Interview with outgoing APCO President Bill Carrow

A rash of “swatting” incidents occurred across the country in September. Swatting is the practice of falsely reporting an emergency to elicit a law-enforcement response, ideally one involving the SWAT (special weapons and tactics) team.  As an example, Cincinnati-area high school was placed on lockdown when a 911 call was made to report an active-shooter […]

A coalition of public-safety associations yesterday asked Senate leadership that legislation for next-generation 911 (NG911) be altered to call for “at least $15 billion” in federal funding nationwide and borrowing authority to ensure that deployments can begin as soon as possible. NG911 funding language was passed in the House last month as part of the […]

ANAHEIM—Public Safety NG911 Coalition representatives expressed support for legislation that calls for as much as $10 billion in spectrum-auctions proceeds to be used to fund the transition to next-generation 911 technology, but they want the money to be available soon and believe more than $10 billion is necessary. These statements were made yesterday during a […]

ANAHEIM—At its annual trade show, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) yesterday announced the release of its “Definitive Guide to Next-Generation 911” and, hours later, issued a press release to clarify its position on the i3 standard developed by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). APCO International Executive Director and CEO Derek Poarch announced […]