911 call
Plea for help
A 911 call is a telephone call to emergency services in the United States, requesting police, fire, or medical assistance.
The number 911 serves as the universal emergency line, so a 911 call implies urgent need: The neighbor made a 911 call when she saw smoke.
The term often appears in news reports and legal contexts discussing response times or recorded evidence.
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- operatorOne who works machinery
- hold pleaseRequest to wait
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
police · fire · first responders · rescue · send help · help · panic · sirens · phone · distress · urgent · crisis · heart attack · active shooter · domestic dispute · paramedic · screaming · address
- Emergency MedicineEMT, emergency medicine, EMS, paramedic, paramedics
- seeking helpcry for help, help wanted, asking, requesting, SOS
- police beatcrime report, arrest record, traffic stop, burglary, theft
- emergency medicalemergency room, ambulance, EMS, ER, EMT
- emergencies911, ambulance, emergency, emergency room, ER
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
911 callvoicemail
Recorded caller messages
appointment scheduling · courtesy call · follow-up call · text message · email
911 callall clear
Signal danger has passed
false alarm · business as usual · peace and quiet · everyday life · non-event
call, calls, called, calling, caller, callers, callback, callbacks