256.35 Statewide emergency services number.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(a)“Automatic location identification” means a system which has the ability to automatically identify the address of the telephone being used by the caller and to provide a display at the central location of a sophisticated system.

(b)“Automatic number identification” means a system which has the ability to automatically identify the caller’s telephone number and to provide a display at the central location of a sophisticated system.

(c)“Basic system” means a telecommunications system which automatically connects a person dialing the digits “911” to a public safety answering point.

(cm)“Commercial mobile radio service provider” has the meaning given in s. 196.01

(2g).

(d)“Department” means the department of military affairs.

(e)“Direct dispatch method” means a telecommunications system providing for the dispatch of an appropriate emergency service vehicle upon receipt of a telephone request for such service.

(em)“Emergency number system” means any basic system, sophisticated system, or Next Generation 911, as defined in sub.

(a)3. , regardless of technology platform.

(es)“Originating service provider” means an entity that provides a service that may be used to generate a request for emergency assistance and that may connect to an emergency number system.

(f)“Public agency” means any municipality as defined in s. 345.05

(c)or any state agency which provides or is authorized by statute to provide fire fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical or other emergency services.

(g)“Public safety agency” means a functional division of a public agency which provides fire fighting, law enforcement, medical or other emergency services.

(gm)“Public safety answering point” means a facility to which a call on an emergency number system is initially routed for response, and on which a public agency directly dispatches the appropriate emergency service provider, relays a message to the appropriate emergency service provider or transfers the call to the appropriate emergency services provider.

(h)“Relay method” means a telecommunications system whereby a request for emergency services is received and relayed to a provider of emergency services by telephone.

(i)“Sophisticated system” means a basic system with automatic location identification and automatic number identification.

(k)“Transfer method” means a telecommunications system which receives telephone requests for emergency services and transfers such requests directly to an appropriate public safety agency or other provider of emergency services.

(2)Emergency phone system.

(a)Every public agency may establish and maintain within its respective jurisdiction a basic or sophisticated system under this section. Such a system shall be in a central location.

(b)Every basic or sophisticated system established under this section shall be capable of transmitting requests for law enforcement, fire fighting and emergency medical and ambulance services to the public safety agencies providing such services. Such system may provide for transmittal of requests for poison control to the appropriate regional poison control center under s. 255.35 , suicide prevention and civil defense services and may be capable of transmitting requests to ambulance services provided by private corporations. If any agency of the state which provides law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical or ambulance services is located within the boundaries of a basic or sophisticated system established under this section, such system shall be capable of transmitting requests for the services of such agency to the agency.

(c)The digits “911” shall be the primary emergency telephone number within every basic or sophisticated system established under this section. A public agency or public safety agency located within the boundaries of a basic or sophisticated system established under this section shall maintain a separate 7-digit phone number for nonemergency telephone calls. Every such agency may maintain separate secondary 7-digit back-up numbers.

(d)Public agencies, including agencies with different territorial boundaries, may combine to establish a basic or sophisticated system established under this section.

(e)If a public agency or group of public agencies combined to establish an emergency phone system under par.

(d)has a population of 250,000 or more, such agency or group of agencies shall establish a sophisticated system.