United Way 2-1-1 is the 3-digit number that anyone can use to obtain information and referrals about non-emergency health and human services in our 12-county region.
United Way 2-1-1 Northeast Region is always online at:
Learn more about United Way 2-1-1 health and human services in our 12-county region.
What is 511?
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When and How to use 911
Remain Calm!
Answer the dispatcher’s questions regardless of how unimportant they seem.
Typical Questions:
Where? Location of the emergency (not your location)
What? Describe what happened (calmly)
How? How the incident happened (mechanism of injury)
Who? Is the person a family member (medical history might be more familiar)
When? Recent vs. Non-recent (6 hours or more)
Life-saving instructions may be given, while waiting for emergency responders. Do not hang up until the operator instructs you to. Understand that during a crisis time seems to creep by very slowly, what is just a few minutes could seem like 15 minutes.
911 should only be used for fire, medical or police emergencies. The dispatchers should not be used for non-emergency information gathering.