Emergency workers searching to find next-of-kin contact information for an injured person now have a globally recognized way of doing so, thanks to a new standard from ITU. If you have a mobile phone, ...

The emergency assistance system on Pixel phones can also record videos and share it with your friends and family members. You can choose to disable it, though.

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Authorities reported a major phone outage in Brownsville Tuesday night. Brownsville police’s regular non-emergency phone line was down, according to Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino. Authorities ...

In Austria, you can reach the police by calling two different numbers. With millions of calls made each year, here’s how the emergency response system operates. Knowing how to contact the police in an ...

TikTok’s emergency contact trend proves that sometimes, the weakest link is the most dependable. While you can’t judge a book by its cover, TikTok’s ‘emergency contact’ trend exemplifies ...

The EU sets standards for locating emergency calls to 112, but not every emergency call can be located. In Germany, devices ...

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX) - Verizon customers may have trouble reaching 911 dispatchers, Middletown police warned Monday ...

On January 31st, 2025, TikTok [1] user @paiz2610 posted a video humorously showing her husband playing with a yoga ball, writing “Realizing I changed my emergency contact from my mom to this man.” The ...