We have heard the stories for years about strange 911 calls and the extra burden it puts on the emergency service. Now you can listen to ridiculous calls on the Internet and view videos on You-tube. I read one this morning about a woman who called 911 to complain that her boyfriend wouldn't marry her. Another one from a disgruntled diner complaining about that lack of shrimp in her order of fried rice, and demanded to have the police intervene on her behalf. These poor 911 operators must get these useless calls all day long. I think you can be fined and even arrested for abusing this life-saving communication system.
King County has a new website that provides all the non -emergency phone numbers in a given area. You can visit the site, enter your zip code and then download and print the non-emergency contact numbers for the Fire Department, Police 
Department etc. I don't know if this will help minimize the calls from weirdo's but it's good information for the rest of us. Please reserve emergency resources, use 911 responsibly.
While we are on the subject of emergencies, another good Government site for emergency preparedness is
3 days 3 ways . This site provides a lot of good information on planning for potential power outages, floods and other disruptions and emergency situations.
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