Public safety answering point (PSAP) definition

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means a 24-hour, state, local, or contracted communications facility, which has been designated by the local service board to receive 911 service calls and dispatch emergency response services in accordance with the E911 service plan.

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means an answering location for 911 calls originating in a given area. The E911 Customer may designate a PSAP as primary or secondary, which refers to the order in which calls are directed for answering. Primary PSAPs answer calls; secondary PSAPs receive calls on a transfer basis. PSAPs are public safety agencies such as police, fire, emergency medical, etc., or a common bureau serving a group of such entities.

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means an answering location for enhanced 911 (E911) calls originating in a given area. PSAPs are designated as primary or second- ary. Primary PSAPs receive E911 calls directly from the pub- lic; secondary PSAPs receive E911 calls only on a transfer or relay basis from the primary PSAP. Secondary PSAPs gener- ally serve as centralized answering locations for a particular type of emergency call.

Examples of Public safety answering point (PSAP) in a sentence

• Public safety answering point" (PSAP) means a facility to which 9-1-1 system calls for a specific territory are initially routed for response and where personnel respond to specific requests for emergency service by directly dispatching the appropriate emergency service provider, relaying a message to the appropriate provider, or transferring the call to the appropriate provider.

• Public safety answering point (PSAP) operators with medical responsibility shall have emergency medical orientation and all medical dispatch personnel (both public and private) shall receive emergency medical dispatch training in accordance with the EMS Authority's Emergency Medical Dispatch Guidelines.

• MINIMUM STANDARD: Public safety answering point (PSAP) operators with medical dispatch responsibilities and all medical dispatch personnel (both public and private) shall be trained and/or certified using an approved program.

• Public safety answering point (PSAP) operators with medical responsibility shall have emergency medical orientation and all medical dispatch personnel (public and private) shall receive emergency medical dispatch training in accordance with the EMS Authority's Emergency Medical Dispatch Guidelines.RECOMMENDED GUIDELINE:Training/Certification According to State Standards.

• Public safety answering point (PSAP) operators with medical responsibility shall have emergency medical orientation and all medical dispatch personnel (both public and private) shall receive emergency medical dispatch training in accordance with the EMS Authority's EMD Guidelines.

More Definitions of Public safety answering point (PSAP)

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means an entity

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means the public safety agency that receives incoming 911 calls.

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means the public safety answering location for 9-1-1 calls originating in a given area. PSAPs are designated as primary or secondary, which refers to the order in which calls are directed for answering.

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means a twenty-four-hour local communications facility that receives 911 service calls and directly dispatches emergency response services or that relays calls to the appropriate public or private safety agency.

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means the location that receives an incoming 9-1-1 call and Dispatches appropriate public safety agencies to respond to the call or Transfers the call.

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means the designated agency to which calls to E911/911 services are routed.

Public safety answering point (PSAP) means a facility