Trust me, there are things called a mess.
Let's say my sister gets 9-11.
"So you have an emergency?" "Yes, we have <XYZ> emergency." "OK, where do you live?" "Ok, we're about a mile and a half off of HWY57" "Is there a street address?" "No, we don't have street addresses.. we are not far from Rural Water #1 Tower 2." "OK."
By the time people 45 miles away figure out where this is, it would have been 100% easier to call your local sherrifs office who is in the same county you're in, then to call an emergency dispatcher in another county who would have to relay the information.
:)
CW
I learned in elementary school to question what 911 really does. My teacher suggested to use the local police station numbers instead since it can be much faster and more reliable.
Where were these people when I learned this in school?
--
- Carroll Kong
