Effective Emergency Response

The phone rings.  Twice. 

 

I look at the call display and it says RCMP*

 

Immediately I hand the phone to Dan.

 

 

Apparently one of the children had dialed 911*

 

The dispatch had immediately called us back after someone from our home had hung up on them.

 

Oh wonderful.

 

It did not take us too long to find out who had done the deed.  The other phone was right beside a certain child who had been doing their homework.

 

The phone rang again.  This time it was a police officer who wanted to visit our home to ensure everything was O.K.

 

That was just getting better by the minute.  SIGH!

The officer came in and found 2 adults and 5 sheepish looking children.

 

He extracted a quick confession out of the guilty party and questioned the culprit on the proper usage of 911.  Thankfully the child responded correctly.  When asked why the child dialed the number, the child admitted that they wanted to see if 911 really worked.  At least there was honesty.

 

Then the officer gave the children a small lecture on the proper use of 911.  He explained that if someone was getting robbed right now, he could not help the people because he was here.

 

Anyways, the children were deeply impressed.  The officer took down everyone's names and birthdates.  He took some time to admire and take pictures of Lincoln.  Then he got in his car, turned on his siren and flashed his lights for the kids' benefit.

 



Seldom is it a dull day here.