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  2. Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act - Wikipedia

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    The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 is a United States federal law enacted as Public Law 106–81 of October 26, 1999. It is also known as the 911 Act. The act required the setup of enhanced 911 and mandated that 911 serve as the emergency number for non-land line phones as well. It was an amendment to the Communications ...

  3. 911 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    911, sometimes written 9-1-1, is an emergency telephone number for Argentina, Canada, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Mexico, Palau, Panama, the Philippines, Sint Maarten, the United States, [2] and Uruguay, as well as the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), one of eight N11 codes. Like other emergency numbers around the world, this number is ...

  4. University of California police departments - Wikipedia

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    The EMS program responds to 9-1-1 medical calls on campus, as well as in the surrounding Isla Vista community, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The student employees are EMT trained, and the non-students are paramedic trained. In Santa Barbara County, this allows the ambulance to be considered an ALS provider.

  5. Pension - Wikipedia

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    The 401(k) is the iconic self-funded retirement plan that many Americans rely on for much of their retirement income; these sometimes include money from an employer, but are usually mostly or entirely funded by the individual using an elaborate scheme where money from the employee's paycheck is withheld, at their direction, to be contributed by ...

  6. N11 code - Wikipedia

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    N11 code. This U.S. road sign alerts highway users to the availability of 9-1-1 service. An N11 code (pronounced Enn-one-one) is a three-digit dialing code used in abbreviated dialing in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The mnemonic N stands for the digits 2 through 9 and thus the syntax stands for the codes 211, 311, 411, 511, 611 ...

  7. Life Alert Emergency Response - Wikipedia

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    Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. is a nationwide [1] American company, with headquarters in Encino, California, which provides services that help elderly contact emergency services. The company was founded in 1987. The company's system consists of a main unit and a small wireless help button that is worn by the user at all times.

  8. List of emergency telephone numbers - Wikipedia

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    112 and 911 redirect to 110 on mobile phones and telephones that are present at all United States military installations. Jordan: 911: Mobile phones – 112. Kazakhstan: 112: Police – 102; Ambulance – 103; Fire – 101; Gas leaks – 104. Democratic People's Republic of Korea: local numbers only: 8119: Republic of Korea: 112: 119

  9. Emergency telephone number - Wikipedia

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    911. 112 and 911. Other number, no redirection or redirection for mobile phones only. An emergency telephone number is a number that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance. The emergency number differs from country to country; it is typically a three-digit number so that it can be easily remembered and dialed quickly.