For years the 9-1-1 industry has been told that Next Generation 9-1-1 is on the horizon — it is coming soon so get ready. ECCs around the country are adopting technology that brings either livestreaming video into the 9-1-1 center or live 9-1-1 calls into the patrol car.
APCO Welcomes Introduction of Legislation to Help Modernize 9-1-1 Centers in National Parks
On January 29, Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Making National Parks Safer Act, a bill that directs the Department of the Interior to develop a plan for upgrading emergency communications centers (ECCs) managed by the National Park System to NG9-1-1.
Ex Parte: Wireless 9-1-1 Location Accuracy, NG9-1-1 (Chairwoman Rosenworcel)
Public Safety Officials Urge Congress to Enact Legislation to Fund Next Generation 9-1-1 at Capitol Hill Event
On September 17, the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition, consisting of APCO and the nation’s leading national public safety associations, held a summit on Capitol Hill demonstrating the urgency for Congress to fully fund the transition of today’s aging and vulnerable 9-1-1 networks to a modern, secure, interoperable and innovative Next Generation 9-1-1 system throughout all areas of the United States.
APCO Leadership Meets With Senator Blackburn to Urge Funding for NG9-1-1
On September 17, APCO Regional Representative Paul McCallister met with Senator Blackburn (R-TN) and her staff to raise awareness of the need to fully fund NG9-1-1 nationwide.
APCO and NENA Ask Harris, Trump Campaigns to Support NG9-1-1 Funding and Nationwide Implementation
Today, APCO International and NENA: The 9-1-1 Association sent joint letters to the presidential campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz, and former President Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance, inviting a campaign pledge to support full federal funding for the nationwide implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1).
The Expanded Emergency Response Ecosystem
Representatives from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) led a session on the Expanded Emergency Response Ecosystem, which highlighted the comprehensive vision of next generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) and how emergency communications centers (ECCs) can benefit from this vision.
NG9-1-1 Case Study: Nashville School Shooting
In this session, representatives from the Metro Nashville Department of Emergency Communications, AT&T, and RapidDeploy discussed the impacts of a mass shooting that occurred at The Covenant School and how the art of the possible in a fully deployed NG9-1-1 environment
might have reduced the response timeline to the incident.
APCO Applauds FCC Action to Support Next Generation 9-1-1
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an Order that establishes new rules to facilitate the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1).
APCO Explores the Future of Emergency Communications at Nexus 2024
Attendees gathered for two days of real-life scenarios that reviewed the 9-1-1 response for each event and talked about how the 9-1-1 response could have been improved with NG9-1-1 technologies.
