Smart911 Can Make a Difference in an Emergency

Smart911 is an application people can install on their cell phones to help first responders in an emergency.

Signing up for Smart911 allows people to voluntarily enter information about themselves, including the medications they take, their pets, their residences, physical limitations or anything they think is important for first responders to know.

“When they call 9-1-1, that information is accessible to the 9-1-1 operator,” said Prince William County Public Safety Communications Center Assistant Director of Administration Kaytie Carroll. “Normally, we wouldn’t get that information unless they tell us on the call. It’s a time saver because they don’t have to repeat everything. It’s better for us because we have more information.”

The Smart911 app is tied to cell phones. If someone has an emergency in another locality that uses Smart911, their information would be available to those call takers as well.

People who are interested in using the application can visit Smart911.com to create a profile.