Toddler Dials 911 From Cell Phone 287 Times

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Toddler Dials 911 From Cell Phone 287 Times

Posted July 10th 2007 2:42PM by Terrence O'Brien

Cell phones in the U.S. are required by law to still be able to access

emergency services even if deactivated. That piece of information could have

saved

one woman, who gave her 4-year-old daughter her cell phone to play with, a

whole lot of hassle. The little girl, not quite understanding what she was

doing, dialed 911 over and over again. The 4-year-old did this a grand total of

287 times in the month of June, sometimes as often as 20 times during a shift.

Emergency personnel were only able to track the phone to the apartment

complex where the child lived, so they resorted to a simple ruse to find her --

they offered to bring her Mc's. An operator asked her what she wanted and

she replied " Mc's, " so authorities convinced her that if she told them

where she lived they would bring her Mc's.

Needless to say, when the authorities arrived, the mother took the phone

away.

Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

Owner and President of LNM Emergency Services Consulting Services (LNMECS)

Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant

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Ugh. If you're going to give your old phone to your kids to play

with, TAKE THE BATTERY OUT.

I hate getting the " kids playing on the phone " calls from inactive

cell phones (which we can't call back). Grrr...

>

> Toddler Dials 911 From Cell Phone 287 Times

> Posted July 10th 2007 2:42PM by Terrence O'Brien

>

> Cell phones in the U.S. are required by law to still be able to

access

> emergency services even if deactivated. That piece of information

could have saved

> one woman, who gave her 4-year-old daughter her cell phone to play

with, a

> whole lot of hassle. The little girl, not quite understanding what

she was

> doing, dialed 911 over and over again. The 4-year-old did this a

grand total of

> 287 times in the month of June, sometimes as often as 20 times

during a shift.

>

> Emergency personnel were only able to track the phone to the

apartment

> complex where the child lived, so they resorted to a simple ruse

to find her --

> they offered to bring her Mc's. An operator asked her what

she wanted and

> she replied " Mc's, " so authorities convinced her that if she

told them

> where she lived they would bring her Mc's.

>

> Needless to say, when the authorities arrived, the mother took the

phone

> away.

>

> Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

> FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

> Owner and President of LNM Emergency Services Consulting Services

(LNMECS)

> Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection

Consultant

>

> LNMolino@...

>

> (Cell Phone)

> (IFW/TFW/FSS Office)

> (IFW/TFW/FSS Fax)

> (Home Phone)

>

> The comments contained in this E-mail are the opinions of the

author and the

> author alone. I in no way ever intend to speak for any person or

> organization that I am in any way whatsoever involved or

associated with unless I

> specifically state that I am doing so. Further this E-mail is

intended only for its

> stated recipient and may contain private and or confidential

materials

> retransmission is strictly prohibited unless placed in the public

domain by the

> original author.

>

>

>

>

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new AOL at

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