ECC (Emergency Communications Center): Difference between revisions

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Preview of proposed definition.
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A facility that is designated to receive a 9–1–1 request for emergency assistance and perform one or more of the following functions:
A facility that is designated to receive requests for emergency assistance, including 9-1-1 calls, and perform one or more of the following functions:


* Process and analyze 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
* Process and analyze requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
* Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers.
* Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers.
* Transfer or exchange 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information with other emergency communications centers and 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.
* Analyze any communications received from emergency response providers.
* Support incident command functions.
* Support incident command functions.