§ 120c.102. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the content clearly indicates otherwise:
Act—The Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act (35 P. S. § § 7011—7021).
Agency—The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Lead or master instructor—The primary individual employed or selected by a county or municipality to conduct the training and certification courses described in this chapter for all call takers, emergency dispatchers, or 911 center supervisors employed at either a 911 communications center or remote dispatch point.
RDP—Remote dispatch point—A communications facility identified in a county 911 plan which is operated by either a county, city, borough or township. An RDP electrically receives emergency caller information from a 911 communications center or public safety answering point (PSAP) to dispatch emergency fire, medical or police services, as requested, to the scene of an emergency. A RDP is not a facility that houses either the fire, medical or police units that respond to an emergency unless the facility is specifically identified as an RDP in the county 911 plan.
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