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evila_elf ([personal profile] evila_elf) wrote2010-06-11 12:51 pm
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When you call 911 because you need the police to show up, do you need to give your address, or do they have a way of getting your address?

Not in trouble, just need info for a fic :)
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[identity profile] euclase.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
they usually know it (because of the north american numbering plan). they will probably confirm your address, though. :)

[identity profile] pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
How 911 works:

http://people.howstuffworks.com/9-1-1.htm

From personal experience, 911 operators can see the address of the phone when it's a land line. The one time I called 911 on a cell, I had to tell them where I was.
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[personal profile] hllangel 2010-06-11 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Most cell phones these days (especially smartphones with GPS) will tell emergency operators where you are.

[identity profile] phantom4j.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi I've had to call 911 myself within the last two weeks. Thought I needed to have a land line or they wouldn't be able to figure out where I was. I was wrong. The minute I dialed in to 911 - bam! There was a tracer signal placed that I could hear. The operator asked for the location of the problem (not my apartment, my insane neighbor down the hall). After I had hung up, about 30 seconds elapsed and there was a tone that indicated, I guess that the tracer had been hung up as well.

Hope this helps!
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