(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – In order to prevent an influx of nuisance calls that could block emergency calls from reaching a call taker, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications activated a non-emergency line during the Fourth of July holiday.
Extra call takers were on hand for the emergency and non-emergency lines. Emergency Communications, which typically averages 1,600 calls for emergency services a day, received the following number of calls over the holiday:
The non-emergency line (316-290-1011) was active from 6 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., July 1 through July 6.
|
Time Period |
Calls to non-emergency line |
Calls to 911 |
|
July 1 |
59 |
1679 |
|
July 2 |
42 |
1532 |
|
July 3 |
212 |
1493 |
|
July 4 |
723 |
1614 |
|
July 5 |
193 |
1788 |
|
July 6 |
139 |
1595 |
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