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Report: Butt Dials Are Clogging The 9-1-1 System

Report: Butt Dials Are Clogging The 9-1-1 System

What’s an emergency management department to do when 9-1-1 calls are spiking, but there aren’t enough workers to cover all those calls? San Francisco turned to researchers in an effort to understand a recent surge in emergency calls, which has been putting a strain on its emergency resources, and found that butts are to blame. Specifically, when someone’s backside accidentally makes a 9-1-1 call. [More]