A Salute to Dubai Police and Emergency Crew - 999

If America have that popular "911", U.A.E. also have it's  own version of "999", When i first landed my feet here in the Middle East, the first thing my friend informed me is this emergency number.  Mostly, we may not give much attention to this info, but it is a must that you know how to dial this three numbers (in fact it is not that hard to memorize, is it? ) in case you are caught into a life threatening or emergency situations.  

I've been working and living here as an expat for more than a year, and Dubai police car are always rounding everywhere.  One day, while inside the office, and as i turned my head towards the glass door, i saw a commotion outside, people rushing in one direction and kept on coming.  So out of curiosity i went out, a few meters away from our office, i saw a car upside down, Ooops, there's an accident.  I was wondering what happened? Or how's the passenger/s?  Then just between 5 to 10 minutes an ambulance came, after that not even 2 minutes interval, here comes the Dubai Police Car.  I was amazed with how quickly they responded to this incident.  From the time this happened, it just took them around 30-45 minutes to clear the place.  

Just minutes later, i heard a little girl crying, as i looked outside again, an ambulance came, and the father (i think so) of this little girl took her inside that vehicle.  One of the crew attended to the child inside and one was calming down the man, then they left.

According to gulf news, hundreds to thousands of calls 999 receives especially during EID, some are minor to major to just simple inquiries and even bogus calls.  

We should consider as a human being that this emergency number are intended to help people, especially for emergency cases, life threatening one. So, I advise you not to make a phone call and add up to the traffic of incoming calls if your intention is just to have fun.  There are people out there that truly needs their help and assistance in a situation we don't know if it's a matter of life and death.  A little care is enough.  And a little time is too much important to save a life. 

And as for the UAE 999 Emergency staffs, police and crew members, Thank you and two thumbs up for you, more power for serving the people of U.A.E.

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