The dispatcher also flunked. The 911 call originated from CA, but the caller said he was in KS?
Come on! Why didn’t the dispatcher do a quick cross-reference?
It would have been enough to establish the call as a hoax.
Why do we have 911 anyway?
I don’t get the 911 operator thing either.
E 911 has been around for YEARS——the address automatically comes up.
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Actually, all that might establish is where he bought the phone. Since it is the holidays people can be visiting anywhere from anywhere.
Why do we have 911 anyway?
Because it is much easier than memorizing all the emergency response numbers in a given locale. If you're visitng another city and need the police, fire or ambulance response would you prefer having to find out what their number in that town is first? Does that seem like a good idea?
It would have been enough to establish the call as a hoax.
Add to that the fact that he said he was in a one-story house. The address he gave was for a two-story house.