Sgt. Guy Kinney, a 911 dispatcher, works at the 911 dispatch centre at EPS Headquarters downtown Wednesday. Media was invited for a tour to inform the public about the “Curb the Danger” program. Photo by file photo /PostmediaAn overflowing toilet does not warrant a 911 call, warn Edmonton city police as almost half of the calls coming into the emergency line are frivolous
Edmonton Police Service (EPS) says about 46.8 per cent of calls received by its emergency communications and operations management branch (ECOMB) between Jan. 1 and Sept. 1 were not transferred to police, fire or EMS because they were not emergency calls.
A total of 347,826 911 calls were made within that timeframe…
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