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APCO and NENA Seek Comments on Draft PSAP Service Capability Criteria Rating Scale
May 27, 2008, Washington, DC - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) released Friday a candidate American National Standard (ANS) to assist Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) managers and their governing authorities to identify their current level of service capability.
APCO/NENA ANS 1.102.1-200x: Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)-Service Capability Criteria Rating Scale includes an assessment tool to objectively assess capabilities of the PSAP against models representing the best level of preparedness, survivability and sustainability amidst a wide range of natural and man-made events. It can facilitate and provide the basis for discussion with funding bodies concerning the PSAP's current technological position and its readiness or effectiveness to survive certain at-risk disasters. The content was developed by the APCO-NENA PSAP Survivability Work Group. The draft document is an approved NENA Operations Information Document (OID).
There is a 45-day public review and comment period for this draft standard that began on May 23 and ends July 7. Download the Candidate ANS. To submit comments by July 7 visit www.apcostandards.org or e-mail apcostandards@apco911.org. Visit the APCO ANSI Activity Section for more information.
About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. |
