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Emergency 911 Dialing
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Traditionally, SMCCCD has required those dialing 911 on District phones to dial 9 for an outside line, resulting in 9+911. We would like to eliminate the preceding 9 to simplify and standardize emergency dialing. We have, however, tried this in the past and the false alarms and misdials required us to rollback.
Starting April 3rd, 2017 we will reinstitute a straight 911 dialing scheme. PLEASE use care when dialing to avoid misdialing 911. If you do accidentally dial 911, STAY ON THE LINE and tell the operator it was a mistake. Hanging up requires them to dispatch first responders who could otherwise be responding to actual emergencies. Additionally,
- Public Safety will also be alerted and respond to 911 calls from District phones.
- Dialing 9+911 will continue to work as well.