Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 34 - Emergency Telephone Number (911)

• Private safety entity: means a private entity which provides emergency fire, ambulance, or medical services whether by full or part-time employees or on a volunteer basis. See Iowa Code 34.1
• Public agency: means the state government and any unit of local government or special purpose district located in whole or in part within the state that provides or has authority to provide fire fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. See Iowa Code 34.1
• Public safety agency: means a functional unit of a public agency that provides fire fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. See Iowa Code 34.1
• Public safety answering point: means a communications facility operated on a twenty-four hour basis and serving participating jurisdictions, that initially receives 911 calls and either directly dispatches emergency response services, or relays the calls to the appropriate public safety agency. See Iowa Code 34.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1