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title: What does the future hold for translation for text-to-911?
description: Allowing people to text 911 emergency call centers from mobile phones opened up a new way to contact authorities, but public safety...
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# [What does the future hold for translation for text-to-911?](https://aiatranslations.com/blog/post/what-does-the-future-hold-for-translation-for-text-to-911)

 Written by [aiaTranslations](https://aiatranslations.com/blog/author/aiatranslations) | Nov 5, 2019 5:00:00 AM

Allowing people to text 911 emergency call centers from mobile phones opened up a new way to contact authorities, but public safety answering points (PSAPs) face a real problem if the texts are in a foreign language.

While texts in any language are still a very low proportion of overall emergency requests, being able to offer translation for all texts sent to 911 will better serve all communities across the country. Since there is a ever-growing need for (and no national program for) translating text-to-911 messages sent in languages other than English, the [Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate](https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology), and Google hosted a text-to-911 TechFest where they discussed the current and future efficacy of machine translation along with solutions to the problem. [Read on](https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/computer-aided-dispatch-cad/articles/techfest-event-looks-to-the-future-of-translation-for-text-to-911-k3Td3fT7SCzjOLgR/) for more details.

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