I just know it must have been after 1980 b/c that's when I was born. What did people do b4 then. Dial the operator %26amp; the operator connected them to the police/fire dept?
How did the idea of 911 Emergency come up? Was it one person's idea? What year was it first available?
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Reply:It started in the late 60's as an easy number to dial in order to call for help. Before that people had to call the operator or call the number for the police themselves. BTW, many countries us 999 instead of 911.
Reply:Before the dial telephone came into widespread usage, a caller simply picked up the telephone receiver and waited for the operator to answer "number please?" The caller then said "connect me to the police," "I want to report a fire," or "I need an ambulance/doctor." It was usually not necessary to ask for any of these services by number, even in a large city. Furthermore, the operator instantly knew the calling party's number even if he couldn't stay on the line by simply looking at the number above the line jack of the calling party.
In small towns, telephone operators frequently went the extra mile by making sure they knew the locations of local doctors, vets, law enforcement personnel, and even private citizens who were willing or able to help in an emergency. Frequently, the operator also activated the town's fire alarm.
When cities and towns began to convert to dial or, "automatic" telephone service, many people were concerned about the loss of the personalized service that had been provided by local operators. This problem was partially solved by telling people to dial "0" for the local assistance operator if they did not know the Fire or Police Department's full number.
Generations of school children were taught to "dial 0 in case of emergency," and this situation remained in place in some areas into the early 1980s. Now, children are taught to call 911.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9-1-1
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