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They found in Caddo Parish there has been a significant drop in criminal calls, and about 75% of all 911 calls over the past ...

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911 operator Christina Avant waits for the next call in the Douglas County 911 call center on June 30, 2015. LINCOLN — Right now, your smartphone likely has a better idea of where you are than ...

We asked 911 dispatchers in the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the work calls that have stuck with them for years. Here are the wild results. Note: Some of these submissions revolve around pretty ...

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LONG GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- Officials say they received more than 1,200 emergency 911 calls the night a northwest suburban Long Grove house exploded and dozens of other homes were damaged. Calls came ...

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