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  2. Emergency text messaging services - Wikipedia

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    However, in many areas that do not support text-to-911, the message will be directed to a statewide response centre. The National Association of the Deaf and AccesSOS maintain a map of counties providing text-to-911. [19] In August 2009, Waterloo, Iowa, was the first county to begin receiving texts to 911. [20]

  3. Did you know you could text 911 in an emergency? How it ... - AOL

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    Text to 911 will not be available if the wireless carrier cannot determine the location of the device sending the message. Text to 911 is not available if you are roaming. A text or data plan is ...

  4. Citizen (app) - Wikipedia

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    If users are near the report, they receive a push notification on their phone [2] [1] that geolocates the event, [3] as a dot. [18] According to Forbes, the alerts "contain a brief description, exact address and distance from the user. With a tap, the notification expands to a street map, more detail, plus user comments."

  5. Satellite emergency notification device - Wikipedia

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    The devices use an internal GPS chip to gather location information. When the SEND is triggered, this information is sent via commercial satellite to a commercial monitoring agency whose role is to pass the information to an appropriate responding agency. The responding agency contacted depends, in part, on the location.

  6. Text to 911 now available in QC - AOL

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    There’s a new way to contact help when making a phone call isn’t possible. The Rock Island County Emergency Telephone System Board and Scott Emergency Communications Center announced that Text ...

  7. Can dispatchers pinpoint a 911 caller's location? It's ... - AOL

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    The majority of dispatch centers in the country now use a software called RapidSOS that, under the right circumstances, can give dispatchers the exact location of a 911 caller, according to ...

  8. 911 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    Enhanced 911 (E-911 or E911) automatically gives the dispatcher the caller's location, if available. [3] Enhanced 911 is available in most areas, including approximately 96 percent of the U.S. In all North American jurisdictions, special legislation permits emergency operators to obtain a 911 caller's telephone number and location information. [28]

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