Deaf and Hearing Impaired Services

9-1-1 SERVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED

NOTE: Callers using TTY equipment must dial 9-1-1 to reach police, fire and emergency medical assistance.

To assist hearing impaired callers, every 9-1-1 phone console in the Seattle Police 9-1-1 Center is equipped with a Text Telephone (TTY) machine, and each calltaker is trained in the procedures to answer these calls. Frequent test calls are done to assure that calltakers maintain their TTY skills.