A method and apparatus are provided for routing emergency calls received by an automatic call distributor from a plurality of agent workstation in diverse geographical locations. The method includes the steps of receiving an emergency call by the automatic call distributor from an agent workstation of the plurality of agent workstations and retrieving an identifier of a predetermined public safety entity responsible for serving the local of the workstation from a database of the automatic call distributor. The method further includes the step of forwarding the call along with an identifier of the agent workstation to the public safety entity.