911 Emergency Call Service To Accept SMS Messages

911 Emergency Call Service To Accept SMS Messages
An emergency call center in Waterloo, Iowa, is officially the first in the country to accept "911" emergency text messages and even reply back.

This could be useful for situations where the victim is hiding and doesn’t want to be heard, and also helping the deaf. However, dispatcher can’t determine texter’s location via SMS as has been the standard with 911 phone calls for some time now.

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dh said...

An emergency call center in Waterloo, Iowa, is officially the first in the country to accept “911? emergency text messages and even reply back.

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