Emergency Operator Pillows

"You've reached 911, and there's someone here who wants to say hello."

Hello, fire department and sundry municipal services. Help! Fire! It's the kitchen! Don't panic. Remain calm. Calm?! We've got a major grease fire. Hey, I can't be expected to do everything … What? Answer the phones, put out fires, clean the parks, garbage collection … What part of fire don't you understand?!

'This is 911! Sorry we can't take your call right now, our place is on fire!!!'

"Unfortunately, your son swallowed a great deal of industrial adhesive. But don't worry: Epoxy can be cured."

Natural Disasters

'This is Onstar, how may I help you?'

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

IRMA Hurricane Recovery in Cuba

"L.L. Bean slippers... $25.00 Ambulance ride to hospital... $500.00 X-rays of spine... $350.00 Three refills of hydrocodone... priceless!"

Coronavirus Global Alert

"I came as soon as I got the message!"

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated

'I know it's overdue but I've been in Intensive Care.'

'Waiter, could I have some more water right away?'

'Swiss Army Rescue Service. How can we help?'

Job Safety - Pumpkin.

"Daisy, that fall broke my leg pretty badly. You need to go get help, girl - oh, what a big stretch! Who’s a good stretcher? Daisy’s a good stretcher! What a good girl…"

In a twinkling, Rover shed his leash and became Duke, Wonder Dog of Kansas city.

Ship upsidedown in a bottle has rescue boat in bottle next to it.

A fire extinguisher box with band aids in them has a sign above with reads, "In case you cut yourself breaking glass break this glass."

'No days off, no paid overtime, no benefits...this job is killing me!'

"What if the cat stuck in the tree has a gun? Is that an emergency?"

"Ticket and passport, please."

"Guess who figured how to call 911!"

Don't worry, the first 30 years as a paramedic are the hardest.

'Can't you give the dummy mouth to mouth without getting romantically involved Mrs Wilks?'

"911, what is your major malfunction?"

'If I don't use the charcoal grill, I get a carbon offset and the fire department gets a day off.'

Unsafe Drain Covers!

Resusci Annie takes a well-earned vacation.

Boston Marathon: The First Responders.

"No word from the company – but, it's clear that this is a major spill."

Wally flunks the test: The Emergency Broadcast System.

'Let me through, let me through, I'm a computer geek.'

'I'd say you're a little late...'