The expansion of school district, college and university public safety departments responds to the expansion of risk in education communities everywhere. APCO International, is an ANSI accredited standards developer of a suite of standards that should business units in the education industry responsible for campus safety. The landing page for its standards catalog is linked below:
Several titles currently under development are noteworthy:
- Minimum Technical Requirements for Remote Support to Emergency Communication Center Operations
- Core Competencies and Minimum Training Requirements for Peer Critical Incident (or Crisis) Support Team
- Career Progression Within the Public Safety ECC
CLICK HERE for the landing page for APCO Standards Activities in Progress. For questions regarding APCO Standards, please email: apcostandards@apcointl.org or contact the Standards Program Manager at 920-579-1153.
Sacred Heart University / Public Safety & National Public Radio Studios
All APCO campus safety standards are on the standing agenda of our Risk, Security and Radio colloquia. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.
Issue: [20-51]
Category: Security, Risk
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Jim Harvey, Mike Hiler
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APCO and the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council successfully petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for access to the 4.9 GHz band. CLICK HERE for the Final Rule and a complete description of the action that became effective December 30, 2020.
