For police, sheriff, fire emergencies and medical emergencies requiring ambulance services in Jefferson City and Cole County; 911 is for emergency calls only; use the non-emergency numbers for other ...

U.S. government officials and public safety responders universally encourage people to dial 911 ⁠— and no other number ⁠— during an emergency. "There is no guarantee a person will be rerouted to an ...

What happens when you dial 911 abroad? Depending on where you are, it’ll either put you in touch with a local emergency response team or remain unanswered, which is the last thing you need in a crisis ...

Before the 1960s, the United States didn’t have one universal phone number for Americans to call if they needed help from the police or fire department. Callers simply had to know the phone number for ...

The nation's first 911 emergency call was placed by an Alabama state politician on this day in history, Feb. 16, 1968. The landmark moment came four years after the shocking unreported murder of a New ...