Emergency Telephone Communications Workshop: Summary of Proceedings.

摘要

The report contains the proceedings of two conferences held by the National Service to Regional Councils in 1970to examine the benefits and features of implementing a system for a universal '911'common emergency telephone number. The first conference in Chicago focused on the identification of problems and issues and the formation of guidelines based on private experiences. The second conference in Omaha examined progress made and evaluated the prospects for regional implementation of 911. In general,this grant was intended (1) to expand the communication and information process of six pilot project areas in their efforts to implement 911;and (2) to collect information and experiences with 911,identify problems,costs and challenges of local implementation,and analyze the possibilities of establishing 911on a wide scale throughout the country. (Author)