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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:
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) Process and analyze 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
* Process and analyze 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
* 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.
"(B) Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers.
* Analyze any communications received from emergency response providers.

* Support incident command functions.
"(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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Revision as of 10:29, 5 November 2019

A facility that is designated to receive a 9–1–1 request for emergency assistance and perform one or more of the following functions:

  • Process and analyze 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and other gathered information.
  • 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.
  • Analyze any communications received from emergency response providers.
  • Support incident command functions.