News Items tag as: 911

UPDATE: Overnight Telus outage disrupts Thompson-Okanagan 911 service
March 22, 2024 - 11:58 AM

A Telus service outage Thursday night meant 911 calls couldn't get through to at least some dispatchers in the Southern BC Interior.
'I can't find my cell phone' and other ridiculous calls made to 911 in BC
December 29, 2023 - 4:30 PM

BC E-comm has put together its annual list of absurd calls fielded by 911 operators this year and they don't disappoint.
10 good reasons not to call 911 in B.C.
January 04, 2023 - 12:00 PM

E-Comm handled a record number of 911 calls in 2022. Unfortunately, all too many of them were really unnecessary.
13 unnecessary calls to 9-1-1 in B.C.
December 14, 2022 - 1:00 PM

RCMP in Kelowna have released a list of 13 of the most frivolous calls to 9-1-1 this year.
Be prepared to wait if you have to call 911
June 30, 2021 - 6:00 AM

With the heat wave hitting the province and B.C.’s restart program moving into high gear, the 911 emergency call system is getting swamped.
Top ten reasons not to call 911 in B.C.
December 30, 2020 - 10:00 AM

Whether you’re fed up with your food delivery, curious about COVID or have questions about the quarantine, 911 is not the right number to call.
Trouble parking your car no reason to call 911 in B.C.
December 30, 2019 - 9:25 AM

There’s a growing trend that has people calling 9-1-1 to get information rather than to report an emergency, according to E-Comm that has been monitoring the misuse of the emergency call system in B.C. since 2013.
Who do you call to complain about restaurant service? Not 911
December 27, 2018 - 1:00 PM

When 911 responders answer a call, they expect to hear reports of stolen vehicles, robberies, life-threatening injuries, and other critical events. They don't expect to hear about missing jackets, daylight savings time, or windshield wipers that no longer work.
E-Comm in B.C. releases top ten unnecessary calls to 911 in 2016
December 29, 2016 - 8:32 AM

VANCOUVER - As 2016 comes to a close, the dispatchers for 911 are sharing some of the most ludicrous calls of the year including someone asking for help with a broken locker, getting a soccer ball off of a roof and with a spider in the bathroom.
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News Items tag as: 911

UPDATE: Overnight Telus outage disrupts Thompson-Okanagan 911 service

'I can't find my cell phone' and other ridiculous calls made to 911 in BC

10 good reasons not to call 911 in B.C.

13 unnecessary calls to 9-1-1 in B.C.

Be prepared to wait if you have to call 911

Top ten reasons not to call 911 in B.C.

Trouble parking your car no reason to call 911 in B.C.

Who do you call to complain about restaurant service? Not 911

E-Comm in B.C. releases top ten unnecessary calls to 911 in 2016

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