911 emergency telephone number

Subject in Society & Culture

911 emergency telephone number has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

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Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know

  • Clark notes there is no national 911 system; every system is local or at best regional.

    “There's no national 911 system. Yeah. Everywhere in the United States, 911 reaches an emergency dispatcher or an emergency operator. But each system is local, regional at best”

    Stuff You Should Know: Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke (Jun 6, 2026) · Listen from 28:33

  • Clark advises that anyone who accidentally dials 911 should stay on the line and explain rather than hang up.

    “If you ever call 911 accidentally or say your kid does or whatever, you do not want to hang up the phone”

    Stuff You Should Know: Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke (Jun 6, 2026) · Listen from 21:24

  • Clark argues the U.S. 911 system is hopelessly antiquated but still generally works and should not deter anyone from calling.

    “the 911 system that we currently use in the United States is hopelessly antiquated. And they're working on improving it”

    Stuff You Should Know: Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke (Jun 6, 2026) · Listen from 6:18

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