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Here's a tester for you.
If you dial 999, how many emergency services call you contact?
If you dial 999, how many emergency services call you contact?
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police
fire
ambulance
coastguard
mountain rescue people?
I would have said that as well, but I'm thinking it might be a trick question.
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Yeah I'd say that. When we had our car crash, we called 999 as we were quite drastically blocking part of a dark country bend... yet ambulances turned up as well, and apparently the fire services had been alerted as well, but the police called them off or something. I don't really know exactly details, but I'd agree with none.
Should I ring it and see?
but doesnt it depend on where you are...?
And no, don't ring them to find out.
Police, fire, ambulance, coastgaurd, mountain rescue, cave rescue and nuclear emergency (and yes I did cheat and look it up).
:eek: oh my god, thats not a nice sign
i would have just said the 5 from above.
I can just imagine having to ring up nuclear emergency, "Er I've just seen a big mushroom cloud over Sellafield."
the fire service
for mass emergencies
emergency medical service
Ambulance service (cant see the difference between those 2)
the police
park rangers
emergency operations
public utility crews (?)
maritime search and rescue services such as the local coastgaurd
mountain rescue teams
mine rescue teams
bomb disposal teams
urban search and rescueteams, also known as earthquake rescue teams or heavy rescue teams
famine relief teams
emergency social services
ok now i read them properly maybe its not 15 some of them seem basically the same or just really random
Interesting list.
There are, in fact, only two - Police and Fire. All of the rest (including ambulances) are considered "essential" rather than emergencey services. Why is this important?
Well it's about the information which those people are allowed to see. For example when the police/fire attend any address they are allowed to have huge amounts of information about the address but no one else is. So, for example, the police may know that the house which the ambulance service is called to is the home to someone with a violent background who represents a risk to anyone who comes knocking. Tha Ambulance driver is not allowed to know this. All they get is notification that the police will also attend...
Useless factoid I know, and probably only handy for a pub quixz (like it'll ever come up), but I only found this out recently (when a nurse of mine went to a house and was asked if she'd "like to see my gun" and we found out that the police knew of this person) and I have to admit that I was shicked that we could be putting staff at risk like this...
Some questions,if you would be so kind. Assuming you know the answers, of course.
Who compiles that information ?
What is it based on (by that, I mean,medical records, criminal records, "incidents" etc.) ?
Is it only based on the address ?
How often is the information updated ?
I've used that chat-up line myself - don't knock it
Why would anyone dial 999 and ask for a famine relief team? Quite bizzare.
It works in the same way that This does
Are you trying to tell me this thread was a joke ?