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Public Safety Associations Agree to Work Together to Improve Emergency Communications

Public safety groups from the U.S., the EU, the U.K. and Canada signed a “first-of-its-kind agreement” Tuesday to work together on improving emergency communications. APCO Canada, the European Emergency Number Association, the British Association of Public Safety Communications Officials and…

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the U.S. National Emergency Number Association signed the agreement “pledging to promote, support and improve emergency communications services utilizing the most current and commonly accepted technologies, standards, and best practices,” said a news release: The groups committed “to promote Next Generation emergency communications, services, networks and systems such as the i3 standard for NG9-1-1 in North America and the NG1-1-2 standard in Europe.”