Extreme heat and wildfires have historically impacted summer call volumes.
The emergency dispatch service that is the first point of contact for 911 callers in 25 regional districts in B.C. says it has seen a 21 per cent increase in calls this year over the same five-month period in 2022.
E-Comm did not provide data on which communities are producing more or fewer calls, but Furey said it is estimated that 20 per cent are “made by accident.” Abandoned non-emergency calls But abandoned calls to non-emergency police lines, which has been an ongoing frustration for the Vancouver Police Department, continue to be an issue, although they are not at the volumes they were in recent years.
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