Here's a suggestion:longtooth wrote:<snip>. Now we even take the batteries out of cell phones & call the incident in. Be surprised how clumsey we were to start with getting them out & getting the 911 punched. We knew we were missing the #s some.<snip>
Set up a "speed dial" on "9" (for 911) that will actually call someone.
This someone is in the range house-- out of ear shot of you, so you can't hear him, and he will be the "911 operator".
This person would even answer "911, What's your emergency?"
(You have reached 911, all operators are busy now... please hold for the next available operator... wait time is approximatelly XX minutes.)
You would then proceed on through your training exercise as planned...
At the end of your training--- make the speed dial "9" actually "911," so that you do exactly as you train.