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Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | 
Teach your children and review with all family members, how and when to call 9-1-1 for help.
By placing your phone number, address and cross street legibly near any fixed location phone, you can help dispatchers confirm important details that can speed emergency response.
Its also good idea to post alternate emergency and family contact numbers in, on and near each of your telephones.
If you accidently dial 9-1-1, stay on the line and answer the call-takers questions so they can be certain yours is a false alarm that requires no emergency response.
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
2 comments:
You couldn't put a picture of our owen dispatch center???
Anonymous 1:20,
Thanks for the note. Sadly, we didn't have a current day image to offer of our dispatch center.
Given the generic focus of the article and a tight deadline, we chose instead to use a royalty-free image at no cost to the Department from an image bank.
Though we could have brought a personal camera to work (yes, we do take this austerity thing quite seriously!), this article and recording were posted from home, making such an effort difficult.
While we're sorry about your disappointment, we hope you've been able to glean some meaningful information from our National Preparedness Month tips.
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey
Firefighter/Specialist
Public Service Officer
Los Angeles Fire Department
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