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Alternative Title:
Wireless enhanced 9-1-1 priority action plan;Wireless E911 priority action plan;
Creators:
Haas, Karen
Corporate Creators:
United States. Dept. of Transportation. Wireless E9-1-1 Steering Council ; Manifest, Inc.
United States. Dept. of Transportation. Wireless E9-1-1 Steering Council ; Manifest, Inc. Less -
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Subject/TRT Terms:
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9-1-1 911 Cellular Telephones E9-1-1 Emergency Communication Systems Emergency Management Emergency Response Time Transportation Planning
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:
1127087
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
NTL Classification:
NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Emergency Management;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY;
Abstract:
Prior to the widespread use of wireless telephones, the nation's 5,300 primary Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) were able to automatically locate nearly all (98 percent) of 9-1-1 callers using Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1), an emergency telephone service that provides immediate caller identification and location. However, in most locations, PSAPs do not have location capability for cell phones. Without location capability, 9-1-1 calls from cell phones often compromise public health andsafety and result in the inefficient use of emergency resources (law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services). Rescue crews must search for the incident scene. Well-publicized tragedies where rescuers have been unable to locate victims calling for help from wireless telephones have raised public awareness of the issue, although many users still are unaware of the safety limitations of their cell phone service. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued orders requiring wireless carriers to provide location capability by the end of 2005. Implementing wireless E9-1-1 is a complex process that requires an unusual degree of collaboration among an array of stakeholders, along with potential changes and enhancements to network infrastructure and PSAP equipment, and requires resolution of funding issues. Recognizing the importance of increasing stakeholder coordination in accelerating the pace of wireless E9-1-1 Implementation, Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta convened a Wireless E9-1-1 Stakeholder Summit in April 2002. He challenged the attendees, who were leading representatives of national stakeholder groups, to form a Wireless E9-1-1 Steering Council to develop a Priority Action Plan for Wireless E9-1-1 Implementation. The Priority Action Plan developed by the Steering Council is presented in Section II and in the Appendix of this document. Section I provides an overview of emergency call location issues. Section III provides an ongoing stakeholder initiatives.
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