Original title
Call 911
Released
7/30/2009
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary, Reality
Production companies
Tom Jennings Productions
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
61
Each episode documents real 911 calls from people in trouble to emergency dispatchers.
A man in Simi Valley, CA follows a robber in his car while talking to 911; a young man survives a car falling on his head in a junkyard; a disabled man in Tampa, Fla. is rescued from his burning home with the help of dispatchers.
A Buffalo woman is trapped in her burning home as firefighters race to save her; a 10-year-old Tacoma, WA girl calls 911 to save her mother from being attacked; and a California man is taught over the phone how to help his pregnant wife give birth.
A Houston woman who is kidnapped and thrown in her trunk, calls 911 to help police find her; a woman in Orland, Fla. and her four children are trapped in their apartment bathroom as the building burns around them.
A security guard living in an apartment building goes crazy and starts firing weapons out of his window, through his front door and into the walls. Multiple calls are made to 911. Dozens of officer respond and begin a 5-hour gun battle with the shooter.
A woman, stuck in bed with a broken leg is home alone. She calls 911 when her dogs become extremely agitated. Someone is breaking in. Then, a couple is on a walk, when the man suddenly collapses. A passerby starts CPR and 911 is called to the rescue.
A 911 operator must teach a woman how do to CPR on her husband over the phone while paramedics race to their home. Then, a disabled couple is taught the abdominal thrust by a 911 operator to save their blind friend who is choking.
A grandmother holds the an intruder at gunpoint while her granddaughter calls 911. A baby falls into a swimming pool and his underwater for about two minutes before anyone in his family notices. The father calls 911 while the mother starts CPR.
A woman out riding horses with her daughter is severely injured when the horse kicks her in the head. Also, a baby chokes and the parents must be taught CPR over the phone. And, a man must help his wife when she unexpectedly goes into labor at home.
A gunman enters a California bank, but a female bystander calls 911, and guides police to the scene to capture the robber.
A car wreck in Oregon leaves a young child wedged in the wheel well of a car. Several people call 911, and must work to free the girl before it's too late. And a young couple delivers their newborn at home, but the baby is not breathing. They dial 911.
A gunman walks into the Tacoma Mall and opens fire. He calls 911 and describes what he's doing. He takes hostages, and he forces them to call 911. Police surround the mall, but the gunman will only talk to the city's 911 operators.
Three teenagers aboard a small boat in South Carolina are tossed into the waters of a frigid lake. One struggles to keep his head and cell phone above water to call 911. And, when a fireman flips off his ATV, rescuers rush to help one of their own.
A police chief in Michigan follows an erratic driver to the man's house. The situation turns violent. The man begins firing his rifle at the chief. He cannot reach his radio, so he must call 911 to plead for help as he passes out from near-fatal wounds.
A small plane crashes into a forest in Michigan. The four survivors cling to life and pray for rescue as the cold and their injuries grow worse with each passing moment. The radio is damaged, but pilot calls 911 from his passengers cell phones for help.
A women will not wake up from a nightmare, so her husband and son call 911 to save her life. Then a women hides under a desk in her own home while a bugler ransacks her things. She quietly gets 911 on the phone for help.
A daughter helps saves her father by dialing 911. Then, a 911 dispatcher uses the radio waves to help find a young women who suffers from a sudden stroke.
A call to 911 helps leads to a high-speed chase that helps police nab a bank robber. Then a young boy calls 911 when his pregnant mother collapses.
A family grieving over the loss of a loved one is further traumatized by a pair of gunmen who enter the house and begin shooting, searching for some recently acquired wealth.
A woman went out cross-country skiing by herself, like she had so many times before, but this time, she slipped and broke her leg. Although she had her cell phone, she wasn't able to describe her exact location.
Without presents or money to buy them, a mother turns to the El Paso Fire Department on Christmas Eve in search of gifts for her children.
Police, SWAT Teams navigate through a bizarre 15-hr standoff with a man who just shot a neighbor. The man agrees to negotiate only during commercials of his favorite TV shows - and reveals that his mother is in his basement freezer.
Police, SWAT Teams navigate through a bizarre 15-hr standoff with a man who just shot a neighbor. The man agrees to negotiate only during commercials of his favorite TV shows - and reveals that his mother is in his basement freezer.
Three children are rescued from a cliff by repelling firemen; a dog trained to call 911 saves its owner when the man has a seizure; and a teenage girl home alone gets her mom to call 911 from work as a man breaks into their home.
A bank teller phones 911 after being robbed at gunpoint; an 8-yr-old girl tries to save her grandparents from a burning house; a father-to-be is instructed by a 911 operator how to deliver his baby when he and his wife fail to make it to the hospital.
A woman suffering from dizziness and dehydration is lost on a mountain and calls 911; a man calls 911 while giving chase to a robber who stole a neighbor's computer; a woman is taught how to perform CPR on her ailing father while her young son watches.
A 911 dispatcher guides a frantic wife through CPR when her husband collapses in the shower; ocean lifeguards and emergency responders struggle to save a victim of a shark attack; with 911, a bewildered husband helps his wife deliver their baby.
A man goes on a rampage smashing car windows until he is shot by police; a 9 year old girl calls 911 to save her father having a seizure; a 911 call takes a strange twist when a dispatcher guides a woman through CPR on her 3 month old kitten.
A motorcyclist robs a convenience store at knife-point; a man narrowly avoids a car/train collision and hangs onto life after plummeting down a cliff.
