911 Calls About Ear-Splitting Cicada Eruption Are Bugging Authorities
Stop it!
As millions of “chirping” cicadas emerged this summer, authorities in one Georgia county issued a desperate plea: Don’t call 911 about the insects!
Yes, there are a ton of the “Brood X” emergents, and yes, they make a piercing sound that can sound like an alarm. They’re the loudest insects on the planet and the males meld their calls to create an overwhelming, amplified chorus that captures the attention of females.
But please don’t dial 911 to alert authorities about them.
“Union County E911 is receiving multiple 911 calls for ‘alarms’ in the neighborhood. More than likely these ‘alarms’ are not alarms at all but a bug, Brood X,” the Union County Fire/Rescue noted on Facebook. “If you think you hear an alarm, ensure that it is an alarm and determine the location before contacting authorities.”
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A Georgia county is asking residents to stop calling 911 over the loud-as-a-lawnmower cicadas that have just emerged from a 17-year hibernation.
Multiple reports are coming into Union County of alarms in the area, Union County Fire/Rescue and EMA said in a Facebook post. More than likely these ‘alarms’ are not alarms at all but a bug, Brood X, the post said.
Trillions of the winged Brood X insects have come out of the ground in eastern states from New Jersey to Georgia for mating season.
People Are Phoning 911 About The Ear-Splitting Cicada Eruption
Stop it!
As millions of “chirping” cicadas emerged in the US this summer, authorities in Georgia issued a desperate plea: Don’t call 911 about the insects!
Yes, there are a ton of the Brood X emergents, and yes, they make a piercing sound that can sound like an alarm. They’re the loudest insects on the planet and the males meld their calls to create an overwhelming, amplified chorus that captures the attention of females.
But please don’t dial 911 to alert authorities about them.
“Union County E911 is receiving multiple 911 calls for ‘alarms’ in the neighbourhood. More than likely these ‘alarms’ are not alarms at all but a bug, Brood X,” the Union County Fire/Rescue noted on Facebook. “If you think you hear an alarm, ensure that it is an alarm and determine the location before contacting authorities.”
Officials in Georgia are begging residents to stop calling 911 over the swarms of cicadas beginning to reemerge after 17 years underground.The Union County Fire/Rescue and Emergency Management Agency wrote in a Sunday post on Facebook that they had received multiple 911 calls for "alarms" going off.Most of these alarms were likely the loud "songs" of the Brood X cicadas, the largest brood of the periodical bugs found in much of the eastern.