New Young Professionals Committee Begins August 1, 2021
The Missouri Chapter of APCO is excited to announce the creation of a new special committee aimed at developing young professionals across the state.
Author Archives: Zachary Dykes
Missouri APCO Recognizes members of Cameron PD, Harrison County and MSHP Troop H as Teammates in Action!
The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials is proud to recognize emergency communications professionals and field responders from the Harrison County Law Enforcement Center, Cameron Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol – Troop H as Missouri Teammates in Action! On Friday, April 16, 2021, at approximately 3:27 a.m., the
Missouri APCO Recognizes Summer Onyeukwu as a Missouri Teammate in Action!
The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials is pleased to recognize 9-1-1 Lead Telecommunicator Summer Onyeukwu as a Missouri Teammate in Action! On May 31, 2021, Springfield-Greene County 9-1-1 Lead Telecommunicator Summer Onyeukwu took a call from a female who had been stranded with her three children at a motel after
Missouri APCO Recognizes Three New Chapter Life Members
The designation of Chapter Life Member is an honor that is bestowed to those members who have worked for the betterment of their peers and the emergency communications profession in Missouri. Nominees for the distinction must first qualify by having been a member of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) for at least 15 years, been a member of the Missouri Chapter for at least five years and must have made three significant contributions towards meeting the needs of MOAPCO and/or APCO International.
The Missouri Chapter of APCO is excited to announce three members who’s service and dedication have led to their recognition as Chapter Life Members.
Call to Action: 9-1-1 SAVES ACT
Each and every day, emergency communications professionals sit down and began answering calls the change the lives of the individuals calling. The 9-1-1 SAVES Act is a piece of legislation that reclassifies public safety communications to the “protective” occupation class – the same as police officers, fire fighters and even parking enforcement. Currently, these individuals are classified as secretaries, the same as secretaries, and taxi cab dispatchers. It is time to recognize those who are the first to act in an emergency, it’s time to recognize those emergency communications professionals as true first responders!
Missouri APCO Recognizes members of the St. Joseph Police Department Communications Center & the Missouri State Highway Patrol – Troop H as Teammates in Action!
The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials is proud to recognize Communications Senior Operator Michelle Hagler, Communications Operator Meghan Ohlensehln, Communications Operator Kimber Marlow and Communications Operator Jacy Brooks of the St. Joseph Communications Center along with Communications Operator I Kristen Bartles and Communications Operator III Melanie Stallsworth of the Missouri
Emergency Communications Representatives accept resolutions from House and Senate in honor of NPSTW
Left to Right: Angie Stiefermann (MOAPCO), Bryan Maydwell (911 Sevice Board), Kevin Wieberg (911DA), April Ford (MONENA), Zachary Dykes (MOAPCO) and Rep. Lane Roberts. Public Safety Telecommunicators Welcomed at the State Capitol Building On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, representatives from the Missouri Chapter of APCO, the Missouri Chapter of NENA, the Missouri 911 Director’s Association
Missouri 911 Service Board Releases 2021 Report
On Monday, April 11, 2021, the Missouri 911 Service Board submitted it’s report on the status of 911 in the state of Missouri. Significant improvements in 911 services across the state have been since since the release of the Missouri 911 Modernization and Improvement Report released in 2017. KEY TAKEAWAYS 0 additional counties are now
Happy National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 2021!
https://youtu.be/jktzlMi-RqU The second full week of each April is designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators week, a week in which the citizens we serve along with our peers in the other disciplines of public safety – Law Enforcement, Fire Service and Emergency Medical Service – join us in the celebration and recognition of the vital
Missouri APCO Legislative Committee issues letter to membership regarding the LIFT America Act
Date: Monday, March 29, 2021 On March 11, 2021, APCO International announced its support and encouragement for the LIFT America Act, an infrastructure bill that includes $15 billion in federal funding for the deployment and implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 throughout the country. A few days later NENA released some talking points that vastly despaired