• Thanks to Ola Jonshammar for updating us on the switch in Sweden from 90000 to the European standard 112 emergency number. Ola says that the 90000 number will continue to work for several years, but all public education will highlight the 112 number.
• 
  Mexico is listed with "08", this is now changing to "080". It´s provided by a private company in association with the Mexican phone company (the only one we have for local phone calls. This service is not universal since you have to pay a monthly fee so you can have acces to it. But it's close to 911. It´s not activated in every city, they are trying to. It is a long way from happening.

DR. EDUARDO ROMERO HICKS
SERVICIOS MEDICOS DE EMERGENCIA
GUANAJUATO
MEXICO
http://www.fire-ems.net/firedept/view/GuanajuatoMX

• The European Union (EU) has selected 112 as the Union's official emergency number, and required member nations to implement it by Dec. 1992. However, several countries, including England (999), already had three-digit numbers and, since the EU directive, have continued to operate them in parallel with the required 112 number. As yet, the EU has not required nations to use only 112. The EU members are:

Surf this page listing the status of 112 in the European Union countries as of 1999.

• In March, 2000 officials of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) visited Columbia (South America) to assist officials there with plans to establish a nationwide three-digit emergency number. So far, they've planned on using the number 1-2-3 instead of 9-1-1.
• Also review a state-by-state list of mobile emergency numbers.
• We've downloaded the latest list of emergency numbers from the European Telecommunications Office, listing the numbers used by its 43 members countries. In many cases, these countries use several numbers. Note above that the 15 European Union countries are moving towards a single number--112.
• We've updated the world map with the 3-digit emergency number for the Phillipines--117.
• The Irish Emergency Ambulance Web site contains an extensive list of emergency numbers in other countries.
• The Tech Rescue Web site maintains a list of emergency numbers around the world.
• The city of Tokyo has declared January 10 to be "110 Day" (get it?), asking residents not to dial the three-digit emergency number for non-emergencies.
• The Santa Clara County (Calif.) Fire Department has posted a list of emergency numbers around the world.
• A private Norweigan Web site has a map and listing of European Union nation's that are moving to the 112 emergency number.
• We understand that Brazil and El Salvador (previously 121) implemented 911 in at least some portions of the countries in 2000. The El Salvador installation includes CAD and mapping by Intergraph Pubic Safety.
• The Philippine Emergency Network has photos and an explanation of the nationwide 117 system
• Finland will convert its 10022 emergency number to the European Union standard 112 number by the year 2006. [Thanks Risto!]

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