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Recommended scenarios for texting 911

0:39:10

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Council Member Bottcher inquires about specific situations where texting 911 might be recommended, aside from hearing impairment. Deputy Commissioner Barbera provides a brief response and offers to gather more information from NYPD.

  • Texting is recommended for hearing-impaired individuals
  • Situations where making a phone call might not be safe are mentioned
  • Deputy Commissioner Barbera offers to check with NYPD for a more comprehensive list of scenarios
Erik D. Bottcher
0:39:10
Are there specific situations in which you'd recommend someone consider texting other than being obviously, if you're a person who's hearing impaired, what about are there other situations, like someone's in a in a situation where they don't feel safe making a phone call?
0:39:34
Do you have a a list of those kind of scenarios where people should consider texting.
Robert Barbera
0:39:40
I mean, those are the scenarios that we recommend people texting.
0:39:44
I could check with NYPD and see if they have a list of types of, calls for service that would fall into that category.
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