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Leelanau County Office of Emergency Management / 9-1-1

9-1-1. Leelanau County Office of Emergency Management / 9-1-1. Do you have an emergency?. 9-1-1 is a special phone number that helps you report emergencies and get help fast!. Good reasons to use 9-1-1 …. Someone is …. SICK Or HURT. Any type of FIRE!.

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Leelanau County Office of Emergency Management / 9-1-1

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  1. 9-1-1 Leelanau County Office of Emergency Management / 9-1-1 Do you have an emergency?

  2. 9-1-1 is a special phone number that helps you report emergencies and get help fast!

  3. Good reasons to use 9-1-1…. Someone is …. SICK Or HURT

  4. Any type of FIRE!

  5. Reporting a serious crime . . .

  6. When you don’t know if you should call 9-1-1or not, then calling is the right thing to do!

  7. Important Rules: If you dial 9-1-1 by mistake, stay on the phone and let the person who answers the phone know that you dialed by mistake. When you dial 9-1-1 stay on the phone until someone answers.

  8. How to Call: Simply dial 9-1-1 • You can call from any phone with a dial tone • You can call from any cell phone • You can call from any pay phone for FREE

  9. How does 9-1-1Work? You dial 9-1-1 A Dispatcher answers your call then sends the help for your EMERGENCY

  10. The Questions We Will Ask Every Caller! • Where is your emergency? • What is the phone number you are calling from? • What is the emergency? • What is your name?

  11. If you have a Fire EMERGENCY • What is on fire? • Is anyone in danger or inside the fire? • Are you safe from the fire?

  12. If you have a PoliceEMERGENCY • How many people? • What are they doing? • What do they look like? • What are they wearing? Leelanau County Sheriff

  13. If you have a Medical EMERGENCY • Is the person awake and able to talk? • Are they breathing normally? • Are they male or female? • How old are they?

  14. Is This a9-1-1Emergency? • Your Mom is having a baby? YES • Your house or a • neighbor’s house is • on fire… • YES

  15. You see a car crash? YES • You fall down and • scrape your knee? • NO

  16. You see a strange person going into a neighbor’s house when they are not home… YES

  17. That’s it, you now have the basics for using 9-1-1 Don’t be afraid to use 9-1-1 When you call, just answer the questions that the dispatcher asks you and help will be sent as quickly as possible.

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