04/26/2017

Emergency Update

How a newly created emergency call standard could benefit North America, Europe

Following the creation of new emergency call standards and a cross-continental collaboration, people in Europe and North America could benefit from a more efficient, interconnected emergency response system.

Through a collaboration with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) is seeking to set a new emergency call framework to provide better service to the public.

The two groups are creating new standards that will transition all associated countries to a new setup, “Next Generation 9-1-1,” which will allow callers to provide more information to emergency call centers and will create more efficient communication between centers.

Please click here to read the complete article from Associations Now.