[RBS] 911 type phone numbers

[Reuven (bob) Eliaz]

In Israel there are national toll-free 911 equivalents:
Dial 100 for the police, 101 for Magen David Adom (ambulances) and 102 for the fire brigade.

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:49 PM, dveykus613 <KYWeiss at aol.com<mailto:KYWeiss at aol.com>> wrote:

> can anyone talk to the police about instituting a 911 type phone
> number (109? anything bezek will give) that they can set up for true
> emergencies only? or suspicious break-ins line (if they truly care to
> get to the bottom of this, of which I am not so convinced but if we
> say it like of course they do care maybe they'll try to live up to
> that image)? they just need to make sure it goes thru as a first
> priority. I know that 100 is "supposed" to be that, but since it's
> non-emergency as well the latter could easily tie up the lines (assuming they are even always answering) until they can "triage"
> that it's a non-emergency.
>
> Response time post the call is a different issue that needs to be
> addressed. Perhaps we can ask since our Anglo community probably pays
> the highest taxes in the city that we deserve a ministation of a
> couple of local cops (or even several as if they would hear that one)
> on call within a 5 minute drive instead of 15 min (rather than just
> stationing here traffic ticket producers)??
>
> Anyone who has pull, "protekzia" or is just the type who can get
> things done please feel free to address the above ideas to the cops,
> we will all be truly indebted to you. TIA!


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