Emergency Reporting Procedures Published Dec. 6, 2007 By Desiree Larson 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Immediate and accurate reporting of a fire or emergency is essential to minimize fire vehicle response time. Any person discovering a fire or potential fire or emergency situation must report it immediately to the base fire department. This includes every fire whether or not it has burned itself out or has been extinguished without the aid of firefighters. Report all fires or emergencies from main base to the base fire department by dialing 911. If using a cell phone or a home phone from base housing, dialing 911 will ring into Sedgwick County dispatch. Callers should tell Sedgwick County dispatchers they are from McConnell. The dispatchers will then forward the call to the base fire department. When reporting a fire or emergency, people should give their names, telephone numbers, the location or address of the emergency, and the type of fire or emergency. Remain on the telephone. Do not hang up until released by the base fire department operator. Any person involved in malicious or deliberate transmission of false information pertaining to a fire or emergency, including falsely initiating a base fire department response, will be subject to applicable disciplinary action. This includes tampering with fire reporting equipment and devices.