Secondary public safety answering point definition

Secondary public safety answering point or "secondary PSAP" means a communications facility of a public safety agency or private safety entity that receives 9-1-1 calls by the transfer method only and generally serves as a centralized location for a particular type of emergency call.
Secondary public safety answering point means a public safety answering point, as designated by the county, that only receives 911 voice and data that has been transferred by other public safety answering points.
Secondary public safety answering point means a facility equipped with automatic number identification, automatic location identification displays and all other features common to primary PSAPs. It receives 911 calls only when they are transferred from the primary PSAP or on an alternate routing basis when calls cannot be completed to the primary PSAP.

Examples of Secondary public safety answering point in a sentence

  • A municipality or region may operate, at its own expense, a Secondary public safety answering point.


More Definitions of Secondary public safety answering point

Secondary public safety answering point means a public safety answering point that receives emergency calls from a primary public safety answering point on a transfer or relay basis.
Secondary public safety answering point means a communications facility that: (1) is operated on a 24-hour basis, in which a minimum of three public safety answering points (PSAPs) route calls for post-dispatch or pre-arrival instructions;
Secondary public safety answering point means the
Secondary public safety answering point means a communication centre to which 9-1-1 Calls are transferred from a P-PSAP, typically the fire, police or ambulance agency responsible for dispatching emergency personnel as identified by the 9-1-1 Authority in Schedule “C” (PSAP Designations & Locations);
Secondary public safety answering point or "secondary PSAP" means a communications
Secondary public safety answering point means a communications facility to which 9-1-1 calls are transferred from a primary PSAP: (1) for post-dispatch or pre-arrival medical instructions; or (2) to complete the call taking process by dispatching police, such as university campus or tribal police, fire or other first responders; or (3) to receive 9-1-1 calls routed to it from a PSAP when the PSAP is unable to receive or answer 9-1-1 calls.
Secondary public safety answering point means a public