On This Day In 1968: The First 911 Call Was Made In Alabama

 

U.S. House of Rep Tom Bevill was the first person to answer a 911 call.
(c)Alabama News Center

On This Day In 1968, the 9-1-1 emergency service system was implemented and used in Haleyville, Alabama.

The first call was made by Alabama Senator Rankin Fite.

The United Kingdom and Canada were previously the first two countries to use a nationwide emergency phone number.

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