Agencies Receive APCO Agency Training Program Certification

Source: APCO International
Date: 02/06/2025

Alexandria, VA – The following agencies recently received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33® Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International:

  • Nelson County E-911 Dispatch Center, Bardstown, KY (Nov. 26)
  • City of Lawton Emergency Communications, Lawton, OK (Nov. 27)
  • Aurora911, Aurora, CO (Dec. 2)
  • City of Atlanta – Department of Aviation Airport Operations Center, Atlanta, GA (Dec. 23)
  • Chagrin Valley Dispatch, Bedford, OH (Jan. 6)
  • Pennington County ESCC, Rapid City, SD (Jan. 8)
  • Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center, Charlottesville, VA (Jan. 30)
  • Colorado State Patrol, Lakewood, CO (Jan. 30)
  • Madison County 911, Richmond, KY (Jan. 30)
  • Montgomery County Department of Public Safety, Eagleville, PA (Jan. 30)
  • Prince William County Department of Public Safety Communications, Woodbridge, VA (Jan. 30)

Public safety agencies use the APCO International Agency Training Program Certification as a formal mechanism to ensure their training programs meet APCO American National Standards (ANS). Initial and continuing training for public safety telecommunicators is important as they provide essential services to the public in an expanding and rapidly changing environment.

“Training is the foundation of any effective and successful emergency communications center,” said APCO International President Stephen Martini. “Proving their public safety telecommunicator training program aligns with an American National Standard through APCO’s Agency Training Program Certification illustrates this agency’s commitment to their team members to consistently protect citizens and coordinate seamlessly with their fellow responders.”

These agencies will be recognized during the Food for Thought Luncheon taking place as part of APCO’s 91st Annual Conference and Expo in Baltimore, MD, July 27-30, 2025.

For more information about the Agency Training Program Certification process, visit apcointl.org/atpc.

APCO International® (www.apcointl.org)

APCO International is the world’s oldest and largest organization of public safety communications professionals and supports the largest U.S. membership base of any public safety association. It serves the needs of public safety communications practitioners worldwide – and the welfare of the general public as a whole – by providing complete expertise, professional development, technical assistance, advocacy and outreach.