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911 EMERGENCY SERVICE [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Telephone Services
  • Telecommunications
  • Security
OBS

9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Services provide customers with access to emergency reporting and emergency response agencies serving their communities by dialling 9-1-1.

Key term(s)
  • 911 Public Emergency Reporting Service
  • 911 PERS

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Services téléphoniques
  • Télécommunications
  • Sécurité
OBS

Le Service public d'appel d'urgence 9-1-1 (SPAU 9-1-1) [a été] créé en 1993. Il est réglementé par le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC), l'organisme fédéral responsable des télécommunications.

Key term(s)
  • service public d'appel d'urgence 911
  • SPAU 911

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
CONT

The three-digit number designated for public use throughout North America to report an emergency or request emergency services such as police, fire department or ambulance.

OBS

Not all phone systems have 911 service, because before it can be set up, all emergency services have to work together to create a central place where all 911 calls can be handled. As a result, there is 911 service in most large cities, but not in rural parts of Canada.

Key term(s)
  • nine one one

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Numéro à composer pour signaler une urgence ou demander des secours, comme la police, les pompiers ou l'ambulance.

OBS

Les systèmes de téléphone ne disposent pas tous du service 9-1-1. Avant de mettre un tel service en place, tous les services d'urgence doivent unir leurs efforts pour créer un lieu central où les appels seront traités. Par conséquent, la plupart des grandes villes profitent de ce service, mais pas les régions rurales du Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
CONT

El 911 es el número de tres dígitos escogido en los Estados Unidos de América para la comunicación de cualquier incidencia en que peligre la vida de una persona o un grave riesgo. El 911 tiene su origen en una reunión de la Asociación de Jefes de Bomberos de USA, en 1957, cuando se acordó el establecimiento de un número único para comunicar incendios.

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