On a chilly February morning, RCMP, paramedics and Halifax firefighters responded to a crash in Kinsac. The only information the dispatcher had was an ...
Halifax Fire says a recent call for a motor vehicle crash was a result of the owner of a new iPhone dropping it and the automatic crash alert sending a message to 911. - Reuters / FileOn a chilly February morning, RCMP, paramedics and Halifax firefighters responded to a crash in Kinsac.
When emergency crews arrived on scene, however, what they found was that the owner of the phone had dropped it in the driveway. The phone had a feature that contacts emergency services if there is a sudden impact, much like car-based collisions detection systems. “I guess it’s really a matter of public safety. We would like to get early notification of any accident, so that’s a good thing,” Meldrum said. “To date we’re not aware of any problem with false alarms, but certainly you never know, as technology becomes more popular, whether that will become something that shows up on our radar.”, which were launched in September. and the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra, and second-generation Apple Watch SE.
Meldrum said that if the user can’t cancel the alert before 911 is contacted, he suggests calling 911 to advise that there hasn’t been a collision so there are not a number of emergency vehicles responding that could be needed elsewhere.
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