9-1-1

Your Emergency Hotline

What is 9-1-1?
• 9-1-1 is an emergency telephone number that provides IMMEDIATE access to LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, and EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
• 9-1-1 is a FREE call from any pay phone.

When to use 9-1-1
• Call 9-1-1 to report a Crime, Fire, Heart Attack, or other Serious Medical Condition or Injury, or any situation requiring the IMMEDIATE response of a FIRE TRUCK, AMBULANCE, or LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE.

What the 9-1-1 Dispatcher will need to know:
• The location of the emergency.
• The phone number where the emergency is.
• The nature of the emergency.

IMPORTANT: STAY CALM. SPEAK CLEARLY. STAY ON THE TELEPHONE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO HANG UP.

Do NOT call 9-1-1 for:
• Road/Travel/Severe Weather Information.
• Household/Auto Repairs including but not limited to locked keys in vehicles
• Complaints of loud noise, littering, etc.