With an estimated 240 million 911 calls a year nationwide according to the National Emergency Number Association, lives are being saved every day. But just as crucial as it is to get help, it’s also ...

WASHINGTON — It has been drilled into our heads since childhood: "Dial 911 for emergencies!" But why is that the number for emergencies in the United States? You have to go back to the early stages of ...

There will be a partial roll-out of the unified 911 emergency call system in July, according to the Department of Interior and Local Government. In a press briefing on May 26, DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla ...

My dad vividly recalls the day he got a phone call from someone impersonating one of his grandsons. The connection wasn’t clear, but he got the gist of the message: Jack was calling from overseas, he ...

We’re taught how to call emergency numbers from a young age; whether it be 911 in the US, 999 in the UK, or 000 in Australia. The concept is simple—if you need aid from police, fire, or ambulance, you ...