112 Emergencies handles more than 79,000 calls in Malaga during first semester of 2022

Telephone 112 reflected that the trend continues to rise year after year, which shows, they added, “the consolidation of the Single Emergency Telephone as a reference number for citizens in case of emergency situations, as well as the high degree of knowledge and implantation among the population”.

They are followed by incidents related to citizen security issues with 15,443, equivalent to 19.4 per cent of the total. Notifications for traffic incidents came next, with 5,781 (7.2 per cent); traffic accidents, with 4,724 (5.9 per cent); fires, with 2,529 (3.1 per cent), and issues related to animals, with 2,290 (2.8 per cent).

Citizens also dialled 112 to request help for anomalies in basic services and rescues among other assistance.

In Andalucia, 112 operators managed a total of 382,167 notifications in the first semester. Malaga province ranked second in the number of incidents. Sevilla had the highest concentration of emergencies, with a total of 104,193 calls attended.

Next came Granada with 47,529, and Cadiz with 46,779. A lower volume of emergencies was recorded in Almeria, with 28,696, Cordoba with 28,610, Huelva with 23,544, and finally Jaen with 23,233.

Activity in the 112 Emergency system traditionally increases during vacation periods, festive periods, and special operations, when the number of trips increases.

Emergencies 112 Andalucia is a free, multilingual public service that can be used in the event of any type of emergency. With a single call to this free and easy-to-remember telephone number, valid throughout the European territory, citizens can access the necessary help in any urgent and emergency situation, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

It offers attention to users in English, French, German, and Arabic, as well as Spanish. In this way, it guarantees coverage for all types of emergency situations that could occur in Andalucia regardless of the origin or language of the people requesting assistance.

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