{"id":503024,"date":"2021-06-11T00:57:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T04:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/?p=503024"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:45:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T20:45:37","slug":"accidentally-call-911-do-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/accidentally-call-911-do-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Accidentally Call 911? Do This!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three little digits on your phone are always available to dial if you need help: 911. Yet what if a butt dial caused you to contact the police or fire department? You don\u2019t need any assistance and you don\u2019t want to interrupt the dispatcher\u2019s life-saving job by staying on the line. How do you handle a 911 misdial?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you accidentally dialed 911, do not hang up, explain to the dispatcher that you called by mistake. If you hang up, the dispatcher will call you back. By not answering that call, the dispatcher will send police to your home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll explain in detail what you should and shouldn\u2019t do if you butt-dial or misdial 911 on your phone. We\u2019ll also discuss what the ramifications are of accidentally calling 911, so make sure you keep reading!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6613c20f9ba29\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6613c20f9ba29\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/accidentally-call-911-do-this\/#What_Happens_If_You_Accidentally_Call_911\" title=\"What Happens If You Accidentally Call 911?\">What Happens If You Accidentally Call 911?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/accidentally-call-911-do-this\/#What_Should_You_Do_If_You_Accidentally_Dial_911\" title=\"What Should You Do If You Accidentally Dial 911?&nbsp;\">What Should You Do If You Accidentally Dial 911?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/accidentally-call-911-do-this\/#Do_You_Get_Charged_for_Accidentally_Calling_911\" title=\"Do You Get Charged for Accidentally Calling 911?\">Do You Get Charged for Accidentally Calling 911?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/accidentally-call-911-do-this\/#Is_911_the_Same_in_Every_State\" title=\"Is 911 the Same in Every State?\">Is 911 the Same in Every State?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/accidentally-call-911-do-this\/#Tips_for_Preventing_Accidental_911_Calls\" title=\"Tips for Preventing Accidental 911 Calls\">Tips for Preventing Accidental 911 Calls<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/accidentally-call-911-do-this\/#People_Also_Ask\" title=\"People Also Ask:\">People Also Ask:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_If_You_Accidentally_Call_911\"><\/span><strong>What Happens If You Accidentally Call 911?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although technically police, fire, and EMS are a business, unlike many businesses, they\u2019re open 24\/7, 365 days a year. It doesn\u2019t matter if you call 911 at four o\u2019clock in the morning or midnight, you can always expect a dispatcher to be on the line ready to take your call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That dispatcher is available whether you intentionally dial 911 or do so accidentally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are plenty of reasons why misdials happen. Perhaps you meant to call a southeastern Georgia phone number, which begins with area code 912. Maybe you were sitting on your phone and your butt had a mind of its own and dialed those three digits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s going to happen now that you\u2019ve accidentally called 911? The same thing as what would occur if you called intentionally: the dispatcher is going to answer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Should_You_Do_If_You_Accidentally_Dial_911\"><\/span><strong>What Should You Do If You Accidentally Dial 911?&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as you hear those words, \u201c911, what\u2019s your emergency?\u201d you\u2019re going to panic. Of all the numbers you could have misdialed, why did it have to be 911?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a deep breath and get your bearings. How you handle the situation now can prevent it from getting more embarrassing in a couple of minutes. Here\u2019s what you should do:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Accidenatlly-Call-911-Infographic.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-503026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Accidenatlly-Call-911-Infographic.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Accidenatlly-Call-911-Infographic-120x300.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don\u2019t Hang Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve all misdialed other phone numbers, right? When you hear someone\u2019s voice on the other line that you don\u2019t recognize, you might hang up rather than say anything. This is usually done out of embarrassment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If that\u2019s your first inclination when you realize you\u2019ve misdialed 911, please refrain from hanging up. In some situations, someone who\u2019s dialing 911 might not be able to talk for fear of their safety. Thus, when you call and there\u2019s silence on the other line, then the click, click, click because you hung up, the dispatcher isn\u2019t sure if you\u2019re in danger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re not going to just assume you\u2019re fine, as that\u2019s not what they\u2019ve been trained to do. If it turns out that you were in the middle of an emergency and something happened to you because the dispatcher didn\u2019t follow up, that would be their job on the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you are going out of your way to waste their time or make a prank call the 911 operator may hang up on you. I wrote an entire article here on <a href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/911-hang-up-on-you-can-they-really-do-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whether 911 can really hang up on you<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If You Do Hang Up, Answer the Call That Comes Back in<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen, sometimes you don\u2019t think, you just act. Even though you know that you probably shouldn\u2019t have, you hung up on the 911 dispatcher.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re not the first person to do this, and you won\u2019t be the last, probably even on that same day. Dispatchers are used to this, but they\u2019re still obligated to call you back. They must follow up with you to ensure you\u2019re not in danger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you see a number flashing on the phone screen that you don\u2019t recognize and you just hung up after a 911 misdial, answer it. It\u2019s the dispatcher. This time, please don\u2019t hang up. If you do, then the dispatcher is going to assume that there\u2019s an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could have fallen and broken your leg. You might be embroiled in a domestic dispute or maybe your house is on fire. Therefore, the dispatcher will send police to your location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But wait, how does the dispatcher know where you are if you haven\u2019t said a word to them? The dispatcher uses data from your wireless service provider to determine your location.