9-1-1 Facts:

• Your house number must be posted on the structure in a location where it can be seen from the street. It's the law in Oswego County!
• Students with SUNYCO campus telephone service and some commercial locations must dial four digits: 9-9-1-1.
• 9-1-1 calls from pay telephones are free.
• Federal law requires that cellular telephone carriers must still allow disconnected cellular telephones to call 9-1-1.
• Party line telephones will not provide a 9-1-1 automatic location display.
• The E 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center telecommunicator/call takers answer the 9-1-1 lines and the telephone numbers listed in the telephone directory for reporting "non-emergency" incidents. The difference is that the 9-1-1 lines are used to report emergencies only.

Examples of Emergencies:

• Someone breaking into your home or a neighbor's home now
• A shooting
• A fire
• A traffic crash involving injury
• Any medical emergency requiring an ambulance immediately
• A fight or display of weapons

Examples of Non-Emergencies:

• Report telephone, power or cable television outages
• Report an abandoned vehicle, a loud party, a pet-related problem or vandalism
• Inquire about weather or road conditions
• Request legal advice
• Request information

To speak directly with a police officer without having a unit dispatched, please use these numbers:

• Oswego Co. Sheriff's Dep't. 1-888-349-3411
• Oswego Police Department 342-8120
• New York State Police 593-6194 or 298-5162
• Fulton Police Department 598-2007
• Rabies information: 349-3564 or after hours 343-5274

Consult the government section of your telephone directory for additional non-emergency telephone numbers.