EComm in BC has once again released their "10 Most Absurd 911 Calls Of The Year" article. While each call center is unique unto itself, there is a lot of crossover in the types of calls that 911 gets. Even worldwide. When I talk to international 911 operators, they have a lot of the same "Someone called for that?!" style calls that North America does.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6348666/b...11-calls-2019/
This year:
Quote:
1 - To complain hotel parking spot was too small
2 - To complain hair salon didn’t style their hair properly
3 - To complain their neighbour was vacuuming late at night
4 - Because they were upset the coin laundry machine didn’t have enough water
5 - To inquire why traffic was so bad
6 - To request police bring a shovel to dig their car out of the snow in front of their house
7 - Because police are being ‘too loud’ responding to an emergency and requesting that they should come back in the morning
8 - To get information about water restrictions
9 - To report a broken ATM machine
10 - Because a gas station wouldn’t let them use the washroom
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I have personally dealt with variations on 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 10.