We can VERIFY that there's no national silent emergency number in the U.S. In the U.K., if you call 999 in a situation where you can’t speak, pressing 55 transfers you to the police. But in the ...

If you live in the U.K., the emergency number to call is 999. If you can't speak because doing so would put you or others in further danger, you have the option to dial 55 when prompted in the U.K.

Although central emergency numbers had been around since London adopted 999 in 1937, the U.S. relied on a convoluted system with various regional protocols. Americans could typically dial 0 to ...

America’s first emergency system that used 9-1-1 was in Haleyville, Alabama, and the country’s first 9-1-1 call was made there on February 16, 1968.

We can VERIFY that there's no national silent emergency number in the U.S. In the U.K., if you call 999 in a situation where you can’t speak, pressing 55 transfers you to the police. But in the ...

Central emergency numbers have been around since London adopted 999 in 1937. But the U.S. relied on a convoluted system with various regional protocols until 1968. Highway Patrol Images via ...

We can VERIFY that there's no national silent emergency number in the U.S. In the U.K., if you call 999 in a situation where you can’t speak, pressing 55 transfers you to the police. But in the ...

In the United States, the emergency number is 911, not 999, and there’s not a similar nationwide silent call extension. Dialing 999 then 55 will only work in the U.K.

In the United States, the emergency number is 911, not 999, and there’s not a similar nationwide silent call extension. Dialing 999 then 55 will only work in the U.K.