Emergency lines are getting clogged by a rise in accidental 911 calls and it's taking away time and resources from legitimate crises, police say.
that the service had an average 911 call wait time of one minute in 2022. While Toronto police say the force strives to meet a voluntary National Emergency Number Association minimum standard of answering 90 per cent of all 911 calls within 15 seconds, it only met that bar 11 days for all of last year.
"Do your part in keeping emergency response times down so that first responders can get help to those who need it," York police said in a news release.Police say when accidental calls do happen, it's important to stay on the line to let the operator know you're safe.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Police urge people to adjust emergency settings on cellphones after spike in accidental 911 callsToronto police are urging people to adjust the emergency settings on their mobile devices following an “exponential increase” in accidental 911 calls last month.
Read more »
Toronto police see huge influx of accidental 911 callsToronto police are reminding you to check your phone's settings after seeing a large influx of accidental 911 calls. It's a problem that's happening at a num
Read more »
There's been a huge spike in Toronto 911 calls and butts are partly to blameThere has been a major spike in 911 calls in Toronto, and police say that people's butts are partly to blame. Butt-dials are being blamed in part f...
Read more »
Jeep driver accused of hitting pedestrian, vowing to call 911 but then driving awayCalgary police are looking to the public for help finding a man accused in a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian seriously injured.
Read more »
Ottawa firefighter suffers non-critical injuries fighting two-alarm blazeShortly after 1 a.m., Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call from a passerby
Read more »