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911 calls see lull during Super Bowl

The Columbian
Published: February 3, 2014, 4:00pm

EVERETT — The number of 911 calls dropped 31 percent during the Super Bowl, compared to a typical Sunday at the SNOCOM emergency dispatch center for southwest Snohomish County.

Executive Director Debbie Grady told The Daily Herald the number of calls spiked up 75 percent immediately after the Seahawks won.

The SNOPAC dispatcher center reported a similar pattern and said most of the calls after the game were noise complaints about fireworks.

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