LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Fire officials say a Texas man who had to be rescued from the chimney of his house wasn’t trying to be Santa Claus. He was just locked out of his house. Fire officials say they had to hoist the 22-year-old man by rope from the chimney of his house in southwest [...]
Tag Archives: Odd Calls
Corny Story: Danvers Dispatcher Deftly Fields 9-1-1 call
The item about a family who called 911 on Columbus Day to report they were lost in a Danvers corn maze has “gone viral,” as they say. And we’re not surprised. This is just the sort of story that news outlets love to sink their teeth into, whether typewriter-style or in neat columns.
Men Suspected of Hallucinating Call 9-1-1 for Help
Springfield, Ga. (AP) — South Georgia authorities say two men became so high on drugs they began hallucinating and called 9-1-1 when they thought intruders had broken into a home.
Ga. Woman Calls 911 After the Wrong Chinese Food Was Delivered
Savannah, Ga. (NY Daily News) — A Georgia woman was reprimanded, not charged, after calling 9-1-1 to report that her local Chinese restaurant had delivered her the wrong order. The Savannah-Chatham Metro Police released the following audio recording of the call.
Toddler Calls 9-1-1 Singing ‘Fire Burning’
Brentwood, N.H. — A 5-year-old boy dialed 9-1-1 prompted by song lyrics, “Somebody call 9-1-1. Shawty fire burning on the dance floor.” The call prompted a reponse by police.
Man Pocket Dials 9-1-1; Drug Conversation Heard
Gainesville, Ga. — Authorities say a Georgia man “pocket-dialed” 911 and the dispatcher on the other end overheard people discussing a drug deal.
Leaking Mass. House Dials 9-1-1 for Help
Marblehead, Mass. — After months of enduring a leaking pipe that buckled its floors and sagged its ceilings, an empty Massachusetts house somehow called police for help. The Salem News reports the 911 call went out to police from a house in Marblehead on Wednesday after water short-circuited the phone system, apparently sparking the emergency call.
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Duty-Related Trauma Exposure in 9-1-1 Telecommunicators
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