Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Haleyville, AL

Haleyville is a city in northwestern Alabama that lies mostly in Winston County, with a small portion of its western limits extending into Marion County.

Haleyville incorporated on February 28, 1889, and it was originally named Davis Cross Roads, having grown up at the crossroads of the Byler Road and the railroad.

Haleyville is famous as the home of the first 9-1-1 emergency call in the United States, placed on February 16, 1968.

Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite placed that first call from Haleyville City Hall, and U.S. Rep. Tom Bevill answered it at the police station on a bright red telephone with the word "Hello."

The Alabama Telephone Company installed Haleyville's system in less than a week, racing to beat AT&T after AT&T announced plans to make 911 the nationwide emergency number.

The bright red phone that answered the first 911 call is now on display in the lobby of Haleyville City Hall, and the town seal features a red phone receiver with the words "Home of 911."

Haleyville celebrates its place in communications history with an annual 9-1-1 Festival held each June.

The 2020 census counted 4,361 residents in Haleyville, up from 4,173 in 2010, and the city covers about 7.4 square miles.

Downtown Haleyville sits on a continental divide locally called the "division of the waters," where rainfall drains north to the Tennessee River, south to the Warrior River, and west to the Tombigbee River.

On June 1, 2010, Haleyville voters made it the first city in Winston County since Prohibition to allow the sale of alcohol.