Emergency services included in system

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  • (a) Every 911 system shall be capable of transmitting requests for ambulance, firefighting, law enforcement, medical or emergency services to a public safety agency or other government agencies that provide the requested service at the place where the call originates. A 911 system may also provide for transmittal of requests for other emergency services, such as poison control, suicide prevention, and civil defense. Conferencing capability with counseling, aid to handicapped, and other services as deemed necessary for emergency response determination may be provided by the 911 system.

  • (b) Any unit of any agency of the Territory which provides ambulance, firefighting, law enforcement, medical or emergency services to an area shall be part of the 911 system or systems in the area it serves. A 911 PSAP may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities.

  • Automatic intrusion alarms and other automatic altering devices shall not be installed so as to cause the number 911 to be dialed in order to access directly emergency services; however, this provision shall not apply to a 911 system if the heads of all of the public safety agencies participating in the 911 system agree otherwise.


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