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Call 811 Before You Dig – Plus What About N11 Codes 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711 and 911?

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Your local gas and electric utility monopoly would like you to think before you dig. PG&E reminds us all today to call 811 at least two days before you start digging around, else you might hit a gas main and blow yourself to kingdom come. Some local folks will answer the phone and check things out for you and what’s wrong with that?

But what about all the other x11 telephone services – they are starting to add up huh? Let’s learn about them below.

 

Here there are, all the N11 Codes we have:

211 Community Information and Referral Services

311 Non-Emergency Police and Other Governmental Services

411 Local Directory Assistance

511 Traffic and Transportation Information

611 Telephone Repair Service

711 Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

811 Access to One Call Services to Protect Pipeline and Utilities from Excavation Damage

911 Emergency

Wow, that’s a lot.

211
(800) 273-6222  Alternative Number
(415) 808-4357  Alternative Number
2-1-1 information and referral service for San Francisco. Information and referral service via regular number for the following counties in California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Solano.
411
  • Free 411 (800-373-3411)  If you don’t mind listening to a 10-second ad first, Free 411 lives up to its name, giving you free business and residential listings (which can optionally be delivered via text message). Thanks to reader kwright for the tip on this one!
  • GOOG-411 (800-466-4411)  Google’s 411 service is surprisingly ad-free, though it limits you to business listings. Like Free 411, it can automatically connect your call and/or send you the listing via SMS. See it in action in the above video.
  • Live Search 411 (800-225-5411) Microsoft’s 411 service offers not only business listings, but also traffic and weather reports, movie showtimes, travel resources, and more. (Live Search also powers Microsoft’s Tellme service.)
  • 511
    611
    Try it on your phone, see what happens. Probably you’ll get somebody from your phone co.
    711
    811
    See today’s release from Pigs Giraffes & Elephants, after the jump.
    911
    So there you have it, your N11 dialing codes.

    The Minor Bay Area Earthquake of March 30, 2009 – a 4.3 on the Richter Scale

    Monday, March 30th, 2009

    That didn’t feel so bad in the 415. A little scary at first, for a second or two. After that you could tell it wasn’t going to be a big deal…

    Magnitude 4.3
    Date-Time
    • Monday, March 30, 2009 at 17:40:29 UTC
    • Monday, March 30, 2009 at 10:40:29 AM at epicenter
    Location 37.285°N, 121.620°W
    Depth 6.2 km (3.9 miles)
    Region NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Distances
    • 18 km (11 miles) N (7°) from Morgan Hill, CA
    • 19 km (12 miles) E (91°) from Seven Trees, CA
    • 20 km (13 miles) ESE (117°) from Alum Rock, CA
    • 25 km (16 miles) ESE (104°) from San Jose City Hall, CA
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.1 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
    Parameters NST=250, Nph=250, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.08 sec, Gp= 58°,
    M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=1
    Source
    Event ID nc40234037

    World’s Longest RV – Meet the SFPD’s Mobile Command One

    Friday, September 12th, 2008

    Straight out of Louisiana, this joint effort from Ferrara Fire Apparatus and Applied Global Technologies will be the center of attention the next time San Francisco faces a crisis.

    Or a tailgate party.

    Click to expand:

    San Francisco Hosts Multi-Agency Terror Drill Exercise

    Monday, August 18th, 2008

    This is what it looked like on Saturday when San Francisco held a dress rehearsal for disaster in the Financial District. Hundreds of people were on the scene. They came from an alphabet soup of local, state, and federal agencies, such as SFFD, SFPD, FEMA, FBI, the Army, etc.

    KGO-TV has some video.

    A decontamination tent near the 555 California building. Click to expand