Examples are disclosed for delivering, at user equipment (UE) such as a wireless device, emergency payloads for non-voice emergency services (NOVES). The examples include receiving, at a UE, an emergency payload associated with a NOVES that may include an emergency indicator, a voice message, a video or a text message. An attempt may be made to deliver the emergency payload to a public service answering point (PSAP) and if the attempt is not successful, the emergency payload may be stored at the UE. A number of reattempts may be made to deliver the emergency payload to the PSAP if the attempt is not successful. Based on an acknowledgement of delivery of the emergency payload to the PSAP or aborting reattempts to deliver the emergency payload, the stored emergency payload may be removed from the UE. Other examples are described and claimed.