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Originally Posted by 784caroline
From experience..when you call 911 from a cell phone you need to tell them the County you are in and the specific address. 911 Cell phone calls near a county border can go to the nearest county and not the one you are in......they always "try" to determine you location and forward it to the right 911 center..but "stuff" happens and it can get lost. WE specifically told them a Rec Center by name for we did not know the specific address location and it was close to 20 minutes before an ambulance/fire or police showed up . Ambulance drivers are not always familiar with TV landmarks such as Rec Center names for the drivers can come from Coleman and are filling in.
SO when calling in an emergency via a cell phone ALWAYS tell them the specific address and have someone follow it up with a landline call..not just more cell calls to 911.
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Which I definitely don't understand because they should have all that in their GPS. heck, I can get to a rec center and more using my TV GPS app. It's ridiculous that they don't have that information on hand. We too had to wait a half hour for EMS to find us at Hibiscus pickleball courts after a lady fainted. If it had been a heart attack situation, it might have been too late.