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What was the emergency number before 911?

April 26, 2017emergency

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What was the emergency number before 911?

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Prior to 1968, there was no standard emergency number. In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met with AT&T to establish such an emergency number. They wanted a number that was short and easy to remember. ChaCha on!