More info: Reddit
que_he_hecho , Jakob Owens Report
nlderek , Emilian Robert Vicol Report
ArmyOfDog , Scott Broome Report
Argentina;Canada;Dominican Republic;Jordan;Mexico;Palau; Panama; the Philippines; Sint Maarten; the United States; Uruguay.
It also is a part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which is historically known as World Zone 1, as an N11 code. It’s a three-digit dialing code used in abbreviated dialing in the said plan. This kind of dialing code provides access to special local services, for example, 211 (community services and information) and probably best known (at least for countries outside of the US) 911 (emergency services).
anon , Gabor Monori Report
domods , Scott Carroll Report
theyoungreezy , matthew Feeney Report
The very first time 911 was used was back in February of 1968 in Haleyville, Alabama. In fact, this call, in a way, kind of fits today’s topic: fun 911 calls. It wasn’t used for an emergency but for a show by the Alabama speaker placing the call to give the Alabama Telephone Company bragging rights as the first telephone service provider to implement the new system.
SmartyMarty85 , Remy Lovesy Report
SooperDiz , Timothy Dykes Report
Canoe52 , Dominik Van Opdenbosch Report
Prank calls to emergency numbers aren’t a rare thing. Yet, it should be noted that, in some cases, making a false call to such a number can land a person in quite serious legal trouble.
For example, in California, it’s illegal to make a fake 911 call, and a person who does it can end up with a punishment of something like one year in county jail or a $1,000 fine, depending on how severe the consequences of a false report are.
But not all funny calls are false. Just take a look at our list. Sometimes, the situations are just funny. And while maybe they’re scary enough for the people involved to be calling an emergency number, they make for a funny story later on, especially for dispatchers.
Do you know any fun stories related to emergency calls? Don’t shy away from sharing them in the comments!
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que_he_hecho , Marco Verch Report
BobbyBish , Justin Henry Report
M3nsch3n , Karolina Grabowska Report
que_he_hecho , scientistbarbie89 Report
damnit_jen , Erik Mclean Report
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zachslow , Sebastian Herrmann Report
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