2025 Content Calendar*

Our editorial philosophy is focused on helping industry professionals do their jobs more effectively, efficiently and profitably by providing a balance of business-and technical-related content.

*Editorial Calendar is tentative and subject to change.

January/February 2025

Technology

Live Streaming – New technology will be available to stream live video
Ludlow, Massachusetts, upgraded its radio systems using P25 Phase 2 equipment
Working from Home 9-1-1 – Virtual ECC center.
How 311 clears the way for 9-1-1
Mutual Aid: need for telecommunicator emergency response taskforce
Counter Swat: How public safety telecommunicators can recognize and respond to false emergency calls meant to provoke law enforcement reaction
Improving Situational Awareness with CAD to CAD
Standards of CAD data sharing
CAD to mapping app

Ad Space Deadline: 11/1/2024

March/April 2025

The Telecommunicator

Hurricane Spotlights
Harassment/Abuse of Telecommunicators
25 Years: A Telecommunicator Reflection
APPRECIATION: (awards/recognition program)
Community Involvement Community Engagement
Failure – Nobody’s Perfect
Voice – Technology
Networking in the Industry
Training: Minimum training requirements for telecommunicators
Evolution of dispatcher to telecommunicator

Ad Space Deadline: 1/3/2025

May/June 2025

Staffing, Retention & Wellness

Staffing solutions in the ECC
The Great Debate: The value of 8-hour vs. 12-hour shifts
What wellness apps can do for you
Wellness challenges: weight loss and other beneficial initiatives
Critical Incident Debriefs: How they contribute to wellness when done properly
Tech implementation: How individual technologies can be deployed in the ECC such as over-the-ear and over-the-head headsets.
Voice: The trainer technology that gauges stress in the telecommunicator’s voice
Career instructor program Student membership resources

Ad Space Deadline: 3/5/2025

July/August 2025

Professional Development & Annual Conference

President’s Channel
On Scene (government relations)
NFPA call handling standards
Steps along the certification ladder
Senior and Life Membership in APCO: Why 9-1-1 professionals should pursue them.
Why agencies should pay for staff to attend the APCO annual conference
Visitor’s guide to Baltimore, home of the 2025 APCO Annual Conference
The benefits of obtaining RPL and CPE certifications to the individual and the profession
Achieving professional competence in a new role
The proper way to present yourself on social media
Standard Operating Procedures: A primer on how and when to develop them
Networking in the public safety communications industry NFPA call handling standards
Steps along the certification ladder

Ad Space Deadline: 4/29/2025

September/October 2025

Safety & Security

President’s Channel
On Scene (government relations)
AI and Cybersecurity. By Cybersecurity Committee
Cybersecurity TBD. Megan

Ad Space Deadline: TBD

November/December 2025

High Priority/Low Frequency Events

President’s Channel
On Scene (government relations)
Is Interoperability radio closing or widening
How to request TERT for your agency: beyond natural disasters