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106 – emergency number in Australia for textphone/TTY; 108 – emergency number in India (22 states) 110 – emergency number mainly in China, Japan, Taiwan; 111 – emergency number in New Zealand; 112 – emergency number across the European Union and on GSM mobile networks across the world; 119 – emergency number in Jamaica and parts of Asia
911. 112 and 911. Other number, no redirection or redirection for mobile phones only. 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.
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.
119 (emergency telephone number) 122 (emergency telephone number) 211 (telephone number) 311 (telephone number) 411 (telephone number) 911 (emergency telephone number) 911 (Philippines) 988 (telephone number) 999 (emergency telephone number)
N11 code. This U.S. road sign alerts highway users to the availability of 9-1-1 service. An N11 code (pronounced Enn-one-one) is a three-digit dialing code used in abbreviated dialing in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The mnemonic N stands for the digits 2 through 9 and thus the syntax stands for the codes 211, 311, 411, 511, 611 ...
112 (emergency telephone number) 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). 112 is a part of the GSM standard and all GSM-compatible telephone handsets are able to dial ...
Crisis lines by country. Country. Lines. Algeria. police 17 or 1548 foreigners, [4] ambulance 43, fire 14, gendarmerie 1055. Suicide Hotline Algeria: 0021 3983 2000 58 [5] [6] Argentina. 911 is the national emergency number in Argentina. Buenos Aires City and Province Ambulance 107, Police, 101, Fire Station 100.
999 (emergency telephone number) 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.