9-1-1

This article is about 911 (disambiguation). For other uses, see 9-1-1 (disambiguation).

"Emergency 911" displayed on the side of a police car, saying that 9-1-1 is the number to dial if an emergency happens.

9-1-1 or 911 (a lot of times said as "nine-one-one" or "nine-eleven") is the emergency telephone number for the United States, Canada, Argentina, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands. This number can only be used for real emergencies. In other words, people use it when they are in serious trouble. The use of the number when there is no emergency may end in a criminal charge.

9-1-1 Media

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  A dispatcher takes an emergency call at the Jackson, Tennessee, 9-1-1 Dispatch Center.

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  Diagram of the processes in the 911 system based on the descriptions in the 911 and Enhanced 911 pages.

Related pages

• Emergency telephone number
• 1-1-2
• 9-9-9
• 000 Emergency
• Rescue 911
• 3-1-1

Other websites

• Fact sheets on using 911 in Simple English for children Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, teenagers Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, adults Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, and parents Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
• How to Use 911 - from KidsHealth.org (in Simple English)