Opinions wanted: Doorbell rang at 4:30am, house was not on fire, what would you do?

I keep a lump of wood beside my door, just in case. However the street on which I live is close to a nightclub and people on their way home often ring doorbells 'just for fun', so mostly it's ignored.
 

Without security cameras and system, the first thing I would do is pick up my cell phone, push 911 and then decide whether to complete the call. Definitely wouldn’t answer the door. We also have a non-emergency RCMP number. I can’t remember what it is and don’t want to be searching.

We have a security system now.

Years ago the doorbell rang repeatedly at 4:30 a.m. I told DH not to open the door but he did because he could see the reflection of the nearby house fire. We had to evacuate.
 
We have a camera which shows image on the phone and also a peep-hole on the door. And I can open door whilst security screen door still locked.
So I would get up, see who it was, open if I knew them or ring police, ambulance etc if they had an emergency without letting them in.

This has never happened to me though.
 

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