They actually held me a minute, then hung up! But my second call only held me about 15 seconds. The dispatcher was calm and talked me through appropriately, and the FD was there in about five minutes. Turned out they had dealt with the guy earlier, in front of the firehouse! They told me he had denied using heroin; shrugs all around. They put something up to his nose -- I assume Narcan but maybe just smelling salts -- and he revived. I didn't stick around, but I imagine they still had no cause to hold him once they got him up.
Well they probably just wanted to see if you were serious. On the other hand it is probably better than in the relatively small town I now live when where the cops come with the EMT and then walk through the house to see if they can charge someone with drugs.
So for how long did 911 keep you on hold? And how long did it take the EMTs to get there? Did you have a favorable impression of them?
They actually held me a minute, then hung up! But my second call only held me about 15 seconds. The dispatcher was calm and talked me through appropriately, and the FD was there in about five minutes. Turned out they had dealt with the guy earlier, in front of the firehouse! They told me he had denied using heroin; shrugs all around. They put something up to his nose -- I assume Narcan but maybe just smelling salts -- and he revived. I didn't stick around, but I imagine they still had no cause to hold him once they got him up.
Well they probably just wanted to see if you were serious. On the other hand it is probably better than in the relatively small town I now live when where the cops come with the EMT and then walk through the house to see if they can charge someone with drugs.
Hearted for the industriousness of the folx in blue...