YES YOU CAN! There might be a situation where texting to 911 would be safer rather than calling. For example, you may need police response for an incident where you don’t want to alert the perpetrator.
To text to 911, type 911 inside where you type the phone number, type your message inside message body, and then send the message. That’s it! One of the 911 operators will reply and ask for additional details depending on your emergency. Now, you just type like regular text messages and 911 operator will send appropriate help.