Have you ever called 911
We got up and looked out the windows and saw this other worldley light and the loud, kind of booming noise. I was scared and have never seen or heard of anything like this before. Dh was worried too and asked what we should do. I told him to call 911 and explain whats happening. He did and we were told that its been called already and a transformer had blown and the electric company was on the way. Next, I was on my way home from work and noticed big black smoke. As I got closer I noticed it was a car in full blown flames. There was a person standing well back from the car but just to be safe and make sure no one was in the car I called 911. Again it had already been called in. Have you ever called 911? |
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| Yes, not but a month ago. This was for my father-in-law when he had his latest stroke. I was on the phone for a minutes and 40 some odd seconds. The dispatcher had the personality of a cinder block. She left me with dead air several times and then asked me, after I gave her the address if it was East or West Union Road. In shock for such as question, as the county has but one Union Road, I told her just that, 'There is no East or West, It's the only Union Road in the county!' Turns out that the EMS had been called out to my in-laws before and gotten lost more than once. I've lost a lot of faith in out 911 service. I do however have the local Highway Patrol main office number in my cell phone and call them sometimes several times a week to report odd or bad driving on the interstate. They actually like this as it helps them out. I also have the local news channels in my phone and I typically call them when I see something I think they might be interested in, which is most every time I call... Vance |
| Yup, I'm a caregiver. I have called 911 plenty of times. Usually after I call 911 the next call is me notifying family. My house has also gotten robbed 5yrs ago. so i called then. |
| Not until we moved to Alaska. Sometimes felt we had to call daily in the winter time to report some of the accidents we saw. Thankfully we've never had to call for us. Lil J can say he's called twice. Thankfully they were very understanding about him calling when he was 1 yo. |
| I've called 911 twice that I can remember. The most recent was a few years ago when we were going over the causeway (a bridge that connects the main land to the islands) and a truck was swiveling all over. We knew something was wrong with the driver and he was heading toward a busy intersection once we/he finished crossing the causeway. I don't know whatever came of that. The other time was in the '70's when my son had a seizure a few weeks after his 2nd birthday. |
| Only once, when I was in a car accident (nobody was hurt, thankfully). My sister-in-law used to work for a police department and she said it's best to call something in than ignore it. |
| Yes, twice. I've witnessed a couple of car accidents. |
Joahaeyo wrote: Not until we moved to Alaska. Sometimes felt we had to call daily in the winter time to report some of the accidents we saw. Thankfully we've never had to call for us. Lil J can say he's called twice. Thankfully they were very understanding about him calling when he was 1 yo. Oh Lil J haha. |
Unfortunately when my Mom was alive, we called 911 almost weekly. In fact, they knew us by name. She was seriously ill and passed away peacefully with Hospice in our home and her loved ones around her  I also had to call 911 when we had our house fire. Everytime I called, I was happy with the 911 operator - and even happier with the emergency ambulance and foremen who here are all volunteer. They came out for my Mom one time in a blizzard, with roads closed, etc. I was worrying about calling in such a storm. They told me don't ever be worried about calling 911. Its their job. If they get there and its nothing, so be it. God Bless these people! |
| I've called a few times. Once when there was a wildfire in our slough (edge of the lake) - turns out an arsonist had been setting lowlands on fire. Another time when I was in town shopping and an elderly lady collapsed in the Thrift Store. The old ladies of the auxiliary who run the store were too freaked out to even call....they were so happy they had a trauma RN in the store to take over until the ambulance came....(and she was OK, just a syncopal spell). I also have called numerous times to report traffic incidents, and stuff like a tree on the highway that fell out of a truck..... |
| Once when I walked into my parents house being robbed. Never caught em even though I gave most of the license plate and description of car. A few times in our old neighborhood when we heard gunshots (it was such a routine occurrence no one ever came) and once when I saw a huge brawl outside a high school (took 30 minutes for a car to come). |
| Only once, big band in back yard several houses down. The fire station was around the corner and heard it as well. They arrived and decided the underground vault for the utilities had built up methane and "burped." I didn't know there was an underground utility running through there.....next to an irrigation canal? |
| The neighbor across the street had a chimney fire in the wee hours of the morning. I woke Jim... he called the fire department and I ran across the street to wake them up. Fire department came in to put it out... boy did they move fast when they realized it had spread to the attic. Again in the wee hours of the morning and the middle of winter, I saw a car slowly circling the block several times. A guy dressed in black (really? was that so he'd blend in with the snow?  ) parked at the end of the road and began walking to a neighbor's house a couple doors down. I called 911, told them I had no idea whether it was something innocent but it was suspicious. The police did get him... turned out to be a neighbor's daughter's ex. No idea what was going on there. Before cell phones were popular, a car ran into an electric pole and power lines were down... people were just sitting in their cars as we drove by. I figured it had already been reported but then thought I shouldn't figure that so I had Jim head back home to call. Turned out someone HAD called it in, the rescue people had gotten there but there was nothing to be found. The person had mistakenly given them the wrong road name. When I called, the 911 operator said, "Are you SURE?". Yup. A few other auto things too. Lesson learned is to never assume someone else has called it in. Seems to be a theme of early morning calls for me. My mom had fallen in the bathroom... she was in the end stages of terminal cancer. The bathroom is very narrow and we couldn't get her back up. I did learn how to easily get someone out of a situation like that. I know they're all paid to do a job but isn't it wonderful that complete strangers will come to help at a moment's notice? Bless them all. |
