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Using 911 and Emergency
Contact Numbers in Perth County
CALL 911 WHEN YOU NEED POLICE, FIRE OR
PARAMEDIC SERVICES TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY
WHEN SHOULD YOU CALL 911?
CALL 911 IF THERE IS:
• a medical emergency A MEDICAL EMERGENCY
• a fire INVOLVES A SERIOUS OR
• a crime in progress LIFE-THREATENING INJURY
DO NOT CALL 911 TO:
• locate relatives or to inquire about their condition
• ask about current road or weather conditions
• find out when electricity and gas services will return
In the event of an emergency, information and
instructions from emergency response officials will be
available on the radio, television and the internet.
You can also get information by using non-emergency
telephone numbers.
When there is no immediate danger to health or
property use a non-emergency number.
MY PERSONAL NON-EMERGENCY CONTACTS
Police
Fire
Hospital
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GUIDE - ARE YOU READY?