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So which is more embarrassing, explaining to a 911 dispatcher that you made a mistake or telling the same thing to a police officer who just rolled up to your house or workplace in a squad car? It\u2019s certainly the former.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t want police presence in your life unnecessarily. Your neighbors will think differently of you if they see the police at your house. At work, it would be a catastrophically embarrassing situation that could get you in trouble with your boss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explain Your Situation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, so you\u2019re going to talk to the dispatcher. What do you tell them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we said before, they\u2019ll start with the standard dialog of \u201c911, what\u2019s your emergency?\u201d You need to explain that there is no emergency and that you misdialed 911. You might say something like, \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, I didn\u2019t mean to call 911.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dispatcher will probably ask for some identifying information from you such as your first and last name as well as your address. Answer these questions readily. The dispatcher having this information doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re going to send the police to your location, don\u2019t worry. It\u2019s just for the dispatcher\u2019s own records.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don\u2019t Beat Yourself Up Too Much&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gosh, you\u2019ve never felt so humiliated in your life. That was so mortifying! Sure, accidentally calling 911 isn\u2019t the makings of what will be a good day, but it happens. Actually, it happens quite a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was one news station in Pennsylvania mentions that, in Cambria County, out of every six calls their police force gets, one is a misdial. <a href=\"https:\/\/upnorthlive.com\/news\/local\/central-dispatch-receives-30-miscalls-a-day-what-to-do-if-you-accidentally-call-911\">UpNorthLive<\/a> in Michigan reports that per day, their police force receives 30 misdials. Monthly, it\u2019s 900 accidental 911 calls and yearly, it\u2019s 10,000 calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s a lot of misdials! You\u2019re far from alone in making this mistake. If the police didn\u2019t come to your home or office, then it\u2019s no harm, no foul. Try to forget about the incident and move on with your day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if the police did have to show up, then sure, it\u2019s going to be embarrassing, but you should also be grateful. This situation proves how efficient the police are at getting to a potential crime scene quickly so they can save lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_You_Get_Charged_for_Accidentally_Calling_911\"><\/span><strong>Do You Get Charged for Accidentally Calling 911?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you\u2019ve heard a story of someone being fined for misdialing 911 and now you\u2019re worried that\u2019s going to happen to you. Your parents might have told you that as a kid to keep you from playing with the phone, but it isn\u2019t true.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/911-sign.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-503027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/911-sign.jpeg 924w, https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/911-sign-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/911-sign-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the last section proves, 911 misdials are a common occurrence, and this can be frustrating, which is why you may reach an <a href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/rude-911-operator-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">operator who seems rude<\/a>. Police dispatchers know that misdials happen and anticipate it every time they go into work. If you calmly explain to the dispatcher that you didn\u2019t mean to call 911, then you\u2019ll be off the phone quickly with no police involved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, the call will be logged as part of the dispatcher\u2019s Computer Aided Dispatch or CAD system if your local police force uses such a system. CAD tracks a person\u2019s history of 911 calls as well as the address of the call and what the reason for the call was.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CAD system helps the dispatcher do their job better. Your accidental call will be added, but if you ever have to call 911 again for a true emergency, you won\u2019t be refused help because of a misdial that happened one time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dispatchers might <a href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/51-firefighter-interview-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ask you more questions<\/a> before deploying police if you\u2019re a common misdialer. You\u2019d still be able to get police assistance though and you wouldn\u2019t be charged. It\u2019s the police\u2019s job to help anyone who needs it. CAD systems just tell dispatchers who might really need help versus those who might not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_911_the_Same_in_Every_State\"><\/span><strong>Is 911 the Same in Every State?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re in the United States and you need to contact the police in the event of a real emergency, you can always safely dial 911. That\u2019s even true of Canada as well as other parts of the world such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>US Virgin Islands<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Turks and Caicos&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Tuvalu<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Solomon Islands<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Guatemala<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Fiji<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>El Salvador<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Dominican Republic<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Costa Rica<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Cayman Islands<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Bolivia<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Bermuda<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Bahamas<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Aruba<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Three-digit