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NFPA and APCO: Building a Better Future for Public Safety Personnel
Track(s): Fire & Emergency Services

Amanda Byrd, APCO International;
Kendall Holland, NFPA

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This session will review the current edition of NFPA 1061: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Safety Telecommunicator and compare it to what will be added to the next edition in 2012. You will hear how the JPRs are developed and learn about the many new requirements that have been added to the new edition to reflect the collaborative effort between the NFPA and APCO. This joint effort will enable someone certified to NFPA 1061 to be trained to the many relevant APCO training standards.

Ms. Amanda Byrd is Special Projects Manager for APCO International.

Ken Holland is a Fire Service Specialist with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as well as a devoted husband, father of two great kids, a fire fighter/paramedic, and a "professional" student working on an M.B.A. Ken's work at the NFPA involves working with several technical committees that develop and maintain various safety standards that revolve around the fire service, the EMS community, and aviation. Ken's work also includes reviewing text books for technical accuracy as well as serving as a liaison to several outreach programs that the NFPA is involved in.Before Ken was at the NFPA he was the Advanced Life Support Coordinator for the Bridgewater, Ma. Fire Department where he was a fire fighter/paramedic. Ken also has many years working in the EMS community at various levels of certification.