Manatee County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) this week received international recognition, the division's crowning achievement in a year of technological advancements that have improved public safety in the community. The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, the world's largest organization of public safety communications professionals, announced last week Manatee County ECC is the recipient of its 2018 Public Safety Communications Technology Leadership: Small Agency Award. The award recognizes communications centers that use technological advancements to benefit their center and the community they serve.