APCO International is seeking volunteers to assist with the revision and redesignation of the standard titled ANS APCO/NENA Standard for TTY/TDD Use in the Emergency Communications Center (ECC).
APCO Seeks Volunteers for Revision of Standard for TERT Deployment
APCO International is seeking volunteers to assist with the revision and redesignation of the standard titled ANS APCO/NENA Standard for Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Deployment.
APCO Seeks Working Group Members to Assist With the Revision of an Operational Standard
APCO International is seeking working group members to participate in the revision of APCO ANS Multi-Functional, Multi-Discipline Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Minimum Functional Requirements.
Standards in Action
As an American National Standards (ANS) accredited Standards Developer, APCO is dedicated to ensuring public safety communications has a role in the development of standards affecting our industry.
APCO Files Two American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Project Initiation (PINS)
APCO International has filed two ANSI Project Initiation (PINS) for the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Training Coordinator and the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Training Officer (CTO).
APCO Announces Final Approval and Publication of New American National Standard
APCO received final approval for APCO ANS 1.122.1-2023 Career Progression Within the Public Safety Emergency Communications Center on June 2, 2023.
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate Standard Titled Career Progression Within the Public Safety Emergency Communications Center (ECC)
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) titled Career Progression Within the Public Safety Emergency Communication Center (ECC)
APCO Announces Final Approval and Publication of Revised and Redesignated American National Standard on Wireless 9-1-1 Deployment and Management of Effective Practices Guide
APCO received final approval from the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) for publication of the APCO ANS 1.103.3-2022 Wireless 9-1-1 Deployment and Management of Effective Practices Guide on November 7, 2022.
APCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard on Detecting Early Warning Symptoms of Stress in Public Safety Telecommunicators
APCO received final approval from the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) for publication of a new standard titled APCO ANS 3.111.1-2022 Detecting Early Warning Symptoms of Stress in Public Safety Telecommunicators on November 7, 2022.
APCO Files a Project Initiation and Seeks Working Group Members to Revise the American National Standard Minimum Training Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicator
APCO has filed a Project Initiation with ANSI and has issued a call for participation for working group members to participate in the revision of the APCO ANS Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Telecommunicators.
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate Standard Detecting Early Warning Symptoms of Stress in the Public Safety Telecommunicator
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) for Detecting Early Warning Symptoms of Stress in the Public Safety Telecommunicator.
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate Standard for Revision of Wireless 9-1-1 Deployment and Management Effective Practices Guide
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) for the revision of Wireless 9-1-1 Deployment and Management Effective Practices Guide.
APCO Announces Final Approval and Publication of Revised and Redesignated American National Standard
APCO International received final approval for APCO ANS 1.101.4-2022 Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children on June 17, 2022
APCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard
This standard provides a common data set used to deliver AACN data to emergency communication centers and responders, identifies crash and medical data elements, and uses a common data exchange format allowing for multiple methods of data transfer and handling.
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate American National Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and/or Sexually Exploited Children
APCO International is seeking comments for the revision of APCO candidate American National Standard (ANS) for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and/or Sexually Exploited Children in its second public review and comment period ending May 29, 2022.
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate American National Standard for Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) Vehicle Emergency Data Set (VEDS)
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) for Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) Vehicle Emergency Data Set (VEDS).
APCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard
APCO received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on February 14, 2022, for a newly created American National Standard (ANS) titled Managing Operational Overload in the Emergency Communications Center (ECCs).
APCO Announces Final Approval of Two American National Standards
APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on January 18, 2022, for revisions of two American National Standards (ANS).
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate Standard Managing Operational Overload in the Emergency Communication Center
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) Managing Operational Overload in the Emergency Communication Center.
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate American National Standard for Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Manager/Director
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) for Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Manager/Director.
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate American National Standard for Core Competencies and Minimum Training Requirement for Public Safety Communications Technicians
The revision of this standard includes updates providing technicians in the emergency communication center (ECC) environment the guidance needed to enhance their skills, seek employment opportunities and grow professionally within the industry.
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and/or Sexually Exploited Children
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and/or Sexually Exploited Children.
APCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard
APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on August 31, 2021, for an American National Standard (ANS). Crisis Intervention Techniques and Call Handling Procedures for Public Safety Telecommunicators is a newly created standard.
APCO Announces Final Approval of Two National Standards
APCO International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on April 8, 2021, for two American National Standards (ANS).
APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate National Standard
APCO International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standards (ANS) Alarm Monitoring Company to Emergency Communications Center (ECC) Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
