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ECC (Emergency Communications Center) is a facility that is designated to receive requests for emergency assistance, including but not limited to 9‑1‑1 calls, and staffed to perform one or more of the following functions:

Determine the location where an emergency response is being requested.
Interrogate callers to identify, assess, prioritize, and classify requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
Determine the appropriate emergency response required.
Assess the available emergency response resources that are, or will be, available in the time required.
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 and respond to communications received from emergency response providers and coordinate appropriate actions.
Support incident command functions.

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-A facility that is designated to receive requests for emergency assistance, including but not limited to 9-1-1 calls, and staffed to perform one or more of the following functions:
+'''''ECC (Emergency Communications Center)''''' is a facility that is designated to receive requests for emergency assistance, including but not limited to 9‑1‑1 calls, and staffed to perform one or more of the following functions:
+*Determine the location where an emergency response is being requested.
+*Interrogate callers to identify, assess, prioritize, and classify requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
-* Determine the location where an emergency response is being requested.
+*Determine the appropriate emergency response required.
-* Interrogate callers to identify, assess, prioritize, and classify requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
-* Determine the appropriate emergency response required.
+*Assess the available emergency response resources that are, or will be, available in the time required.
-* Assess the available emergency response resources that are, or will be, available in the time required.
+*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.
-* Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers.
+*Analyze and respond to communications received from emergency response providers and coordinate appropriate actions.
-* Transfer or exchange requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information with other emergency communications centers and emergency response providers.
+*Support incident command functions.
-* Analyze and respond to communications received from emergency response providers and coordinate appropriate actions.
-* Support incident command functions.
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