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[2] [6] While developing the new iteration, [23] the company had consulted New York city officials, [27] police, public safety experts, and "civil rights leaders—among others" on making it safe to use. [2] Citizen only sent alerts deemed a threat to "public safety," omitting calls about suspicious people, suspicious bags, and drug incidents.
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]
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After Katrina Hancock County, Mississippi, had lost all contact with the outside world, except through ARES operators who served as 911 dispatchers and message relayers. [3] ARES has deployed for a variety of other emergencies and disasters, including the 2003 North America blackout. [4] The blackout covered a wide geographical area of North ...