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🤔 7 of The Most Bizarre 911 Calls of 2024

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Kait Price & Martin Lemay
January 06, 2025

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🚨 In 2024, emergency dispatchers across the country fielded some truly bizarre 911 calls that showcased just how unpredictable the job can be. From Dover, Delaware receiving a call meant for Dover, England about migrants in the English Channel, to a Cleveland woman dialing 911 simply to charge her phone, these incidents highlight some creative (and questionable) uses of emergency services.

One Ohio woman took things to extremes, making over 350 prank ambulance calls, while in Washington DC, a false alarm sent firefighters racing to the White House. Texas authorities found themselves dealing with a kangaroo on the loose, turning a suburban neighborhood into an unexpected wildlife adventure. Meanwhile, in Boston, a man called 911 just to request police officers sing him “Happy Birthday.” To top it off, a Washington woman reported her yard being invaded by over 100 raccoons, prompting an unusual call for help.

These offbeat calls reveal the lighter, often strange side of emergency dispatching and remind us that not every 911 call is about life-or-death situations.

Check out the full article with all the videos here - FireRescue1.

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