APCO ANNOUNCES HORIZON AWARD WINNERS

Raleigh-Wake (NC) Emergency Communications and Montgomery County (TN) E-911 Center Honored for Technological Advancements

June 1, 2010, Alexandria, Va. - The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today announced the winners of its Horizon Award. The Horizon Award acknowledges the efforts of communications centers that have proactively assessed and met the technological and operational needs of their center, employees and service population and are presented to one large center and one small center. The awards will be presented at the APCO International 76th Annual Conference and Exposition in Houston, Texas on August 3.

The 2010 Horizon Award for a Large Center is being presented to Raleigh-Wake (NC) Emergency Communications. Raleigh-Wake (NC) Emergency Communications used Twitter connected with Google maps to provide a near real-time display of traffic incidents to the media and the public, reducing non-emergency calls and improving call handling during high-volume times.

The 2010 Horizon Award for a Small Center is being presented to Montgomery County (TN) E-911 Center. Montgomery County (TN) E-911 Center recently installed a state-of-the-art Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) capable public safety answering point (PSAP), allowing forward migration to the new standard without interruption of service while maintaining current operational needs.

"APCO International is proud to honor Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications and Montgomery County E-911 Center with these awards and call attention to the technological advancements they have made to enhance their life-saving services," APCO International Executive Director George S. Rice, Jr. said.

The APCO International 76th Annual Conference and Exposition will be held August 1-4 in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit www.apco2010.org.

Welcome to the Clarksville-Montgomery County E-911 Center's website.  We hope you enjoy browsing through our site and learning more about our center and how 911 works in Montgomery County.  

Montgomery County is located in northwest middle Tennessee along the Tennessee/Kentucky  stateline.  Our population is estimated at over 150,000 and our county covers 544 square miles.  The county seat is Clarksville, which is the 5th largest city in the state.  Clarksville is home to Austin Peay State University and Dunbar Cave State Park.  Clarksville has been recoginized as the 9th fastest growing city in the nation, which is evident in several on going commercial, municipal, and industrial projects.  Fort Campbell Army Base is also located nearby and covers a large portion of the northwestern corner of the county.