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ECC (Emergency Communications Center) is a facility designated to receive and process requests for emergency assistance, which may include 9‑1‑1 calls, determine the appropriate emergency response based on available resources, and coordinate the emergency response according to a specific operational policy.

Note: The term "ECC" does not have the same meaning as "PSAP."

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-The term 'emergency communications center' means a facility that is designated to receive a 9–1–1 request for emergency assistance and perform one or more of the following functions:
+'''''ECC (Emergency Communications Center)''''' is a facility designated to receive and process requests for emergency assistance, which may include 9‑1‑1 calls, determine the appropriate emergency response based on available resources, and coordinate the emergency response according to a specific operational 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.
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