911 Dispatcher Got Call That Own House Was On Fire!

Posted by Alex in Odd News on September 30, 2009 at 3:55 am


For 11 years, Mike Bowes has been working as a 911 dispatcher for the Quincy Police Department in Massachusetts. He’s heard of everything from baby deliveries to deaths, but this call was probably the most shocking to him: it was someone reporting that his own house was on fire!

My neighbor’s house just blew up, the caller said.

"What’s the address?" Mike Bowes asked patiently, just as he did with every emergency call for the past 11 years with the Quincy Police Department.

The caller frantically relayed the address, Bowes’ home address for 20 years.

"It was shocking," Mike Bowes said. "I thought she was kidding. It’s a long shot. I mean, what’s the chances it will be your house?"

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9 comments to "911 Dispatcher Got Call That Own House Was On Fire!"

  1. Babycakes
    September 30th, 2009 at 4:36 am

    that's weird yet freaky. i wonder if they'll find out what caused the explosion?

  2. neon
    September 30th, 2009 at 5:37 am

    I wonder what goes through your head first, your family, your pets, your rare collection of fabergé eggs

  3. ed4linda
    September 30th, 2009 at 8:53 am

    I had a somewhat analogous experience many years ago while teaching at Indiana University. I relayed the story on my blog:

    http://squidjig.blogspot.com/2007/01/fire-bear.html

    Doc Rock

  4. FishBottleT
    September 30th, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Now that is a job where a bad day at work is really bad!!

  5. Gail Pink
    September 30th, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    This an awful thing to have happened but at least his family survived.

  6. Don Burk
    September 30th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    I hope his homeowners insurance covers the damages. Thou he a very cute guy.. Is he single?

  7. Tim Giachetti
    September 30th, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Bet he turns off those grow lights from now on.

  8. Alex
    September 30th, 2009 at 10:53 pm

    Glad that things were okay Doc Rock. One of my neighbor also had a fire b/c of a mirror trinket in his backyard reflected sunlight onto a pile of rubbish and lit it up.

  9. lansing wedding photographer
    October 2nd, 2009 at 1:33 am

    I bet he got the fire department there faster than ever before!


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