Chapter Time Line
5/1/2023
House Bill 1055 Signed by the Governor
House Bill 1055 adds public safety telecommunications and their supervisors into the Public Safety Employee Retirement System, thereby allowing those with 10 years of service in the system to retire at age 60.
6/9/2022
SSB-5555 becomes effective
The Washingotn State Legislature passed SSB-5555 which creates the Telecommunicator Certification Board, requires minimum training and state certification and acknowledges telecommunications as first responders.
Apr 2022
Chapter Logo Updated
Incorporating the Thin Gold Line into the Chapter Logo.
6/27/2017
Electronic Voting
This was the first election where electronic voting was used. It doubled the number of votes received from previous elections.
Jun 2010
WA APCO-NENA Chapter
Our Washington State APCO Chapter was combined with NENA.
2008 – 2009
Chris Fischer – APCO International President
A member of APCO since 1980
1995-1996
Ross A. Morris – APCO International President
Retired Department of Transportation Commercial Vehicle Information Systems Manager Ross Morris was an APCO member since 1971. During this time, Ross served our chapter as the Westside Member at Large and, in 1994, was honored with the Maurice Courtright Award, one of this chapter’s highest honors. He was elected as President of APCO National in 1995. During his term, he was instrumental in promoting Telecommunications Training Standards for Public Safety. This effort led to the foundation of the National Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Standards used today. Ross is an APCO International Life Member, an honor reserved for members who have made significant contributions to the organization. Ross’s passion and dedication have encouraged others to be involved in APCO, and his vision of the future continues to be reflected in this chapter.
1992
58th APCO International Conference
Hosted in Seattle, Washington
Aug 1965
Re-chartered in 1965
The Northwest Chapter was re-chartered with the new APCO name – Associated Public-Safety Communications Officers
Nov 1944
Northwest Chapter of APCO initial Charter
Established as the “Northwest Chapter” we represented Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and the northern part of Utah.
