- Dates
- 1976-02 – 1976-05
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationgovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1976 Beaver Beacon announced 448-2319 as a single emergency number that would ring residences of key volunteer firemen. The May–June issue restates the number, says it rings several island homes with immediate help, and explicitly says it may be used for any emergency, not just fire.
Evidence and limits
This records a published communications arrangement. It is not evidence of a 911 system, named subscriber list, service-level guarantee, or call history.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Announces 448-2319 as a single number ringing the residences of key volunteer firemen. The notice does not identify the subscribers, establish a modern 911-style system, or document call records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the number and its volunteer-fire response context.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Restates 448-2319 as the emergency telephone number, says it rings several island homes with immediate help, and explicitly broadens its use to any emergency rather than fire alone. It does not identify subscribers or document call records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the public emergency-number notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island emergency fire number announced, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emergency-fire-number-established-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1976, “Emergency Number.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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