Definition
Programs that operate a telephone response service staffed by trained personnel who assess requests for emergency assistance and dispatch the appropriate emergency response agency (law enforcement, fire, paramedics/EMTs or ambulance services, the latter per a contract with the municipality).
URL Name
JR-6000
Third Level Code
JR-6000
Taxonomy Code
JR-6000
Parent Code
JR
Family Code
J
Second Level Code
JR
Use References
Ambulance Dispatch Services, Fire Dispatch Services, Law Enforcement Dispatch Services, Paramedic Dispatch Services, Police Dispatch Services
Publication Status
Online