For police, sheriff, fire emergencies and medical emergencies requiring ambulance services in Jefferson City and Cole County; 911 is for emergency calls only; use the non-emergency numbers for other ...

Before the 1960s, the United States didn’t have one universal phone number for Americans to call if they needed help from the police or fire department. Callers simply had to know the phone number for ...

The nation's first 911 emergency call was placed by an Alabama state politician on this day in history, Feb. 16, 1968. The landmark moment came four years after the shocking unreported murder of a New ...

All emergency calls can be placed by dialing 911. Suicide prevention: North Dakota, (701) 232-4357; Minnesota, (800) 282-5005. Poison Control Center: Minnesota (800) 222-1222; North Dakota, (701) ...