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The emergency telephone number 112 will be answered by the police, but will also handle other emergency services. Azerbaijan: 112 [53] or 102: 112 or 103: 112 or 101: Gas Service – 104; Traffic police – 902; Electricity emergency – 199; Emergency – 112. Belarus: 102: 103: 101: Gas emergency – 104. Belgium [54] 101 or 112: 112
The first use of a national emergency telephone number began in the United Kingdom in 1937 using the number 999, which continues to this day. [6] In the United States, the first 911 service was established by the Alabama Telephone Company and the first call was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968 by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite and answered by U.S. Representative Tom Bevill.
An emergency telephone number is a number that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance. The emergency number differs from country to country; it is typically a three-digit number so that it can be easily remembered and dialed quickly. Some countries have a different emergency number for each of the different emergency ...
112 (emergency telephone number) Operator in Kraków responding to a 112 phone call 112 is a common emergency telephone number that can be dialed free of charge from most mobile telephones and, in some countries, fixed telephones in order to reach emergency services (ambulance, fire and rescue, police).
A sign on a beach in Whitstable, United Kingdom, advising readers to dial 999 and to request for the coastguard in the event of an emergency. 999 is an official emergency telephone number in a number of countries which allows the caller to contact emergency services for emergency assistance.
Markham Fire & Emergency Services is the primary provider of fire protection and emergency response services in the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1970. Established in 1970. Services
Emergency Medical Services on scene of an incident in York Region in Ontario A small few ambulances in Canada are based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, like this Niagara Region example, although they are less common. Toronto EMS prepare to transport a patient. Alberta Health Services EMS Truck 3161.
The caller's phone number is known as an ANI. The database relating ANIs to addresses is known as ALI (Automatic Location Identification). The router then uses the address to search in the MSAG for the Emergency Service Number (ESN) of the appropriate PSAP for that area and connects the call to it. [5] [6]