TEXT TO 9-1-1 IS LIVE IN PLACER COUNTY!

City of Lincoln, Local Government

Mobile phone users living in or traveling through Placer County now have the ability to send text messages to 9-1-1. Why, do you ask? This new function gives hearing and speech impaired residents, or people in situations where it is too dangerous to talk, a potentially lifesaving option. Texts will be routed to a nearby 911 dispatch center the same way a 911 call is routed.

𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄: 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐭𝐨-𝟗-𝟏-𝟏 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝟗-𝟏-𝟏, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Here’s how it works:

• Enter “911” in the “To” field of your text message

• The first text message to 9-1-1 should be brief and contain the location of the emergency and type of

  help needed

• Be prepared to answer questions and follow instructions from the 9-1-1 call taker.

  See full details in News section of Sun City Lincoln Hills website https://sclhwatch.org/PostAre/current/