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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 91 09:15 PDT
From: Ed_Greenberg@3mail.3com.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: New Phone Numbers for NYC Fire Department
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My GUESS (and it's only a guess) is that the 911 system in New York
City is so badly overloaded with police traffic that they have to
route fire traffic another way.

"You have reached nine-one-one.  To report a crime, press 1, to report
a fire, press 2...."