APCO Seeks Changes in How 911 Call Takers Are Classified
APCO is seeking signatures on an electronic petition to the White House asking that 911 call takers be classified as part of a “protective” occupation, in the same category as police, firefighters and other public safety professionals. “As the federal…
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government nears a final decision on whether to update its classification system describing occupations in the United States, APCO has launched a White House petition entitled 9-1-1 Professionals Should Be Recognized for Protecting and Saving Lives,’” APCO said in a release. “The goal of this petition, timed with National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, is to draw attention to the need to classify Public Safety Telecommunicators as Protective Service Occupations.” The petition states: "9-1-1 Professionals Should be Recognized for Protecting and Saving Lives."