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Note: The term "ECC" does not have the same meaning as "[[PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point)|PSAP]]."
* Process and analyze requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
* Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers.
* Transfer or exchange requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information with other emergency communications centers and emergency response providers.
* Analyze any communications received from emergency response providers.
* Support incident command functions.
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