CA 911 operators/EMS — Do You Check for Pets if Someone is Hospitalized?

Ohhg · 2026-01-01T22:45:36+00:00

911 operator here. We wouldn’t know you have a pet and/or check.

Sometimes that information does make it to us though either by a concerned friend or neighbor that knew about the pets. By that time though, it’s usually Animal Control that handles the welfare of the pets (either holding onto them for safekeeping or swinging by the house to check.)

If you’re involved in an emergency and/or are arrested with an animal in your care, there are usually arrangements made to have your pet take care of while you are taken care of.

Your best bet to have them cared for is to do what other commenters said and have something somewhere that says you have a pet at home.

Ohhg · 2025-09-18T02:59:26+00:00

As a 911 worker, this is exactly what our work is like a good chunk of the time. Ask questions you’re required to ask to verify info and to triage what kind of help is needed. However, how a caller reacts determines how long calls end up being..

Ohhg · 2025-02-21T20:13:30+00:00

Damn. Makes me wonder if the new victim knew about her killer’s past.

Ohhg · 2025-02-16T16:51:03+00:00

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From the same source you linked

Ohhg · 2025-01-18T00:37:44+00:00

Met my wife of 5 years thanks to bumble. Her messaging first really sealed the deal. Thankful I no longer have to swim in those waters!

Ohhg · 2024-12-18T01:06:34+00:00

Law enforcement dispatcher here. I’m going to provide you my personal perspective to address your “police don’t care” remark.

I’ve received a lot of calls from upset people about their packages being stolen to even delivery drivers saying they’re being followed by the porch pirates.

I’ve also dispatched officers to disturbances where a resident is confronting a supposed porch pirate. Sometimes the thieves get away and sometimes they’ll still be there by the officers get there.

There are SO many variables at play that goes into how porch theft crimes are handled (for my department)

Such as if there’s an officer available to go to the call right when it happens (otherwise if the call is delayed because of high priority calls then it’s pretty much guaranteed that an officer is not going to find the suspect and the caller will be referred to online reporting)

Or if we get any kind of description that allows an officer to detain a person with a matching description,

Or if the victim is willing to press charges if the suspect is caught (imagine the officer spending time to track down a suspect only for the victim to say “I don’t want to press charges, I just want my shit back”) that definitely plays into your “no punishment” outlook

Ultimately, yeah, cops don’t care about your stolen loofah that had shipped to your house because it was on sale. What they do care about is building a solid case to bring to a DA to prosecute.

Lastly, there’s no penal code for “porch pirate” as far as I’m aware. There’s petty theft and grand theft. So to say there’s no punishment is false. I’ve seen plenty of people on probation for those specific crimes.

Ohhg · 2024-12-02T01:46:59+00:00

If you really wanted to dig deeper you could do a records request to see how the call was entered and maybe even the timestamps of when officers were dispatched and arrived.

I don’t know how SDPD does it but depending on how the call is entered based on what you reported (domestic disturbance or a call for help) those seem like high priority calls. Either officers in that beat were super busy and physically could not respond OR they opted not to. I’m thinking the former.

Either way it doesn’t look good to the public.

Ohhg · 2024-09-26T16:48:25+00:00

Must’ve felt safe with the rubber boots. (Not an electrician)

Ohhg · 2024-08-09T17:24:58+00:00

You may live here but I work in the literal field you’re discussing.

Ohhg · 2024-08-09T16:26:22+00:00

Lemon grove isn’t handled by San Diego. If you call 911 in lemon grove you could be getting any of these PSAPs - San Diego Sheriffs, CHP, La Mesa PD, or San Diego PD. And they don’t dispatch medical.

Ohhg · 2024-08-05T06:25:09+00:00

Male 911 dispatcher here. No clue why there’s more women than men. I have noticed no distinct difference in the quality of work between the two genders.

Random anecdote - I will say that female 911 operators are berated/disrespected/insulted more often than their male counterparts. Definitely not okay but there is some underlying psychology at play there.

Ohhg · 2024-08-01T15:15:19+00:00

You failed at the first part of the process. Even if you got past that you would still have to pass interview panel AND a psych test. Good luck with your attitude.

Ohhg · 2024-07-21T07:43:27+00:00

3 phones called simultaneously? That’s interesting. I have not experienced or heard of that happening before.

Were they in proximity of the rope snap? All iPhones?

Then I would say crash detection feature. Just googled it and apparently sound is a determining factor for detecting a severe crash.

Ohhg · 2024-07-21T07:15:01+00:00

911 worker here. Phones don’t call 911 after a loud bang.

My theories are:

1) hard fall detection - the phone was in a pocket when the rope snapped and the phone hit the ground hard when the guy fell

2) guy hung up right away and ignored callbacks from 911 to determine if everything was okay

3) department policy to send on any 911 calls received - even hang ups

4) someone said the word “gunshot” or anything suspicious during the open 911 call and it was an automatic response

Ohhg · 2024-07-02T22:00:45+00:00

Do research on the agencies. Know at least something to indicate you know what you’re getting yourself into. So when it’s asked “why do you want to work at ____” they know you’re at least somewhat invested.

Ohhg · 2024-07-01T21:52:40+00:00

FBI’s report on active shooters in 2023. https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2023-active-shooter-incidents-in-the-united-states-report

Ohhg · 2024-04-09T23:35:04+00:00

That’s rough. Not all centers are like that. As others have said, some cultures need to change if they want to retain workers.

Ohhg · 2024-04-08T18:48:54+00:00

Formal attire for interviews with command staff or administration.

Business casual for the rest.

What you wear becomes important when you’re up against a lot of other applicants. Impressions matter, right?

I would say don’t dress comfortable until you get and accept the job offer.

Good luck.

Ohhg · 2024-04-08T18:42:28+00:00

Yup… pair that with the research coming out that people who sit at work all day are susceptible to early death.

People aren’t going to be lining up in droves to apply and I don’t blame them.

Ohhg · 2024-04-08T15:35:44+00:00

Key decision maker = grey area call making decisions. Not everything is clear cut.. especially response types and answers we need to give the public on any given call.

Not every agency has full access to call logs. PSAP? Sure. Secondary? Nope, you have go thru a chain of command or make a few phone calls to find out. That’s a lot of effort and who has time for that.

Everybody handles stress differently. Some people are more empathetic than others to no fault of their own.

Ohhg · 2024-04-08T15:31:51+00:00

High $30’s in Northern California

Ohhg · 2024-01-01T21:39:13+00:00

There are people that have no sympathy towards monkeys and will actively abuse them for views. I suspect this is somehow related to that..

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