It was last Thursday, about 10 am. I was in the men’s room, and my phone rang. I didn’t know the number, so I nuked the call. It quickly rang again.

I answered, and it was the local PD responding to my 911 call. I told them I didn’t call 911. Their system said I did, so I must have. Well, I didn’t, my phone was in my pocket, and you need a pass code to do anything. I assured them that I was ok, and I don’t know how the call was made.

After we disconnected, I checked my call log. No calls at all, let alone 911.

So someone else may have called, the computer somehow read my number, and someone elseay have needed help that was not forthcoming due to a glitch in the matrix.

So at least in my case, 911 did follow up. It just wasn’t to the correct number.

Some yrs back I accidentally pocket dialed 911 while pumping gas. I kept hearing “hello, hello”. I grabbed my phone and saw it was connected to 911. I talked to the lady and explained my phone was in my pocket and accidentally dialed. She asked if I needed assistance and if I was ok. I said I didn’t need assistance and was fine. We ended the call and that was that.

If you call 911, don’t panic and hang up like a guilty child. If you do, they might send a car to you (depending on where you live) because your address is attached to the number.

BUT, if you calmly explain — like an adult — that it is a test or an accident, then it will be fine.

I once had to do an essential 911 functionality test for work, and it was all over quickly and easily.

After two years, this answer is still getting lots of attention. I wonder why.

Not necessarily. I was cutting grass in my field when I heard my phone trying to call out. So I pulled it out of my pocket and looked at the screen and saw it was calling 911, so i quickly hung up. And received a call for them from a different but local number. I answered it and they asked if I needed help, and I told them that my I has my phone in my pocket while I was weedeating. And it was a pocket dial. And they never came outm