Public Safety Communications Organizations

There are many groups, associations and organizations that have connections to the public safety
dispatching and communications field, including:

Company

Contact

 American Association of Poison Control Centers (800) 222-1222
www.aapcc.org
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) - primarily radio-related matters, but also other aspects of public safety communications (888) 272-6911
www.apco911.org
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) (202) 785-0081
www.wow-com.org
Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) (301) 907-0045
False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) www.faraonline.org
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) (703) 836-6767
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)  
International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) (800) 723-4672
www.imsasafety.org
National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch (NAEMD) www.naemd.org
National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA) www.nasna911.org
National Emergency Number Association (NENA) - all matters related to 9-1-1 (800) 332-8911
www.nena.org
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) (703) 907-7700
www.tiaonline.org
The Telecommunications Association (UTC) (202) 872-1240
www.utc.org