numbers to contact emergency services such as the police, firefighters, and ambulance are used in other parts of the world, but those digits are not 911. Here are some examples of other three-digit emergency numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Venezuela \u2013 171<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>United Kingdom \u2013 112 or 999&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>United Arab Emirates \u2013 998 or 999<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Turkey \u2013 100 for police, 102 for fire, and 101 or 112 for ambulance<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Thailand \u2013 191 for police or ambulance, 199 for fire<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Switzerland \u2013 117 for police, 118 for fire, and 144 for ambulance<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sweden \u2013 112<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Spain \u2013 112<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Saudi Arabia \u2013 997 for ambulance, 998 for fire, and 999 for police<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Russia \u2013 112<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Philippines \u2013 117 or 166<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Norway \u2013 110 or 112<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>New Zealand \u2013 111<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Mexico \u2013 060 for police, 065 for ambulance, and 068 for fire<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Japan \u2013 110 for police and 119 for fire and ambulance<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Italy \u2013 112 or 113 for police, 112 or 115 for fire, and 112 or 118 for ambulance<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Iceland \u2013 112<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Hong Kong \u2013 999<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Greece \u2013 100 or 112 for police, 112 or 166 for ambulance, and 112 or 199 for fire<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Germany \u2013 110 for police and 112 for ambulance and fire<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>France \u2013 15 or 112 for ambulance, 17 or 112 for police, and 18 or 112 for fire<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Denmark \u2013 112<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>China \u2013 110 for police, 119 for fire, 120 for ambulance, and 122 for traffic accidents reported to police<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_for_Preventing_Accidental_911_Calls\"><\/span><strong>Tips for Preventing Accidental 911 Calls<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One time was enough for you to never want to call 911 again unless you have a good reason to (and hopefully, you won\u2019t!). Here are some tips that will prevent misdials not only to 911, but to friends, family, and colleagues too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Know How Your Devices Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all 911 misdials occur on your phone, but on other tech that can make and receive calls as well such as an Apple Watch or a tablet. You should understand how these devices work and what causes them to make phone calls, especially emergency calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, did you know that if you tap your iPhone\u2019s side button five consecutive times, your phone will automatically connect you to 911? So if you\u2019re fumbling with your phone\u2019s snooze alarm, you could start your morning with an accidental call to 911!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Remove 911 from Your Call History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve all had a case of clumsy fingers where we went to call someone from our call history but tapped on someone else\u2019s name or phone number instead. That\u2019s also a great way to accidentally call 911.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you just talked to a 911 dispatcher on an accidental call, delete that call from your phone logs. This way, the next time you want to call your best buddy or your grandma, you don\u2019t end up on the phone with 911 again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lock Your Phone When Not in Use&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Butt dials are inconvenient no matter who you call. If you\u2019re the recipient of a butt dial, you can hear the other person on the line but they don\u2019t hear you because they don\u2019t even realize they called someone. You hang up out of frustration and text your buddy to let them know that they\u2019re making butt calls again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By locking your phone when you\u2019re not using it and requiring a password or even facial recognition to unlock it, these butt dials will become mostly a thing of the past.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don\u2019t Store Your Phone in Your Pocket<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to prevent unwanted misdials is to stop stashing your phone just anywhere, especially in your pocket. Buy a holster and keep your phone there. It will be right by your side but not dialing everyone in your contacts list like it does when it\u2019s in your pocket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accidental 911 calls happen all the time, so don\u2019t feel bad if you butt-dialed the police. Explain to the dispatcher your error and be willing to answer some questions so you can prevent the police from arriving at your location!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"People_Also_Ask\"><\/span><strong>People Also Ask:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Does 911 always call back?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dispatchers at 911 centers are supposed to call back if the caller hangs up. They do this to make contact with the caller in case there is an emergency. Also, if you accidentally <a href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/can-i-call-911-for-my-pet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">call 911 for your pet<\/a>, explain the situation and let them know you called accidentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What happens if you call 911 but don&#8217;t say anything?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dispatchers will do their best to make contact with you if you call and do not say anything. They may stay on the line for a few minutes to listen for breathing or background noise. If they still do not hear anything they may hang up and call back the number that dialed 911 in order to make contact with the caller. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three little digits on your phone are always available to dial if you need help: 911. Yet &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Accidentally Call 911? Do This!\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/accidentally-call-911-do-this\/#more-503024\" aria-label=\"Read more about Accidentally Call 911? 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