NFPA 1221: 2002 Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). 2002 Edition. It was issued by the Standards Council on July 19, 2002, with an effective date of August 8, 2002, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 1221 was approved as an American National Standard on July 19, 2002. 47 p. This standard shall cover the installation, performance, operation, and maintenance of public emergency service communications systems and facilities.
The purpose of this standard shall be as follows:
1- To specify operations, facilities, and communications systems that receive alarms from the public
2- To provide requirements for the retransmission of such alarms to the appropriate emergency response agencies