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An '''''Agency''''' is an entity with a valid public safety purpose under a single discrete recognized administration.
In NG9 1 1, an organization that is connected directly or indirectly to the ESInet. Public safety agencies are examples of Agency. An entity such as a company that provides a service in the ESInet can be an Agency. Agencies have identifiers and credentials that allow them access to services and data.

== Relevant NENA Documents ==
In 9-1-1 and public safety operations, an Agency is a governmental entity, or a non-governmental entity under the direction of a governmental entity, responsible for all or some part of 9-1-1 system provisioning, call processing, and field response.
[http://www.nena.org/?page=TTY_TrainingStandard APCO/NENA ANS 3.105.1-­‐2015 Minimum Training Standard for TTY/TDD Use in the Public Safety Communications Center]

In NG9-1-1, a governmental Agency is recognized through validating an enabling statute, ordinance, municipal incorporation, joint powers agreement, or similar. A private entity is recognized through validating articles of incorporation, business registration, or similar. A validated Agency will have a unique Agency Identifier and will be issued an Agency Certificate. The Agency Certificate can validate Agents that are members of that Agency.

The Agency provisioned in the NG9-1-1 environment that holds an Agency Certificate may not necessarily be the same Agency recognized in 9-1-1 and public safety operations, depending on how the NG9-1-1 system is designed and configured.

{{RelevantNENADocs}}'''NENA-STA-010''', NENA i3 Standard for Next Generation 9-1-1
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* [https://ng911ioc.org/library NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (NIOC) Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Credentialing Agency (PCA) Certificate Policy]
* [https://ng911ioc.org/library NIOC PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA) Certificate Validation Guidelines]

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Latest revision as of 18:26, 9 January 2024

An Agency is an entity with a valid public safety purpose under a single discrete recognized administration.

In 9-1-1 and public safety operations, an Agency is a governmental entity, or a non-governmental entity under the direction of a governmental entity, responsible for all or some part of 9-1-1 system provisioning, call processing, and field response.

In NG9-1-1, a governmental Agency is recognized through validating an enabling statute, ordinance, municipal incorporation, joint powers agreement, or similar. A private entity is recognized through validating articles of incorporation, business registration, or similar. A validated Agency will have a unique Agency Identifier and will be issued an Agency Certificate. The Agency Certificate can validate Agents that are members of that Agency.

The Agency provisioned in the NG9-1-1 environment that holds an Agency Certificate may not necessarily be the same Agency recognized in 9-1-1 and public safety operations, depending on how the NG9-1-1 system is designed and configured.

Relevant NENA Documents
Note: To find and download the document, copy the document number (like NENA-STA-010) from below and search the NENA Standards and Documents page.


NENA-STA-010, NENA i3 Standard for Next Generation 9-1-1

External References