How do you call for help when you're in an emergency and have no phone service? Your phone will likely still dial 911, but ...

Calling 911 is something many us don't think about until there's an emergency. During this National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we wondered: What happens when you call 911? Good Question.

Residents across DuPage County can now text 911 in an emergency. The launch of the service ... Residents should still call 911 if possible, officials say, but text-to-911 will allow them to ...

Or worse, set off your phone’s “Emergency SOS” feature, by clicking the side button too many times. Dispatchers at Morgan County 911 say accidental 911 calls are more common than you’d think.

The 911 emergency center also received calls from people in the area about the plane. "I know this is a really strange call, but has anyone else called in about this plane that is flying very low ...

The text asks whether they meant to call 911. If there's no emergency, recipients are instructed to reply with the letter "N." "If they don't return the text, then we have to call back to make ...

Dr. Ameera Haamid, the associate emergency medical services medical director of the Chicago South EMS System, agreed that people should always call 911 when they're having heart attack or stroke ...

Jenelle Evans is no stranger to 911 calls. While living with David Eason, dozens of calls for help were placed from her property. Her move to Las Vegas didn’t stop the need for emergency services.

"McGriddle … I’m sorry, what?” the dispatcher seemed to say on the call A new father was in shock after he called 911 about a potential intruder at his Georgia ...

A 911 dispatcher in Georgia was caught on tape multitasking on the job, casually putting in her breakfast order while also answering active burglary call. Dylan Johnson dialed emergency services ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The next time you call 911, you might hear a buzzing in the sky before you hear sirens. The Rochester Police Department has started using drones as first responders to some 911 ...

Nicholas allegedly waited five hours to call 911 when Izabella was found unresponsive ... The child was pronounced dead by emergency responders when they arrived on the scene.