Do you bet your life depend on a phone line?: 911 Emergency systems fail

Two Ohio newspapers this week reported that two separate 911 services went down unexpectedly and for several hours.

On February 8, the Lorain Morning Journal reported that the telephone system at the Erie County Sheriff's Office died for about 1 1/2 hours Saturday morning, meaning no one could call into the sheriff's office -- including 911 calls.

And on Friday, Feb. 11, the Toledo Blade
reported that in some parts of Wood, Hancock, and Sandusky counties were unable to dial 911 for about three hours yesterday after a fiber-optic line was cut near McComb in Hancock County.

Even when these systems are working properly, calling for help in the midst of a violent attack amounts to ordering your own mop-up squad. Only you can protect you.

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