You can now send a text message to 麻豆影院 County鈥檚 four 9-1-1 dispatch centers, including CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Police Department. While this is a great feature, there are specific times and reasons to use this type of emergency communication.
鈥淐alling 9-1-1 instead of texting is a more effective way of communicating and allows our dispatchers to give more concise instructions to the caller before first responders arrive on scene,鈥� said Becky Korte, CU Police communications manager.听
The slogan for this program is 鈥淐all if You Can, Text if You Must鈥� and texting to 9-1-1 should only be used in special situations. 听
鈥淭exting is a tool for people to use when it is not safe for them to speak because of an immediate threat,鈥� Korte said. 鈥淚t also now allows our hearing-impaired and speech-impaired communities to reach 9-1-1 directly.鈥�
鈥淭ext-to-9-1-1鈥� can also be used when voice connectivity is unavailable either because of limited cell service or overwhelmed phone lines.
If you do need to send a text, it should be simple, brief and concise and should not use abbreviations. You are not able to send photos or videos to 9-1-1 at this time.
Unlike with voice calls, dispatchers will not automatically receive location information. For this reason, if it is necessary to send a text message, it is important to include an accurate location or address in the message as quickly as possible.
Text-to-9-1-1 service is enabled on the four major cell phone carriers in the 麻豆影院 County area: AT&T/Cricket, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. All other smaller carriers should be enabled for texting within the next six months. If your carrier does not support 9-1-1 texting at this time, or if you are in a location that cannot send/receive text messages, you will receive a bounce back message. Regular text message rates will apply with this service.
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