All rights reserved. When a police, fire or medical emergency person arrives, follow their instructions and try not to panic. More routine matters like break-ins and petty theft should not tie up important emergency numbers. Call the police precinct, the country sheriff, the state police or highway patrol at their number in the telephone book. Police departments have community outreach departments that inform the public about crime prevention programs.
Fire departments have procedures similar to police departments.
Use 911 for real emergencies only. In other communities firemen are volunteers who depend on voluntary financial support from the public. Some communities have paid fire service, where individual homeowners pay a certain amount a year for protection. Medical emergency or paramedic services can be either municipal or volunteer. It pays to find out the reputation of the medical emergency squad in your area and learn their procedures.