6 comments for "AUDIO: 911 call of alligator in Lancaster desert"
lulu bellesays
OMG can you imagine if this would have been a REAL emergency? That dispatcher could have cared less about the call or caller. I do realize they sometimes are overwhelmed with calls and are quite busy, but a little oomph in their response is always appreciated when it is an emergency. I try as best as I can to never ever call 9ll due to this fact, but sometimes you have too.
Rguzmansays
The 911 operator needs more training on how to ask questions to the caller.
Williamsays
Caller – “There’s a guy in my house with a knife”
911 Operator – “What kind of knife?”
Caller – “A big one”
911 Operator – “What color is it?”
Caller – “Ugh, you stabbed me, I’m dying.”
911 Operator – “Can you hand the phone to the guy with the knife?”
I swear that most 911 calls sound similar to the one above if not worse.
sikntiredsays
Gotta agree with you on that.
lulu bellesays
This is too funny….but true…I know they have a dialogue they have to follow, but come on a human response is always better than reading out of a book…
Nancy Psays
My all time favorite was when I (yes I did) called 911 to report a car stopping as it came around a corner by my house, where a group of teenage boys were hanging out. A kid jumped out of the passenger side and slid across the hood holding a handgun up in the air. It was easy to see, they were directly under a street light and yes, I was looking at them. The 911 operator asked, “is the gun real?” hmmm
lulu belle says
OMG can you imagine if this would have been a REAL emergency? That dispatcher could have cared less about the call or caller. I do realize they sometimes are overwhelmed with calls and are quite busy, but a little oomph in their response is always appreciated when it is an emergency. I try as best as I can to never ever call 9ll due to this fact, but sometimes you have too.
Rguzman says
The 911 operator needs more training on how to ask questions to the caller.
William says
Caller – “There’s a guy in my house with a knife”
911 Operator – “What kind of knife?”
Caller – “A big one”
911 Operator – “What color is it?”
Caller – “Ugh, you stabbed me, I’m dying.”
911 Operator – “Can you hand the phone to the guy with the knife?”
I swear that most 911 calls sound similar to the one above if not worse.
sikntired says
Gotta agree with you on that.
lulu belle says
This is too funny….but true…I know they have a dialogue they have to follow, but come on a human response is always better than reading out of a book…
Nancy P says
My all time favorite was when I (yes I did) called 911 to report a car stopping as it came around a corner by my house, where a group of teenage boys were hanging out. A kid jumped out of the passenger side and slid across the hood holding a handgun up in the air. It was easy to see, they were directly under a street light and yes, I was looking at them. The 911 operator asked, “is the gun real?” hmmm