A communication_system, apparatus, and method are provided including a portable public safety (PS) radio that scans a portable non public safety (non-PS) communication device having electronic press credentials stored therein. A server temporarily registers the portable non-PS communication device and electronic press credentials. The server monitors movement of the temporarily registered device for boundary violations within a public safety incident scene, and communicates a warning to the temporarily registered device in response to boundary violations. Electronic press scores are saved and used as a basis to determine access to future registration requests at future incident scenes.