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(Solved) : Familiar 911 Service Maybe Us Familiar Would Like Use Often Question Read Reverse 911 Serv Q43919913 . . .

We are all familiar with 911 service. Maybe, some of us are morefamiliar than we would like to be if we have had to use it often.For this question, read about the Reverse 911 Service (seebelow). Post your thoughts. Would you welcome the serviceif you were a resident of an area that used it? Why or why not.Role play that you are a city council member. Would you vote for oragainst it?   Share your vote and reasoning with the restof us.

“Reverse 911 service is a communications solution that deliversrecorded emergency notifications to users in a selectedgeographical area. The technology employs databases of phonenumbers and contact information. Some systems can send more than250,000 voice or text messages per hour via phone,pager, cellphone, and email. Bladen County in North Carolina purchased areverse 911 service integrated with a geographic information systemto target areas simply by choosing a street or drawing a circlearound a portion of a county map. Initially,the database was filledonly with the landline numbers of residents. Residents can alsoenter unlisted phone numbers, cell phone numbers, and secondarynumbers into the system for future contact.Police in Virginia Beachdefended the use of a reverse 911 call system to wake over 17,000residents at 3:20 am. The police used the system to send anautomated message to alert people that they were searching for amissing 12-year-old-girl. The police decided to take this measureonly after they had searched unsuccessfully for three hours usingK-9’s, helicopters, and foot patrols, and were unable to find thegirl with her friends or through social media or her cellphone.”

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