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Over the past weekend, officers from the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to almost 40 pocket dials and unintentional 9-1-1 calls.<\/p>\n

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For every unintentional call or pocket dial received, an emergency communicator must determine whether a real emergency exists and if police, fire or paramedics should be dispatched. With every unintentional call received, precious seconds may be taken away from someone who really needs help.<\/p>\n

If you place an unintentional 9-1-1 call, stay on the line to let the emergency operator know it was a pocket dial\/unintentional call. Every 9-1-1 call is taken seriously. When a 9-1-1 caller doesn’t respond, that could be a sign of trouble – a possibility an emergency responder can’t ignore.<\/p>\n

You can prevent pocket dials or unintentional 9-1-1 calls by:<\/p>\n

Using the keypad lock feature. Keypad locks, some of which can be programmed to activate automatically, prevent a mobile device from responding to keystrokes until the user unlocks the keypad using a short combination of key presses or password.<\/p>\n

Turning off the 9-1-1 auto-dial feature. Check the user manual or the manufacturer’s website, or call the service provider to determine whether your device has this feature and how to turn it off.<\/p>\n

Refraining from programming a wireless device to automatically or “speed dial” 9-1-1.<\/p>\n

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