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APCO ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL HORIZON AWARD WINNERS
Fairfax County (Va.) Department of Public Safety Communications and Cambria 9-1-1 (Penn.) Honored for Technological Advancements
June 1, 2009, Alexandria, Va. - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today announced the inaugural winners of its Horizon Award. The Horizon Award acknowledges the efforts of communications centers that have proactively assessed and met the technological and operational needs of their center, employees and service population and are presented to one large center and one small center. The awards will be presented at the APCO International 75th Annual Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nev. on August 18.
The 2009 Horizon Award for a Large Center is being presented to Fairfax County (Va.) Department of Public Safety Communications. The Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications is a next generation 9-1-1 center servicing Fairfax County, Virginia, a community of nearly 400 square miles and a population over one million. It is co-located with the Virginia State Police, the Virginia Department of Transportation Traffic Management Center and the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management Emergency Operations Center.
The 2009 Horizon Award for a Small Center is being presented to Cambria 9-1-1 (Penn.). Cambria 9-1-1 provides 9-1-1 calltaking and dispatching for the 47 fire departments, 23 emergency medical stations and 37 police departments in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. They recently completed rebanding establishing full countywide interoperability.
"APCO International is proud to honor the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications and Cambria 9-1-1 with these awards and call attention to the technological advancements they have made to enhance their life-saving services," APCO International Executive Director George S. Rice, Jr. said.
The APCO International 75th Annual Conference and Exposition will be held August 16-20 in Las Vegas, Nev. For more information on the APCO International 75th Annual Conference and Exposition, visit www.apco2009.org. To obtain a press pass for the APCO International 75th Annual Conference and Exposition, please contact Courtney McCarron? Hastings at 571.312.4400 x7002 or mccarronc@apcointl.org.
About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.
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