Text 911 service launched

Posted 5/15/23

On Monday, May 1, the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services, Division of Emergency Communications launched a Text– to–9-1-1 service for Ulster County. This new service allows …

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Text 911 service launched

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On Monday, May 1, the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services, Division of Emergency
Communications launched a Text–to–9-1-1 service for Ulster County.
This new service allows wireless customers to send a text–to–9-1-1 in an emergency when voice calls are inappropriate, ineffective or unsafe.
The Ulster County Department of Emergency Services launched a soft go-live last week and began receiving text messages.
Of the three 9-1-1 text messages received, two of them resulted in arrests.