Ohio APCO mourns the loss of Trumbull County 9-1-1 director Mike Dolhancryk. Mike passed away at his home on Tuesday after a long battle with lung cancer. Mike has been an active member of APCO since 1982 and had more than 50 years of service in public safety. Our thoughts go out to his family and the staff at the Trumbull County 9-1-1 Center. His experience and leadership will be greatly missed.
On July 15, 2010, In Announcements, By Webmaster
As part of the September 15th membership meeting, Ohio APCO/NENA will be sponsoring the seminar “NG 9-1-1 The Future is Now!” presented by Advanced Wireless Telecom. This training session will be held from 10am to 12pm, during what is normally chapter committee meeting and vendor display time, and will include two topic sessions:
Advanced registration is not required and you need not be an APCO or NENA member to attend. AWT will also be sponsoring lunch following this seminar as well as participating in the APCO/NENA business meeting at 1pm.
For more information, you can CLICK HERE to contact the webmaster.
On June 17, 2010, In SIEC, By Webmaster
The next meeting of the Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee will be held on Wednesday, June 23rd from 1000 hours – 1300 hours at the Columbus Police Academy Auditorium 1000 North Hague Avenue in Columbus.
In addition to the normal SIEC order of business, Mr. Kendall Carpenter of the federal Office of Emergency Communications will give attendees an in-depth overview of the upcoming requirements for the county-by-county reporting of our interoperability capability in conjunction with Goal 2 of the National Communications Emergency Plan. Future federal funding will take this analysis into consideration so being on the same page is critical.
Additionally, there will be in-depth discussion of the upcoming narrow banding requirements as well as a vendor presentation on their ideas about the roll-out of the national broadband wireless public safety data network.
For more information about the SIEC, you can contact:
Darryl L. Anderson, Administrator Coordinator
Ohio SIEC
Darryl.Anderson@ohio.gov
614.466.2257(Desk Phone)
614.995.0067(Fax)
On June 8, 2010, In Announcements, Membership, By mpbanks
In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 6, 2010, an EF-4 tornado struck Wood County, Ohio. The Lake Township Municipal Building, which housed their police department and dispatch center, was struck by this tornado. One civilian attempting to find shelter was killed at this location.
Link to Toledo Blade Article: http://bit.ly/c9L7rP
Cards and letters of support to the Lake TWP dispatchers can be sent to:
Lake TWP Dispatch
c/o Northwood Police
6000 Wales Rd.
Northwood, OH 43619
On May 29, 2010, In Announcements, Membership, By Webmaster
This week, Ohio APCO President Matt Franke tapped three public safety professionals to serve the membership in various assignments:
- Frank Bowen was appointed to fill the Second Vice President slot created when Jim Eggeman stepped down due to work commitments. Frank is a Sergeant at the Port Columbus Police Department and oversees the communications center. Frank will also continue is his role as the chair of the Disaster Preparedness committee.
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Dan Lutz, Communications Supervisor for West Chester Township (Butler County) has been appointed chair of the Membership and Activities Committee. He is a current member and has taken an active lead in committee work.
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Terry Hamilton of Ashland County has been appointed as chair of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee as well as appointed as a member of Membership and Activities committee. Terry is a Captain at the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office where he serves as the 9-1-1 Coordinator for the county and oversees their dispatch operations.
“I am very pleased to make these appointments. I am particularly proud of the many different facets of public safety they each represent. Member involvement in chapter activities is what makes our organization a strong voice for public safety communications in the State of Ohio.”
On May 26, 2010, In Conference, Speakers/Presentations, By Webmaster
The Ohio APCO/NENA state conference committee has put out the “call for papers” for the 2011 conference. Do you have a topic of interest you can present at the conference? If so, we want to hear from you!
CLICK HERE for all of the details on how to submit your proposal!
On May 18, 2010, In SIEC, By Webmaster
Below is a message from Darryl Anderson of the State Interoperability Executive Committee……
As you may know, the folks from the federal Department of Homeland Security, Office of Emergency Communications, supported an SIEC/SCIP workshop last Thursday, May 13, with the primary topic being how to more effectively and completely “outreach” our Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP).
The workshop was very helpful; OEC folks are completing their compilations of our activities and will forward it to me in the near future, I will then forward to you!
Additionally, Mr. Ken Carpenter, OEC, gave us a detailed overview of the upcoming requirements we have to meet in order to report on Goal Two of the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP).
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