Telephone – Reverse 911

Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons

• Works the opposite of 911 – emergency operations center calls you;

with software can "blast" to many phones at one time

• Can make TTY calls IF your community buys that feature in its package

• Emergency message must be well-paced and spoken clearly

• Some localities give a number to call for more information that

connects to a voice menu system.

• DC Emergency Ctr repeats voice message twice, then sends TTY msg

• People with unlisted phone numbers may need to register

Good example of info for deaf/hard of hearing residents:

Dane County, WI -- www.co.dane.wi.us/ems/popwarn_deaf.htm