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St John's Police Department - police service in the CITY TV series Hudson and Rex. The actual St John's police department is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. Service de Police de Grande Ourse (Great Bear Police Service) - the local police service in the 2004 Radio-Canada TV series Grande Ourse.
Country Police Ambulance Fire Notes Canada: 911: Municipal services – 311 (some areas only). 112 may redirect to 911 on certain mobile phones. Mexico: 911: Emergency – 911; Anonymous complaint – 089. Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 112: Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18. United States of America: 911
511: Traffic information or police non-emergency services; 611: Telephone company (telco) customer service and repair; 711: TDD and Relay Services for the deaf and hard of hearing; 811: Underground public utility location (United States); [3] non-emergency health information and services (Canada) 911: Emergency services (police, fire, ambulance ...
This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories that provide law enforcement duties, including investigations, prevention and patrol functions.
Telephone numbers in the United States (3 C, 69 P) Pages in category "Telephone numbers by country" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 290 total.
This problem was at least partially solved in Canada, the UK, and the US by dialing "0" for the local assistance operator in case of emergency, although faster service could be obtained if the user dialed the full number for the Police or Fire Department. This system remained essentially unchanged throughout most of North America until the 1970s.
The first use of a national emergency telephone number began in the United Kingdom in 1937 using the number 999, which continues to this day. [6] In the United States, the first 911 service was established by the Alabama Telephone Company and the first call was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968 by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite and answered by U.S. Representative Tom Bevill.
311 is a special telephone number supported in many communities in Canada and the United States. The number provides access to non-emergency municipal services. The number format follows the N11 code for a group of short, special-purpose local numbers as designated in the North American Numbering Plan.