Heartland Staff Receive APCO Awards!

Heartland team members recently received awards at the Annual APCO Public Safety Awards for Southern California in Buena Park on Friday, April 19, 2024.

APCO International is the world’s oldest and largest organization of public safety communications professionals.

The Special Recognition Award was awarded to Heartland dispatchers Elisa Garcia, Matt Ruperty, Amy Cox, Kim Gonzales and Alexis Sanchez. The nomination was for their performance during the January 22, 2024 surge incident due to an historic, heavy rainstorm.

For his exemplary performance and outstanding contributions behind the scenes at HCFA, which is crucial to ensuring emergency vehicles are accurately dispatched to emergencies, and for consistently going above and beyond his role as Senior GIS Analyst, Justin Nettleton was nominated and selected as the GIS Technologist of the Year.

All award winners were nominated by the HCFA Executive Director, Jeff Logan.

These staff members were also recognized during the April 10th City of Santee Council meeting. The award winners were awarded with Certificates of Recognition by the City Mayor and Council members.