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Originally Posted by Kamper
FYI - If you have trouble on the lake -DO NOT- call 911 from your cell. You will get the Sherriff's office who will insist on taking down all your info so they can relay it if they drop the call...
If you don't have their number pre-loaded just call 411. Advise the operator you want to be transferred to NHMP in (Glendale?) NH. It will cost you $1 or so, but takes a minute instead of 10.
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Not only is that bad advice, it could prove to be deadly advice.
When you dial 911 you do not get the "Sheriff's Office", you get the E911 Communications Center in Concord. And along with your phone's information your GPS location is also imbedded and available for the E911 operator to relay to emergency responders. In addition the operator, based on your location, can immediately tranfer emergency operation to all responders that are necessary including Marine Patrol and local Fire/EMS/Rescue and other law enforcement personnel that may be needed.
Yes the operator will ask you for identifying information and it in now way requires 10 minutes of your time as you imply.
Additionally the staff at E911 have personnel available that can offer a variety of resources of information regarding first aid should you need it.
In an emergency where every second counts at out on a body of water where many times a caller does not know there exact location, bypassing the E911 center could prove deadly for those that need assistance.