And aren't 911 calls sent to the closest jurisdiction to where the call
originates.?
And whether using a "Land Line" or "cell" number, ALWAYS tell the
operator where you are located, as to spite the GPS technology used by
cell phones, I've had EMS tell me that all they can do is zero in on a
50 ft. radius & in an apartment or condo, that could mean upward of 16
doors (OR MORE) they would have to knock on in a typical multi family
dwelling if the unit number was not mentioned...!
When I was still apartment living, I lost track of the number of times
the EMT's would knock on my door asking IF I HAD called for an
emergency.. Multi-story buildings compounds the issue.
73
Howard Bingham, KE5APJ
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On 8/29/2017 7:43 AM, Jeffrey Davis via BVARC wrote:
They were told to call 911 because that's what they tell us to call
people. We enter the information we get into the web EOC logs when
someone calls over the radio and someone will get the info and respond
but 911 will get a much quicker response, I believe. I'm told that
there is approximately a 10 minute hold time on 911 and to not hang
up. Calling back just puts you at the end of the queue again. I'm
sorry if you feel we're a bunch of ambulance Chasers, what does that
even mean? Applied to ARES? I mean if we were attorneys I'd get it? We
get calls of road flooding, damage, and so on. We put it all into the
computer and where it goes from there I don't know.
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