Special Events: 911 Presentation!

Today was our 911 presentation! We had 3 volunteers from the Hamilton Police Service come in and teach us how and when we should dial 911. We learned that we call 911 when:

• There is a fire in our house or somewhere else (if it's in our house, we need to go next door to dial)
• Someone is really hurt
• A crime is being committed 

We saw different types of phones that could be used to dial 911, and some of us even got to practice dialling 911 on the special phone. While listening to the presentation, I thought of some questions you should consider:

• Do you have a landline? If so, does your child know how to use it? 
• If you don't have a landline, how can your child dial 911? Can they access your cell phone?
• Does your child know their phone number? Street address?
• Is your child familiar with their neighbours in case an emergency does happen?

They really emphasized the importance of using words when on the phone with an operator. They can't see you shrug your shoulders or nod your head, so you have to use your words. Perhaps it would be a good idea to practise some pretend calls at home in the event that an emergency did occur.