Everybody knows that you don't make 911 calls unless you've got an emergency, right? Well, not entirely, because as you can see from this funny if not an infuriatingly dumb list of funny 911 calls operators have received, some people have a pretty bizarre idea of what exactly constitutes an emergency.
From the woman who thought her washing machine was possessed by the devil to the person who urgently needed to know whether it was legal for them to own a monkey, the emergency calls below will make you laugh, and maybe cry a little. Then you'll realize just how dumb some people can be and how unbelievable their short stories are.
Still, some of these conversations might be prank calls, but we don't think that pranking an emergency station is worth the fine and lawsuit that comes with it, as every call is being tracked for caller ID.
Anyways, don't forget to check the funny stories that we've found on calling in for an emergency below.
#161
Another medical emergency, woman had taken 3 ibuprofen and wasn't sure what would happen.
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7points
#162
Had a run where an elderly gentleman's glucose was 85 and he just knew he was dying (normal is 80-120 mg/dl).
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6points
#163
One of my first calls. I dispatch for a variety of agencies including fish and wildlife. Get a call from a guy and the 911 map shows he is in the woods. He calls and says he was hiking and he wanted an escort out of the woods, where he chose to hike among nature, because he saw a bear. He was reminded that bears live in the woods and he was in their territory. Also the bear continued on the path and didn't even approach the caller.
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6points
#164
Had a woman get so angry about kids playing outside on their ATVs and bikes, on their family's property, in the middle of the day in the summer, that she had a stroke. She's ranting and raving and then all of a sudden, she's speaking slowly and her words are slurred and she's groaning... It was a weird thing to happen but she didn't need to be so damn angry over something like that. Sheesh.
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5points
#165
Lady calls about an injured animal off to the side of the road in a neighborhood with some of the highest crime in the area. Cops are busy with people getting shot and stuff. She is yelling at me that I'm cold-hearted because I haven't dispatched police, lights and sirens, and that this creature is suffering, and I'm responsible for it, etc. I ask what type of animal it is. "I don't believe any animal species is more important than any other." "Ma'm, What. Is. It." "It's a possum."
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5points
#167
A paramedic was mowing his lawn, for reasons still unexplained stuck his hand under the mower, sliced off half a finger, called 911 and requested an airlift to the trauma center.
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2points
In various moments of confusion and misunderstanding, people might find themselves making bizarre calls to emergency services. Although it's unlikely to end in a cheeky revelation of adopting an animal, as seen in one entertaining prank, it's a reminder of the wide spectrum of odd behaviors people exhibit when under stress or misunderstanding situations.
For instance, you might want to look at how one woman humorously convinced a guy he'd adopted a chimp named Bubbles, bending reality for comedic effect.