San Diego Association of Public Safety Dispatchers

Next Board Meeting:
October 11, 2011

The next meeting of the Board of the Directors will be on October 11, 2011, 1000 hours.

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7398 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA

Regular board meetings of the Association are held quarterly on the second Tuesday of the month.

Future Meeting Dates:
October 11, 2011
January 10, 2012
April 10, 2012
July 10, 2012

Media/Press Kit

Media Kit (pdf)

The San Diego Association of Public Safety Dispatchers (APSD) develops and presents training courses for public safety dispatchers.

Classes presented by APSD are certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and meet the continuing professional training requirements for California public safety dispatchers.

APSD works in conjunction with existing law enforcement, fire/EMS associations and resources to bring the needs and concerns specific to communications to the forefront. APSD is an independent, non-profit association made up of fire and law enforcement communications center managers, supervisors, phone and radio dispatchers in San Diego County.

APSD Information

Upcoming Classes for Dispatchers

The San Diego Association of Public Safety Dispatchers has several classes scheduled through the remainder of the year.

CTO Update: On the Job Training in Dispatch

Active School Shooter Training for Dispatchers

Hostage Negotiation Concepts for Dispatchers

Courtroom Testimony for Communications Personnel

Evaluating the Trainee in Dispatch

Dispatcher Wellness

Conflict Management in Communications Centers

Customer Service & Professionalism for Communications Personnel

Legal Update/Liability Considerations for Public Safety Communications Personnel

For more information about any of these classes, or to register, click here.

San Diego-Imperial County Regional Communications System Training

The San Diego-Imperial County Regional Communications System is offering free POST certified classes on the use of RCS handheld, mobile and dispatch console radios. Although this course is not a San Diego Association of Public Safety Dispatchers presentation, we are proud to provide the information.

Dispatch console instruction includes information on how the radio system operates, basic use of the radio console (transmitting, receiving, patching, multi-selecting, emergency button activations, etc) and mutual aid communications.

For details about these classes or to register, visit: www.rcs800mhz.org