Hands On!

EMERGENCY
911...What's your emergency?

Halifax Regional Municipality

Non-emergency police number 490-5020
General information for fire and emergency 490-5530
Poison control 428-8161
Incident report 490-5016

Objective

To be able to call 911 in case of an emergency

Goal

To be able to identify an emergency.

Suggestions

Suggest that learners have their civic address posted beside their phone. Ensure they can say it clearly as well as spell it. All members of the family should be able to say their address. If someone doesn't know their civic address in Nova Scotia they can call 1-800-388-3911.
Review the dialog between 911 operator and person reporting the emergency often so learners are familiar with the words and questions from the 911 operator.
Review appropriate reasons to go to Emergency at the hospital.
Review any cost that might be associated with calling an ambulance or false 911 calls.
Identify what an emergency is. The 911 coordinator reports that 911 assists people when there is a threat to one's health, safety or property.
For the purpose of this exercise we are assuming that the emergency is at the learner's home.

911 is for emergency situations only.

For more information on 911 contact the program administrator at Emergency Measures Organization, Nova Scotia Department of the Environment, P.O. Box 2107, Halifax, NS B3J 3B7 (902)424-5620.

Activities

Visit the 911 Centre at 15 Convoy Run, in Bedford. Phone 490-7249/7250.
Make cards with the pictures of the emergency on them. Role play emergency situations.