People in several North Texas communities can now send a text message to 911 in case of an emergency if a phone call is not an option.
Texting 911 only works for customers of the following major carriers: Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T, and officials still say a phone call is best, so try that first.
But if you can't call, such as while in a large-scale emergency or if your safety would be compromised, you can text while in the following jurisdictions, according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments:
- Allen Police Department
- Balch Springs Police Department
- Bridgeport Police Department
- Cleburne Police Department
- Collin County Sheriff’s Office
- Decatur Police Department
- Ellis County Sheriff’s Office
- Erath County Sheriff’s Office
- Frisco Police Department
- Forney Police Department
- Hood County Sheriff’s Office
- Hunt County Sheriff’s Office
- Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
- Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office
- Kaufman Police Department
- Keene Police Department
- McKinney Police Department
- Mineral Wells Police Department
- Murphy Police Department
- Northern Ellis Emergency Dispatch Center
- Palo Pinto Sheriff’s Office
- Parker County Sheriff’s Office
- Prosper Police Department
- Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office
- Rockwall Police Department
- Sachse Police Department
- Seagoville Police Department
- Somervell County Sheriff’s Office
- Stephenville Police Department
- Terrell Police Department
- Waxahachie Police Department
- Weatherford Police Department
- Wise County Sheriff’s Office
If you attempt to send a text to 911 from an unsupported area, you will get a bounce-back message.
