“Publishing this toolkit represents the conclusion of the NG9-1-1 initiative and the transfer of the program materials and responsibility to the National E9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office,” wrote NG9-1-1 Initiative Co-Managers Linda Dodge and Laurie Flaherty in a letter announcing the toolkit’s release.
The ICO–a joint program office of the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration–works to improve coordination and communication among emergency communications systems at all levels, emergency personnel, public-safety organizations, telecommunications carriers and telecommunications equipment manufacturers and vendors. The office will develop, collect and disseminate information on NG9-1-1 policies, procedures, technology and implementation, Dodge and Flaherty said.