The Northern California Chapter of APCO International is proud to support John Wright of CPRA (Southern California Chapter of APCO) as 1st VP of APCO International. John has served the organization well as 2nd VP during the past year, and brings years of experience and knowledge to Public Safety Communications. […]


July and August Meetings 1

There are some big events coming up, especially here at our monthly chapter meetings.  First off, be sure to attend July 11 in Cordelia when John Facella, SR VP of RCC, a well-respected consulting authority on all things public safety communications, will provide an update on legislative and regulatory developments, […]


Training Surveys

Are you interested in helping shape the future training opportunities with NAPCO? Are there certain aspects of a training program you would like to see added? Whether you are a dispatcher, or officer, support, or administrator, please take some time to visit two surveys we have available, each one takes […]


New State 911 Advisory Board Page

The NAPCO webpage has been recently updated to include news regarding the California State 9-1-1 Advisory Board. On May 2, 2013, Chuck Berdan was appointed by Governor Brown to serve as the APCO representative for California on the State 9-1-1 Advisory Board.  Earlier in the year, by a joint decision […]


ProCHRT Coming to NAPCO

ProCHRT stands for The Professional Communications Human Resources Task force – the focus of this international committee includes professional recognition, certification/training/standardization requirements, retirement eligibility and human resources matters pertinent to the Dispatch Community. We will work under the guidance/structure of the National ProCHRT Committee. Learn more about ProCHRT at: http://www.apcointl.org/resources/professional-communications-human-resources-committee.html […]


Free POST Certified Training

The Northern California Chapter of APCO and the Redwood City Police Department are happy to offer this free training opportunity to NAPCO members Managing Suicidal Callers and Persons with Mental Health Disorders 8-hours of POST Certified Training Credits When: June 18th, 2013 Time: 8am to 5pm Where: San Francisco International […]