History of 911

2. This law in 1999 officially established 911 as the national emergency phone number
4. Senator that made the first 911 call in 1968
6. National law that eliminated having to dial a prefix on a multi-line telephone system
10. Replacement for "Enhanced 911"
11. First 911 call was made in this state
13. President whose commission recommended a single emergency telephone number
14. Automatic Number Identification
15. Public Safety Answering Point
17. This percent of the U.S. population had 911 service in 1979
18. This company created 911 as the universal emergency number
19. This Wisconsin county's first 911 call was in 1983

1. This county in California adopted "selective call routing" in the 1970s
3. Automatic Location Information
5. This country also uses "911" as their emergency number
7. This major city uses "999" for the emergency number
8. Actor who starred in "Rescue 9-1-1" from 1989-1996
9. National Emergency Number Assocation
12. County in California where dispatcher's week was first celebrate
16. 911 is this old
20. National Law enacted in 2020 that improved location information for 911 calls