A hunter accidently shoots himself and crawls to find a cell signal to reach 911; a woman's ex-husband stabs her new husband while he talks to a 911 dispatcher; a woman hides in a closet, calling for 911 help while a robber holds her parents at gunpoint.
A woman watches in amazement via webcam as her own home is being robbed; a tornado survivor is pinned inside his truck, surrounded by downed live electrical lines.
A man is shot by his wife in his own bathroom; an elderly man suffers a heart attack while exercising; 911 dispatchers respond to a case of domestic violence when a victim simply leaves a phone line open.
A young man turns violent during an argument with his girlfriend; a child becomes a hero by making a critical call to save his mother; a woman watches in horror as her teenage daughter suffers a life threatening seizure.
While their terrified mothers watch, an ice cave collapses on two teenage boys, requiring a rescue attempt that takes hours; a 7 year old girl uses Onstar to report her diabetic mother driving out of control.
A home landscaping job turns into a nightmare when a man finds his leg pinned underneath a tractor; a woman chokes on a midnight snack and her husband tries desperately to keep her alive.
A teenage girl "home alone" defends herself against a burglar; a domestic argument turns into a violent choking incident; with the help of 911, a young girl tries to resuscitate her unconscious Mom.
A teenager turns hero when his sister is struck with a hunting arrow; a woman driver is run off the road, relying on Onstar and 911 to come to the rescue.
An elderly woman is trapped in her house surrounded by smoke and flames; a diabetic man falls into a coma, putting his life in the hands of his young children; an infant stops breathing, leaving a frantic mother depending on 911.
A desperate struggle for life ensues when teens play "the choking game"; a flash flood sends rescuers to a drowning couple trapped in their car.
A high school principal, students and staff save a life thanks to knowing how to operate a defibrillator; 911 teams are called to a home to rescue a drowning toddler.
A family of four is trapped inside a burning house while another daughter watches outside in horror; a teenage girl locks herself in a bathroom while two female robbers break into her house.
Three sisters are pinned inside a car after being broadsided by a pickup truck; a boy driving a go-kart suffers severe head injuries after colliding with a full-size car.
Operating a heavy ride 'em lawnmower, a horrified mother accidentally runs over the leg of her small son, severing the limb; a man's shortness of breath signals the start of a severe heart attack.
The incredible story of a man whose heart stopped beating 60 times and the efforts of a remarkable medical team that refused to let him die; gasoline ignites in the face of a tractor operator, causing a terrifying explosion; a rock climbing expedition
To the horror of her children, a mother is struck by lightning in the comfort of her home; a 911 team struggles to find the location of a mysterious, injured cell-phone caller knocked unconscious by a horse.
A purse snatcher meets his match when a determined victim calls 911; a nervous Dad watches as his wife gives birth in a parking lot; a pregnant woman suffers a seizure and her young son makes a critical call for help.
A young boy hides in a bedroom while burglars ravage his house; a boy suffers a violent seizure to the horror of his sisters who call 911; a hiking expedition turns to terror for a woman and 4 girls when a bobcat attacks.
A man shoots his wife, flees the scene and narrowly avoids being shot by police; a cat wakes a woman in a burning house and rescuers arrive just as she gives up hope for survival.
In Fairbanks, Alaska police engage a mental patient in an all-night standoff after he brutally murders a staff worker; a Fairbanks 911 dispatcher helps a Russian couple deliver a baby on a lonely Alaskan highway.
A museum burglar gets stuck in an air vent and calls 911 to be rescued; 2 fast food patrons report "emergencies" from the drive-thru lanes; a lonely woman considers getting the phone number of a "cute cop" an issue of life or death.
On his way to a rap concert, a fan calls 911 to request a police escort; a man stops his Ferrari on train tracks to call 911 for directions; an overzealous hot sauce lover makes an emergency appeal to "put out the fire" in his mouth.
A horrifying fire ignites from an oxygen tank in an elderly couple's home; stormy winter weather turns a call for help into a race against the clock to save a life.
A woman catches a burglar breaking into her home; a neighbor fears someone's trapped inside a burning house.
While 3 men rob a Florida bank, a brave employee hides under a desk to alert 911 and bring police to the rescue; a routine flight in a private plane turns potentially disastrous when runway lights are turned off and the aircraft loses power.
A mother fears for her son's life after receiving a prank "kidnapping" call initiated by the boy himself; after a head-on collision, only Onstar can make the call to 911 for help to rescue a diabetic victim who wrecked his car in a sunflower field.
A Texas man and woman are held hostage at gunpoint by their own son, who negotiates with police and 911 dispatchers during a tense standoff.
A frantic mother's toddler begins choking in a car; a bedroom becomes a delivery room for a Michigan couple when their baby decides "it's time"; and an elderly man goes on a shooting spree from inside his mobile home before he is talked into surrendering.
A husband and grandmother become "midwives" when there's no time for an expectant Mom to make it to the hospital; an elderly man's fall into a bathtub proves life-threatening; burning bacon erupts into a greasefire that threatens the lives of a faimly.
A 911 dispatcher turns negotiator in an all-night SWAT standoff with a suicidal man barricaded in his home; a mother and daughter rely on Onstar to dispatch rescue personnel after they are involved in a severe car crash.
A man becomes hopelessly lost in a national park after an afternoon joyride on a motorcycle, and rescuers must take to the skies to try and locate him before its too late. And, modern technology is put to the ultimate test when a man is car jacked.
A barely-conscious young man spends a frigid night waiting after his car tumbles off a steep mountain road; a truck-driver experiences complications delivering his wife's baby; Onstar connects a crash victim to 911.
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