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How to be sure you’re not making one, and what do if you are
If you didn’t know your phone or watch is making 911 calls, you’re not alone.
Between Friday, July 9, and Monday, July 12, the Door County Sheriff’s Office incident reports logged accidental 911 follow-up calls – or emergencies that were not emergencies – 62 times. That’s 21% of the 297 911 calls received during that period.
It’s not a fluke. Accidental 911 calls account for “about 20-25% of our monthly call volume, or one out of every five calls,” said Dan Kane, Door County’s emergency management and communications director…
