In this chapter:

1. (1) “Basic training” means the minimum level of training for a telecommunicator who performs 911 call taking or emergency services dispatching.
2. (2) “Department” means the department of military affairs.
3. (3) “Designated public safety answering point” means a public safety answering point identified pursuant to s. DMA 2.03 as the one public safety answering point in a given county that is eligible to receive grants under this chapter.
4. (4) “Emergency services” includes public or private organizations that provide law enforcement, emergency medical, or firefighting services and that at the request of a public safety answering point or dispatch center respond to and manage emergencies, calls for service, or critical incidents when they occur.
5. (5) “Equipment and software expenses” means the expenses incurred to purchase and maintain technology and data required for a public safety answering point and telecommunicator to communicate, locate, and dispatch emergency services to a 911 caller.
6. (6) “First class cities” are those cities that meet the criteria set forth in s. 62.05, Stats.
7. (7) “Grant period” means the period of time, as established by the department, in which grant funds can be spent by a public safety answering point.
8. (8) “Grants” means competitive public safety answering point grants authorized by s. 256.35 (3s) (bm), Stats.
9. (9) “Next Generation 911” has the meaning given in s. 256.35 (3s) (a) 3., Stats.
10. (10) “911 subcommittee” means the 911 subcommittee created in s. 15.315 (2), Stats.
11. (11) “Public safety answering point” has the meaning given in s. 256.35 (1) (gm), Stats.
12. (12) “Telecommunicator” means an emergency response coordination professional trained to receive, assess, and prioritize requests for emergency assistance.

History

History: CR 21-075: cr. Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7-1-22; correction in (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register June 2022 No. 798.