The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses for use
in providing notification of emergency services as well as notifying
additional individuals and/or groups of an emergency. Some embodiments
provide methods for use in dispatching emergency services (136) and
notifying one or more additional contacts (140). These methods wirelessly
receive a request for emergency services (212) from a remote wireless
device (122), retrieve an emergency contact list according to the type of
emergency (216) and determine at least one emergency contact other than
emergency services according to the contact list (436). Once identified,
the contact is notified of the request for emergency services (442). Some
embodiments further determine a mode of communicating with the emergency
contact (440) and notify the contact according to the mode of
communication. Some methods additionally determine one or more types of
emergency services to be dispatched (432) and notify types of emergency
services (434).