When reporting an emergency:

• Remain Calm
• Speak Clearly
• Provide your exact location and phone number
• Briefly describe the nature of the emergency
• Answer all questions
• Do not hang up until the dispatcher tells you to do so
• If there is a medical emergency, you will be given medical instructions to help the patient
• Remember, 9-1-1 is free from a pay phone

If you accidentally dial 9-1-1 . . . STAY ON THE LINE and tell the dispatcher what happened. Sheriff's Deputies treat unknown 9-1-1 calls as potential emergencies in progress requiring immediate response.

Please be sure that everyone in your home knows how to dial 9-1-1 to report an emergency and be sure all children know that they should not dial 9-1-1 as a joke.