Kankakee County Sheriff issued the following announcement on Nov. 13.
Text-to-911 is now Available in Kankakee County!
Text-to-9-1-1 is intended primarily for use in three emergency scenarios:
1. For an individual who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.
2. For someone who is in a situation where it is not safe to place a voice call to 9-1-1.
3. A medical emergency that renders the person incapable of speech.
ONLY text 9-1-1 in an emergency. Prank-texters can be identified and possibly prosecuted according to local laws/regulations.
Text-to-9-1-1 is not available everywhere and is not always available when roaming.
You must subscribe to your wireless carrier’s text or data plan in order to make or receive text messages.
If Text-to-9-1-1 is not available in your area, or is temporarily unavailable, you should receive a message indicating that Text-to-9-1-1 is not available and to contact 9-1-1 by other means.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Kankakee County Sheriff
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