Florida APCO IS Collecting Items for Dispatchers who were impacted by Hurricane Michael
DROP OFF ITEMS NOVEMBER 1- NOVEMBER 8, 2018 AT THE LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW
St. Petersburg Police Department
1300 First Avenue North St. Petersburg, FL 33705 PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
3228 Gun Club Road West Palm Beach, FL 33406 |
Now that things have settled down a little bit, the Florida Chapter of APCO will be heading to the Panhandle (Bay, Calhoun and Jackson County) Region to lend support to the Dispatchers from the region that lost their homes, vehicles and belongings in the recent hurricane. If you would like to donate items listed, please drop them off at one the agencies listed below. We will be heading to the affected area on November 9 @ 8AM. As always,
Thank you for your assistance & Stay Safe. Tom Ciampi, President Florida APCO Winter Park Police & Fire
500 N Virginia Ave Winter Park, FL 32789 *Drop off at any time. After-Hours and on Weekends use the phone by the front door to reach dispatch. . |
NEEDED ITEMS:
GIFT CARDS- (preferred) THESE WILL BE PROVIDED TO PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS IN THE PANHANDLE CLOTHING SHOES-SNEAKERS SWEAT SUITS NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES TOILETRIES Coral Springs Police Department
2801 Coral Springs Dr. Coral Springs FL 33065 |
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Florida Chapter of APCO is proud to announce our annual conference next year in beautiful Daytona Beach. The conference will be filled with training classes and presentations, networking opportunities, vendor booths, and statewide recognition of some of the best 911 professionals in Florida. The dates are Monday through Friday, April 29th through May 2nd. Training sessions will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Florida Chapter of APCO is in the process of putting together a great array of training classes for all attendees. We are calling for instructors who are willing to share their knowledge and creativity by presenting a training topic. The tracks we will be focusing on include: Telecommunicator, Supervisor/Manager, Technical/911, and Special Interest. If you are interested in presenting this year, please go to our website to complete the "Call for Papers," located at the top of the training page. Simply complete the application and submit. A member of the committee will follow-up with you after you submit the application. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Jan. 18. Here is the link for submissions: http://www.apco-florida.org/training-page.html. On behalf of FL-APCO, we thank all who have contributed over the years and look forward to hearing from you soon!! Brandie Ball, Chair APCO Florida Training Committee |
Florida APCO is going to gorgeous Daytona Beach
April 29, 2019- May 2, 2019.
Mark your calendars!
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FLORIDA APCO IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A TWO-HOUR SUPER-SESSION PLANNED FOR APCO 2019
PTSD – Who Me? Yes you! Post-traumatic stress affects everyone in the public safety circle, including telecommunicators, in some form or another. By looking at where post-traumatic stress starts and where it has the potential to end, your instructor will take you on her personal journey from the depths of darkness to a place of peace. In addition, this presentation will look at a PTSD timeline that includes the events leading up to PTSD, warning signs, diagnosis, ways to get help and, most importantly, how to have it but not let it have you! Speaker Bio Tracy Eldridge has been in Public Safety since the late 90’s, she is currently the Public Safety Operations Lead at RapidSOS, she was the Chief Dispatcher for a Massachusetts Communications center from 2003 to 2016 and is also firefighter / EMT. Her passion for teaching telecomunicators, EMTs and firefighters started in 2006 and in her spare time she travels around the country teaching telecommunicators with The Public Safety Group. |
Do you know a local 9-1-1 For Kids Hero?
The 9-1-1 For Kids is the official international 9-1-1 education program whose mission is to educate and empower youngsters with the knowledge to make critical decisions when faced with an emergency or disaster situation. Their goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful behavior when calling 9-1-1; which is costly financially, in lives lost, property destroyed, and crimes committed.
Each year, they host Local 9-1-1 Heroes Award Ceremonies at each of the international/national/local 9-1-1 conferences. The purpose of this event is to recognize local, heroic children who have called 9-1-1 to save a life or property, or to report a crime. Additionally, they recognize and highlight the 9-1-21 dispatchers who answer these calls.
