APCO and iCERT Come Together to Promote AI in Emergency Response

by | Oct 10, 2025 | Comm Center News

Today at the APCO AI Summit, APCO International announced a new partnership with the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT) to launch a new program to promote the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in emergency response and public safety communications systems. The collaboration will bring together APCO’s membership and iCERT’s technology partners to drive innovation, address challenges and strengthen the systems that protect our communities every day. 

New 911 center launched | (VA)

by | Oct 8, 2025 | Comm Center News

Published 4:30 pm Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Effective Oct. 1, the new Farmville-Prince Edward Emergency Communication Center began dispatching all 911 calls for fire, EMS and law enforcement for the town of Farmville, Prince Edward County, Longwood University and Hampden-Sydney College.

Calling 911? Soon AI May Answer (MD)

by | Oct 6, 2025 | Comm Center News

The county’s 911 call center is considering using artificial intelligence to help handle non-emergency calls.

“We’re in the process of determining which service would best serve Montgomery County,” Emergency Communications Center Director Jennifer Reidy-Hall said during a council committee meeting Monday. “And with funding from the 911 board, we plan to implement this technology in the next year.”