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Line 1: ~~The term~~ '~~emergency~~''''ECC ~~communications~~(Emergency ~~center~~Communications Center)''''' ~~means~~is a facility ~~that is~~ designated to receive aand ~~9–1–1~~process ~~request~~requests for emergency assistance, ~~and~~which ~~perform~~may ~~one~~include or9‑1‑1 ~~more~~calls, ofdetermine the ~~following~~appropriate emergency response based on available resources, and coordinate the emergency response according to a specific operational ~~functions:~~policy. Note: The term "ECC" does not have the same meaning as "[[PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point)\|PSAP]]." ~~"(A) Process and analyze 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.~~ ~~"(B) Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers.~~ ~~"(C) Transfer or exchange 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information with other emergency communications centers and emergency response providers.~~ ~~"(D) Analyze any communications received from emergency response providers.~~ ~~"(E) Support incident command functions.~~ [[Category:Glossary]]