Thread:Comments:'Completely irresponsible' woman called emergency services to report theft of snowman/999?/reply (3)

You mean where the emergency services all have separate emergency (999, 911) numbers? Or where they each have their own normal phone number? My understanding is that in most (if not all) cases the emergency dispatcher simply dispatches the correct type of ES personal. IE, if you call 911 and report a fire, they send a fire truck. If you call 911 and report a heart attack, they send an ambulance. If you call and merely say "help", they send police, who then call in reinforcements if necessary.