Bedford County now has access to Smart911, the third county...
Bedford County now has access to Smart911, the third county in Tennessee to feature the emergency service, Rave Mobile Safety announced Tuesday (http://xrl.us/bnsbcq). Smart911 allows people to create free profiles online as part of a national database, intended to be…
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a “proactive” step in providing information to emergency dispatchers, according to the company. When a person calls 911, the dispatchers immediately can see all the personal information presented in the profiles, it said. Bedford County E911 Director Phillip Noel emphasized how 911 centers normally receive little personal information from callers in distress, “especially if [the call] is made on a mobile phone,” he said in a statement. The safety profiles can be created at www.smart911.com and include medical conditions, photos and a listing of relatives, and will “be kept confidential” until a 911 call, Rave Mobile Safety said. The Smart911 service is available in over 300 municipalities across 23 states, it said. The company has issued several announcements about new launches throughout September.