APCO Hosts a Public Safety Communications Event With PSBTA

by | Mar 28, 2025 | Comm Center News

Source: APCO International

Date: 03/27/2025

On March 18-19, APCO International hosted a special event with the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association (PSBTA) in Washington, DC that focused on public safety’s use of 4.9 GHz and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Attendees gathered to discuss innovations and evolutions in public safety communications technologies, and they heard from speakers in the public safety communications industry from the emergency communications centers (ECCs) themselves to industry partners.

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KC Board approves telecommunication simulator purchase (IL)

by | Mar 27, 2025 | Comm Center News

During its meeting Monday night, the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a 9-1-1 Reality PLUS training station simulator.

The equipment will allow users to work through the same types of scenarios that a 9-1-1 telecommunicator would face.

According to college officials, discussions with regional employers have revealed that there is a shortage of public safety telecommunicators in the KC district.

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Chesterfield County Public Schools and Emergency Communications Center partner to launch emergency telecommunications program (VA)

by | Mar 26, 2025 | Comm Center News

Career and technical education opportunities are growing for students in Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school system and the Chesterfield County Emergency Communications Center have signed an agreement to bring an innovative emergency telecommunications program to CCPS students. This collaboration will create a career pathway for students pursuing futures as 911 dispatchers with Chesterfield County and will help to fill a critical workforce need in a high-demand profession.

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Cal OES, contractor failed to thoroughly test Next Gen 911 network before deploying to handle real calls, sources say (CA)

by | Mar 15, 2025 | Comm Center News

Two high-level project insiders have come forward with allegations the company NGA and the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) failed to thoroughly test the state’s new digital 911 network end-to-end before deploying the system to handle real 911 calls.

One source, who NBC Bay Area is identifying as ‘NGA insider,’ has direct knowledge of executive decisions at LA-based company NGA. The other independent source we are identifying as ‘project insider’ is actively working on California’s new digital 911 network called Next Generation 911.

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