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For one day only, you can save on your full conference registration for APCO 2025. As a member, you already save $200 on your registration and with Flash Day, you can save an extra $100.  If you are not currently a member, join on or before April 1 to get the full $300 off!

You’re a Rock Star! What’s Your Agency’s Soundtrack?

For NPSTW 2025, we want to know what music, song, band or even dance move describes your agency. To enter the contest, just use our form to send us your answer and explain why it describes your shift or agency. Then circle back to vote for your favorites.

PSC March/April 2025 Issue Is Online

PSC, APCO’s bi-monthly magazine, is a membership benefit and the authoritative source of information on public safety communications worldwide. This issue includes features on:

  • Eye of the Storm
  • Adding up the Past, Present and Future
  • 25 Year Later

Being an APCO member has added immeasurable value to my professional and personal growth. As a member, you have access to top-notch resources, industry expertise and the opportunity to join a networking powerhouse.


~LaToya Marz, Tri-Com Central Dispatch

Keeping You Up to Date

APCO is your source for public safety communications news that affects you, your job and your community.


APCO Hosts a Public Safety Communications Event With PSBTA

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.

March 27, 2025

APCO International Announces Nicole McGinnis as New Chief Counsel

APCO International announced this week that Nicole McGinnis has accepted the position of Chief Counsel. Nicole joins APCO after serving the last 10 years in various leadership positions with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.

March 24, 2025

APCO Hosts Second 9-1-1 Wellness Summit

On March 2-3, more than 150 attendees gathered for the second 9-1-1 Wellness Summit in Portland, Oregon.

March 7, 2025

APCO International Announces Recipients of the 9-1-1 Impact Awards

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announces the recipients of its inaugural 9-1-1 Impact Awards, who will be honored during an awards reception in Washington, D.C. The 9-1-1 Impact Awards replace the Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards to encompass a wider range of eligible recipients.

February 13, 2025

Thank You to Our Partners

Corporate Partner Spotlight

CentralSquare is an industry leader in public safety and public administration software, serving over 8,000 organizations from the largest metropolitan city to counties and towns of every size across North America. Its technology platform provides solutions for public safety, including 911, computer-aided dispatch, records management, mobile, citations, evidence management and corrections. More information is available at CentralSquare.com


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