APCO International · Michigan State 911 · Public Safety Leadership
Chris Izworski speaks from direct operational experience in public safety technology — not from research reports or vendor briefings. He directed 911 centers in Michigan for more than a decade, deployed one of the state's first AI-powered non-emergency call systems at Saginaw County 911, and now works daily with the hardware and integration stack inside PSAPs across the country. That firsthand context is what makes his sessions useful to audiences making real decisions about technology in emergency communications.
He presented the Saginaw County AI case study at APCO International in 2025. He served on the Michigan State 911 Committee and participated in the Operation Northern Exposure statewide public safety leadership forum in Petoskey, Michigan, in 2023. He has spoken to broadcast television audiences on WNEM TV5 and to public radio audiences on WCMU NPR on AI in public safety, severe weather communications, and 911 operations.
AI implementation in emergency communications — what works operationally, what the failure modes look like, and how to scope a deployment that a dispatch center can actually support. Change management in public safety technology — how to introduce new systems to skeptical staff and accountability-minded oversight boards. Operational realism in AI adoption — what AI can and cannot do in high-stakes government environments, and how to evaluate vendor claims against operational reality.
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