What is an Emergency?
An emergency is any serious medical problem, type of fire, or other life-threatening situation that requires a police, fire, or medical response. You are also urged to call 911 to report crimes that are in progress, whether or not a life is threatened. Examples of an emergency are:
- Any suspected or actual fire (get out and then call)
- A smoke detector sounding
- Domestic violence
- Child abuse or neglect
- Heart attack
- Suicidal persons
- Poisoning
- Carbon monoxide detector sounding (get out and then call)
- Small child locked in car
- Explosions seen or heard
- Burglary in progress
- Weapon used or gunshots heard
- Any in-progress crime
- Traffic accident with injuries