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APCO Standards Activities In Progress:
Current Candidate APCO American National Standards (ANS) include:
APCO/NENA Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Service Capability Criteria Rating Scale: Candidate APCO/NENA ANS 1.102.1-200x
The ANSI 45-day public review and comment period for this draft ended July 7, 2008. Comments received by July 7, 2008 are currently being reviewed.
- To download and review draft Candidate APCO/NENA ANS 1.102.1-200x (PDF), click here
Scope Summary:
This document is intended to assist PSAP Managers and their governing authorities to identify their current level of service capability. An assessment tool is provided to objectively assess capabilities of the PSAP against models representing the best level of preparedness, survivability and sustainability amidst a wide range of natural and man-made events.
Stakeholders:
Users of public safety communications equipment, products, processes, systems and services. Wireless 9-1-1 Deployment and Management Effective Practices Guide: Candidate APCO ANS 1.103.1-200x
The ANSI 45-day public review and comment period for this draft ended June 23, 2008. Comments received by June 23, 2008 are currently being reviewed.
- To download and review draft Candidate APCO ANS 1.103.1-200x (PDF), click here
Scope Summary:
These Effective Practices (EPs) are designed to increase the PSAP Managers’ understanding of the technology application and the ability to better manage wireless calls, as well as public and responder expectations. Subject Matter Experts and wireless service providers discussed the testing results, trends, anomalies, and analyzed the actual performance, resulting in the jointly developed EPs. This guide includes rationale and provides background for each EP, outlines the recommended practice and provides resources to assist the PSAP Manager.
Stakeholders:
Public Safety Communications Users, Producers, and General Interest.
Other Call to Actions:
Stakeholder Review of Draft Incident Command System (ICS) Forms
Provided by ICS Forms Sub-Group of the Incident Management Working Group within the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Review and comment Draft ICS forms by August 19, 2008
- For more information and to download the draft ICS Forms, click here
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The APCO Standards Development Committee (SDC) is also currently reviewing all APCO Membership Standards and is planning various standards activities for 2008.
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