PSAP Guide to Geographic Information Technology

Mar 3 – 09:42 pm — John Ellison Document Information Full name:  A PSAP Managers’ Guide to Geographic Information Technology Document type:  Standard Standard number:  57-001B Document description:  This paper includes information on how to best deal with wireless information coming into the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)(?). Any PSAP that is now, or will …

Human Resources Resource List

Mar 5 – 10:32 pm — John Ellison Document Information Full name:  Human Resources Subcommittee Resource List Document type:  Informational Standard number:  54-501 Document description:  This “NENA Human Resources Subcommittee Resource/Information List” is a tool for PSAP managers and administrators to use as a resource for locating information on various Human Resources related information. Resources …

Learning the Ropes

New to 9-1-1? Need help deciphering all those system maps and acronyms? Tired of sitting in meetings and wondering if those around you are speaking another language? Whether you are looking for an overview of the entire emergency communications system, or need to become knowledgeable about individual components and technologies that make up the 9-1-1 …

Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis

Mar 5 – 09:15 pm — John Ellison Document Information Full name:  Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis Operations Information Document Document type:  Informational Standard number:  53-501 Document description:  This document is provided to assist Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) with the development of Hazard and Vulnerability Analyses. These analyses are essentially audits that provide planning tools …

TTY Training Standard

Dec 31 – 08:43 am — nena_admin Document Information Full name:  NENA E9-1-1 TTY Training Operations Standard Document type:  Standard Standard number:  52-001 Document description:  With an estimated 54 million people in the United States who have disabilities, over 28 million have hearing loss or speech impairment and may utilize TTYs for telecommunications. This document …

Standards for Emergency Notification Systems

Mar 3 – 05:10 pm — John Ellison Document Information Full name:  Minimum Standards for Emergency Telephone Notification Systems Document type:  Standard Standard number:  56-003 Document description:  Emergency Telephone Notification Systems (ETNS) are fast becoming a necessary tool for public safety agencies nationwide. Large metropolitan areas and communities of all sizes have installed these systems …

Glossary

1 | 3 | 9 | n | p Click one of the letters above to advance the page to terms beginning with that letter. NG9-1-1search for term NG9-1-1(?) is the next evolutionary step in the development of the 9-1-1 emergency communications system known as E9-1-1 since the 1970s. NG9-1-1 is a system comprised of …