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155 D RAFT North Carolina 911 Board Operating Standards — Version 04/14/2011 D RA FT 1 Section 2 Definitions 2 2.1 General. 3 The definitions contained in this Section shall apply to the terms used in these standards. Where a term is 4 not defined in this Section or another Section within these standards, it shall have the definition provided 5 in the N.C. 911 Board Statutes. Where a term is also not defined by the N.C. 911 Board Statutes, it shall 6 be defined using its' ordinarily accepted meaning within the context in which it is used. Merriam - 7 Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, shall be the source for the ordinarily accepted meaning. 8 2.2 Official Definitions. 9 2.2.1 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). As defined in GS 62A- 40(18): The Public Safety 10 Agency that receives an incoming 911 call and dispatches appropriate Public Safety Agencies to respond 11 to the call. See 47 CFR 20.18(b) for basic 911 services, defined as: 12 Basic 911 Service. CMRS providers subject to this section must transmit all wireless 911 calls 13 without respect to their call validation process to a Public Safety Answering Point, or, where no 14 Public Safety Answering Point has been designated, to a designated statewide default answering 15 point or appropriate local emergency authority pursuant to § 64.3001 of this chapter, provided 16 that "all wireless 911 calls" is defined as "any call initiated by a wireless user dialing 911 on a 17 phone using a compliant radio frequency protocol of the serving carrier." 18 See GS 62A- 40(9), Enhanced 911 Service, defined as: 19 Directing a 911 call to an appropriate Public Safety Answering Point by selective routing or other 20 means based on the geographical location from which the call originated and providing 21 information defining the approximate geographic location and the telephone number of a 911 22 caller, in accordance with the FCC Order. 23 24 2.3 General Definitions. 25 2.3.1 Backup Public Safety Answering Point. A structure used to house a part of the control equipment 26 of an emergency reporting system or communications system; also, a normally unattended facility that is 27 remote from the Public Safety Answering Point and is used to house equipment necessary for the 28 functioning of an emergency communications system. 29 2.3.2 Circuit. The conductor or radio channel and associated equipment that are used to perform a 30 specific function in connection with an emergency call system. 31 2.3.4 Communications System. A combination of links or networks that serves a general function such 32 as a system made up of command, tactical, logistical, and administrative networks supporting the 33 operations of an individual PSAP. 34 2.3.5 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). A disaster recovery plan that conforms 35 to guidelines established by the Public Safety Answering Point and is designed to address natural, 36 technological, and man-made disasters. Page 2