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The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 is a United States federal law enacted as Public Law 106–81 of October 26, 1999. It is also known as the 911 Act . The act required the setup of enhanced 911 and mandated that 911 serve as the emergency number for non-land line phones as well.
The first use of a national emergency telephone number began in the United Kingdom in 1937 using the number 999, which continues to this day. [6] In the United States, the first 911 service was established by the Alabama Telephone Company and the first call was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968 by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite and answered by U.S. Representative Tom Bevill.
If you need immediate help in a crisis, call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Teen turns tables on accused robbers when mom slips him a gun in Texas home, cops say
Last July, a line for psychological emergencies was launched with an easy-to-remember number: 988. Calling the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ...
The law states that the patient must be treated "in the least restrictive setting possible" while in care. ... call 911, or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255 ...
Lifeline provides a discount on monthly service of $9.25 per month [1] [6] for eligible low-income subscribers. Subscribers may receive a Lifeline discount on either a wireline or a wireless service, but may not receive a discount on both services at the same time. Lifeline also supports broadband and broadband-voice bundles.
988 — a new, easy-to-remember suicide and crisis lifeline — launches July 16. Here's what you need to know.
71 officers were killed when the two WTC buildings collapsed; Hundreds more have passed away in the years following 2001 as the direct result of illnesses contracted while working in hazardous conditions in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. [1] This is a list of the law enforcement agencies (Federal, State and Local) that responded on 9/11.