Well this has never happened to me but it is still a life saving piece of information to have any way ..
Having just dropped my landline and am now Cell phone only I had read previously that Cell Phones and 911 were not always friendly and did not necessarily work
But it is getting better and most major carriers WILL forward (at the minimum) the 911 call to the designated emergency services for the tower location your phone is on.. and in my case it was the County Sheriff Department who would then trickle it down to the lowest level for your address of emergency ..in my case as I live in a rural area the district Fire Department would be dispatched as well as the county Ambulance Service if it were a medical emergency ..but always the Fire Department first no matter what as they will 99 times out of 100 be far closer than Ambulance Service as well...additionally the Firefighter are normally well trained on the medical side as well
Even if you have a land line ...know what capabilities your cell phone and cell phone service provider are capable of delivering when 911 is needed for real !!!!!
From a cellphone be prepared to give an exact street/highway address, w/town, type of emergency, your name ..calmly ...understand at this point you are only a phone number on a computer screen as opposed to a landline call that will all ready have you name and exact address on the screen
Just saying ..Have the .KNOW HOW before the NEED
Bear
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Having just dropped my landline and am now Cell phone only I had read previously that Cell Phones and 911 were not always friendly and did not necessarily work
But it is getting better and most major carriers WILL forward (at the minimum) the 911 call to the designated emergency services for the tower location your phone is on.. and in my case it was the County Sheriff Department who would then trickle it down to the lowest level for your address of emergency ..in my case as I live in a rural area the district Fire Department would be dispatched as well as the county Ambulance Service if it were a medical emergency ..but always the Fire Department first no matter what as they will 99 times out of 100 be far closer than Ambulance Service as well...additionally the Firefighter are normally well trained on the medical side as well
Even if you have a land line ...know what capabilities your cell phone and cell phone service provider are capable of delivering when 911 is needed for real !!!!!
From a cellphone be prepared to give an exact street/highway address, w/town, type of emergency, your name ..calmly ...understand at this point you are only a phone number on a computer screen as opposed to a landline call that will all ready have you name and exact address on the screen
Just saying ..Have the .KNOW HOW before the NEED
Bear
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) was at a Radio Shack when cell phones were just taking off. At that time all 911 calls went to the nearest state police post as cell service spread from cities along highways. I always advised customers to ask for their nearest city/county dispatch center.
