April is
National 9-1-1 Education Month
“The 9-1-1 system can save lives, but it requires dedicated individuals who care about public safety to take the time to educate a child or parent or teacher on how to use it.”
Did you know...
(National Emergency Number Association)
911 (usually pronounced "nine-one-one") is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). It is one of eight N11 codes.
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is an integrated telephone numbering plan of 24 countries and territories: the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and 16 Caribbean nations. It is a system of numbering plan areas (NPA) with three-digit area codes and seven-digit telephone numbers that directs telephone calls to particular regions on a public switched telephone network (PSTN), where they are further routed by the local network.
An estimated 240 million calls are made to 9-1-1 in the U.S. each year. According to the FCC, one-third are wireless calls; in many communities, it’s one-half or more of all 9-1-1 calls.
Each household or business pays a small monthly fee for 9-1-1 service on each telephone line that appears on their phone bill.
9-1-1 started in 1968 in Haleyville, AL. By the end of 1976, 9-1-1 was serving about 17% of the population of the United States. In 1979, approximately 26% of the population had 9-1-1 service. By 1987, 50% of the US population had access to 9-1-1 emergency service numbers. BY 2000, 93% of the population was served by 9-1-1 services and today 99% of the population has service.
9-1-1 Access
(Federal Communications Commission)
The FCC’s Wireless Rules applies to all wireless licensees:
9-1-1 Calls through VoIP: Business and residential use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telecommunications services is growing at a rapid pace. An estimated 12-15 million households will be using a VoIP service as either a primary or secondary line by the end of 2008.
The Next Generation 9-1-1 Initiative is a research and development project to help develop a transition plan to establish a digital, Internet Protocol (IP)-based foundation for the delivery of multimedia 9-1-1 "calls."
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) to provide direct, equal access to their services for people with disabilities who use teletypewriters (TTYs), which are also known as "telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDDs)."
9-1-1 Education Resources
(Federal Communications Commission)
9-1-1 For Kids - http://www.911forkids.com/
9-1-1 Quiz Show - http://www.911forkids.com/media/movies/911quizshow.mov
9-1-1 Education - http://www.911trainer.com/
Health of the US 9-1-1 System - http://www.911alliance.org/publications/download_report.cfm
9-1-1 Information Resources
9-I-A Industry Alliance, Home Page (available at http://www.9-1-1alliance.org/index.cfm).
Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO), Communications Center & 9-1-1 Services Page (available at http://www.apcointl.org/new/commcenter9-1-1/).
E9-1-1 Institute, Resources Page (available at http://www.e9-1-1institute.org/Wireless%20Networks/Committee%20Resources.html).
National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA), Home Page (available at http://www.nasna9-1-1.org/links.htm).
National Emergency Number Association (NENA), Home Page (available at http://www.nena.org/pages/Content.asp?CID=119&CTID=38).
Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC), Home Page (available at http://www.nric.org/index.html)