Nominations for 9-1-1 Youth and Dispatch Heroes and Dispatch Only Heroes are being accepted until September 14. Winners will be recognized in Orlando at the 125th International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Expo. Awards will be announced on September 17, 2018. Awardees are responsible for their own transportation and lodging.
Click on the button below to learn how you can nominate a 9-1-1 Hero!
Each year, they host Local 9-1-1 Heroes Award Ceremonies at each of the international/national/local 9-1-1 conferences. The purpose of this event is to recognize local, heroic children who have called 9-1-1 to save a life or property, or to report a crime. Additionally, they recognize and highlight the 9-1-21 dispatchers who answer these calls.
Nominations for 9-1-1 Youth and Dispatch Heroes and Dispatch Only Heroes are being accepted until September 14. Winners will be recognized in Orlando at the 125th International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Expo. Awards will be announced on September 17, 2018. Awardees are responsible for their own transportation and lodging.
Click on the button below to learn how you can nominate a 9-1-1 Hero!
Submissions for the Round Up Newsletter being accepted!
Do you have an idea for an article, want to recognize a co-worker or have other industry-related news you would like to share with the state? If so, contact our Round Up Editor, Clare Smith at ClSmith@vcso.us.
Florida APCO/NENA 2018
AWARD WINNERS
Information Technologist of the Year
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Supervisor of the Year
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Team of the Year
Broward County Sheriff's Office
THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS!
DIAMOND SPONSOR: REPLAY
PLATINUM SPONSORS: Motorola Solutions and KOVACORP
GOLD SPONSORS:AVIAT, AKIMEKA, AT&T, NICE, Star and Shield Insurance Services, and WEST
Silver Sponsors: ComTech, InDigital, Communications International, General Dynamics, and Motorola Solutions; A New Home for VESTA
Bronze Sponsors: Century Link, RapidDeploy and Vault
PLATINUM SPONSORS: Motorola Solutions and KOVACORP
GOLD SPONSORS:AVIAT, AKIMEKA, AT&T, NICE, Star and Shield Insurance Services, and WEST
Silver Sponsors: ComTech, InDigital, Communications International, General Dynamics, and Motorola Solutions; A New Home for VESTA
Bronze Sponsors: Century Link, RapidDeploy and Vault
Florida 911 Professionals in the News!
NICE Recognizes 2018 PSAPs’ Finest Award Winners at APCO 2018 Conference
Below are this year's PSAPs' Finest award recipients:
PSAP of the Year - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Communication Bureau;
Director of the Year - Liane Scharnott, Communications Center Director, Bayside Communications Center, Bayside, WI;
Line Supervisor of the Year -Elli D. Childs, 911 Public Safety Supervisor 2, Pinellas County Regional 911, Largo, FL;
Technician of the Year - Brad Coffey. Section Chief - Infrastructure Support. Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jefferson City, MO;
Telecommunicator of the Year - Ryan Culver, Telecommunicator, Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority, West Olive, MI;
Innovator of the Year - Shawn Shear, ENP, Communications Center Manager, Thornton 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center, Thornton, CO;
Trainer of the Year (two-way tie) - John Halaychik III, Professional Development Coordinator, Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response, Ithaca, NY (and)
Sandy Swartz, Emergency Complaint Writer, St. Petersburg Police Department, St. Petersburg, FL.
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The APCO Institute's Illuminations program is growing! Illuminations provides the opportunity to obtain at-your-desk continuing education by “illuminating” a new training topic each month through an annual subscription-based service for a total of 12 topics. The program was designed to meet the immediate needs of agencies that now have state-mandated continuing education. Read all the details here.
Click here for all the info you need on becoming a Florida Certified Public Safety Telecommunicator as well as the steps needed to certify your agency's training program.
Here is the final curriculum.
