#text911

(Because I only just now learned this, and I know I'm not alone)

If you are ever in an emergency, and cannot, for any reason, verbally speak with the 911 operator, you can text them!

The feature isn't country wide, and is reliant on county emergency call stations to update to the new system. If your area does not support this feature, PLEASE bring this to the attention of local officials. Attract public support if need be.

It's OFFICIAL, You can now text 911 for emergencies:

Announced by the FCC in 2012, the service goes live today for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Using it is very straightforward. If you have an emergency, you simply text 911 with your emergency and your location, as you would if you were speaking to an operator. You have to state your physical address because, unlike with a voice call, call centers can't triangulate your location.

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Here is a great read about the upcoming support for Text to 911 by wireless carriers starting May 15.

Beginning May 15, wireless carriers in the US will uniformly and voluntarily support Text-to-911, a program that lets you send text messages to emergency services as an alternative to placing a phone call.

While carriers will climb on board, this just means they're making the service available -- the ability to text the police in an emergency situation won't work everywhere in the country the second May 15 rolls around. On the flipside, some counties have already embraced the program, usually working with a single carrier. Here are some important things to know about texting 911...

READ FULL ARTICLE http://www.cnet.com/news/text-to-911-what-you-need-to-know-faq/

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