911

911 Goes Digital

Thank you for calling 911

and for generous support

our voters gave last election

to pass the bond now extending

service to five counties

and updating state of the art

equipment such as this automated

system so we can be more

efficient even when operators

take their coffee breaks.

This call may be monitored

for training and quality purposes.

If you are calling from Jefferson

County press 3.  From Madison press 4

from Fremont 5, Clark 6,

or Teton 7.  If you do not know

which county, press 8, then enter

the number of your telephone.

Thank you.  You pressed 5,

which means you are calling

from Fremont County.

If this is correct, press 5

again and wait further instructions.

Thank you.  If your emergency

is fire, press 7734.  For poison

or drugs, 7735.  Heart attacks,

press 7736, drownings 7737,

dog and snake bites 7738.

If none of the above, 7739.

You pressed 7736

which means a heart attack.

Press 7 to know what to do

before the ambulance arrives.

Thank you.  If victim is still

unconscious, keep him warm.

He may be going into shock.

If not breathing, apply CPR

if you’ve been trained or press

732 for quick instructions how.

Press 733 if the victim can still

speak and let him tell the nurse

who will answer if she is not

on the other line.

This completes our automated

response.  For a repeat

of these instructions press 1. 

Otherwise, press pound

after the tone to give

your address and tell

the technician how the ambulance

or fire engine can find your home.

Have a nice day. Thank you

again for calling 911.

                              —Donnell Hunter

                                     

New Perspectives  accepted fall 1992