March 25, 2011 02:44 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/YeNwE55GaME/116-the-precursor-to.html
116, the precursor to 911?
Voidmstr sez, "I cut this clip from an old PD documentary I found on archive.org, a film made by the Los Angeles Fire Department in 1949. The announcer wants people to literally dial 1-1-6 to report a fire. A few days later it's now a footnote in a Wikipedia article about the history of emergency phone numbers. Does anyone know anything about dialing 1-1-6 and whether I stumbled across something important?" LAFD Video: Report Fire Promptly! Dial 1-1-6 Or Break the Glass (Thanks, Voidmstr, via Submitterator!)...Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/YeNwE55GaME/116-the-precursor-to.html
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