| Just once - when I fell and broke my leg, and my husband was away on business. Because of Sammie being too friendly to EVERYONE, I hobbled to meet them at the back door, and they scolded me for it. I just said I wanted to make sure Sam wouldn't get in their way! |
| Jaci, how do you get them out?? Your story reminded me of a friend who was nearing end with cancer. Her bowels were liquid and nothing would stay down from the mouth. After a particularly gruesome session her husband led her to the shower to clean up. But she passed out. He called 911. There were there immediately. When friend came to they asked if she knew where she was. Her answer showed her sense of humor until the end: "I'm naked, in the shower, covered in puke and sh** looking at 5 very handsome firemen." And the don't assume......last summer a group of us were heading up to Santa Fe, when an oncoming pickup swerved across our lane, rolled on the right shoulder, ejecting the passenger and after several more rolls came to rest...on top of the driver. My 911 call wouldn't go thru.......then I looked around, about 8 other people had their cell phones to their ear as they rushed to check on the passengers. After asking others if they needed medical stuff or a blanket and being told no, we proceeded on......only to greet the rescue people coming the other way. |
I have called once for a loved one who needed to go to the hospital. it's weird how for a second I couldn't remember the number  An important note for parents: as an elementary school teacher I was asked by the local fire department to TEACH the young children about HOW to call 911, how to identify clearly where they are (that's a lesson all in itself) and how to ask for help in a calm way. Important skill for the young ones to have! Sometimes we all assume kids know this stuff. We practice it all year long and we took pictures of the address posts outside our school etc. |
SheepieBoss wrote: Jaci, how do you get them out?? Roll the person to their side, spread a bed sheet out and roll them back on top of it. Then just drag them to a wider area so two people can help lift them to their feet or into a chair. SheepieBoss wrote: Her answer showed her sense of humor until the end: "I'm naked, in the shower, covered in puke and sh** looking at 5 very handsome firemen." Gotta love those bits of humor during times of worry and distress. What a dear lady. |
| I have called the non emergency number many times. I have called 911 a handful of times. About six weeks ago I called for an accident a student had at the elementary school where I work. While the paramedics were there I had to dial it again for a second ambulance as an adult had an unrelated medical emergency. He was found barely conscious and in significant distress. That was quite a day... Everyone's fine now. |
| I have called "911" numerous times mostly for Joan, last time a couple of months ago. Before that the last time was a couple of years ago, and before that it probably 8 or 10 times over the previous 15 years. She frequently has low blood sugar. When it's too low for me to revive her, I have to call in the paramedics. Before our town's program was certified as paramedics all they could do was try to put glucose gel in her mouth and hold her hand on the way to the hospital. Not very helpful. Now that the paramedics can start an IV and treat for low blood glucose on site we don't even have to go to the hospital. I put "911" in quotation marks because cell phone 911 calls go to the State Police, who then eventually pass you along to the local police, who then can contact the fire/rescue department to dispatch the EMTs. I think. So I cut it down a step by calling the police line directly. Who can think about what line you are calling from - home, Internet, cell when you're under stress at 3AM? So I call the police directly; but it's not the old "standard" 1212-ending number, that number was in use by the town next door. So you need to call 2121 here.  I guess that's part and parcel of being in a small, old town.  |
| I live in a neighborhood that I joke about being a 'redneck rich environment'. As a result, I have on my cell the cell number of the Sherriff's office official nusence deputy. That number comes in real handy as this guy LOVES his job. Vance |
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| How fast do your police turn up when you call 911. Ours is 999 & it can take up to 5 hrs & some cases or they turn up the next day |
| Depends on where you are. In my town the police will arrive in 5 minutes or less, typically. The ambulance can take a few minutes longer especially at 3AM (although they send a police cruiser right away on an ambulance call, and the cop stands there and waits with me for them to arrive). The paramedics have to wake up, dress and drive after being sound asleep. The police are already riding around in the car. |
| oh my goodness!!! 5 hrs or the next day. If its a non emergency a little while around an hr (Usually never takes that long ever unless something else is going down) but if its a real emergency 1-10mins depending on how far away they are. |
| I wished we had your police force. If someone is robbing your house its like so what. If they ever caught them they just let them of most of the time. They need to go to your jails & most of them won't do it again. There was a farmer who had been robbed about 10 to 15 times. He was at home one day and shot one of the robbers and he died. The farmer sent to prison & he was a old chap as well. I think if some tries to rob you in your own home you have the right to protect yourself |
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