Many jurisdictions in the US have text to 911 but not all. If you try it somewhere it's unavailable you'll get a message back saying so. Texting is great for those that are hearing or speech impaired, or in a situation where someone can't speak freely. But otherwise, CALL if you can, text if you can't
I’m fairly sure in New Zealand you can only text 111 if you are are hearing or speech impaired which sorta sucks but they’re prolly understaffed constantly anyway.
yea if there is a situation where i need to call de police and i cant speak for whatever reason im not gonna give a shit if you are only supposed to text it if you are hearing or speech impaired
"Hi, you have reached 911. Before I proceed to helping you with your emergency, please provide proof that you are speach / hearing impaired, as diagnosed by a medical professionnal.
Best regards, your 911 operator."
This is a very important thing to know! But please don’t text just to test it out! Some jurisdictions require an officer respond whether you say it’s a test or not. My agency will send an officer even if you say everything is fine and you are just testing it out. It’s extremely frustrating when people say it’s a test and refuse to provide information afterwards. If you’re going to test it, please do so with the intent to provide information and have an officer respond. If you’re only question is if they do it, consider just calling your local dispatch and ask them.
Best regards, your 911 operator."