This equipment package supports the emergency call-taker, collecting available information about the caller and the reported emergency, and forwarding this information to other equipment packages that formulate and manage the emergency response. This equipment package receives 9-1-1, 7-digit local access, and motorist call-box calls and interfaces to other agencies to assist in the verification and assessment of the emergency and to forward the emergency information to the appropriate response agency.
Included In:
Bexar County Sheriffs Office
COSA FD/EMS Dispatch
COSA PD Dispatch
County/Municipal Public Safety Dispatch
DPS Communications
Functional Requirements
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The center shall support the interface to the Emergency Telecommunications System (e.g. 911 or 7-digit call routing) to receive emergency notification information and provide it to the emergency system operator. 2 -
The center shall receive emergency call information from 911 services and present the possible incident information to the emergency system operator. 3 -
The center shall receive emergency call information from motorist call-boxes and present the possible incident information to the emergency system operator. 4 -
The center shall receive emergency call information from mayday service providers and present the possible incident information to the emergency system operator. 5 -
The center shall receive emergency notification information from other public safety agencies and present the possible incident information to the emergency system operator. 6 -
The center shall receive emergency notification information from public transit systems and present the possible incident information to the emergency system operator. 7 -
The center shall coordinate, correlate, and verify all emergency inputs, including those identified based on external calls and internal analysis of security sensor and surveillance data, and assign each a level of confidence. 8 -
The center shall send a request for remote control of CCTV systems from a traffic management center in order to verify the reported incident. 9 -
The center shall forward the verified emergency information to the responding agency based on the location and nature of the emergency. 10 -
The center shall update the incident information log once the emergency system operator has verified the incident. 11 -
The center shall provide the capability for digitized map data to act as the background to the emergency information presented to the emergency system operator.
