The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) recently honored Angela Stiefermann, Jefferson City Police Department communications supervisor with the distinction of Chapter Life membership.
Stiefermann has been employed with JCPD since 1993 and has previously been given the Telecommunicator of the Year award for outstanding performance during a major shooting July 1, 2003, at the Modine Manufacturing Plant where three people were killed and five people were injured by a gunman. JCPD has used recordings from that night in training sessions for new dispatchers.
According to APCO, the designation of Chapter Life member is an honor that is bestowed to those members who have worked for the betterment of their peers and the emergency communications profession in Missouri.
Since June 29, 2006, Stiefermann has been an active member of the Missouri chapter, serving as the primary public-safety communications instructor in the central region, providing low- to no-cost training to the 911 centers in her region.