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Tuesday 3 October 2023 Dublin: 11°C

# emergency calls

Last year
2022
# 999
227 callers unable to contact emergency services early this morning due to service outage
The Emergency Call Answering Service was unable to handle calls between 1am and 2.15am.
19.5k
9
Jun 28th 2022, 10:44 PM
All time
# 999 calls
Emergency operators 'resorted to paper and pen' as result of Dublin Fire Brigade call outage
An outage meant calls had to be diverted to a regional centre that did not have access to the Dublin automated system
38.1k
16
Oct 31st 2021, 12:05 AM
# 999
Almost 4 in 10 calls received by Emergency Call Answering Service in 2017 were silent
The ECAS is responsible for answering 112 and 999 emergency calls and texts within the State.
14.0k
7
Sep 3rd 2018, 6:15 AM
# Great Friday
Dublin Fire Brigade processed nearly 100 fewer emergency calls this Good Friday - despite pubs being open
This year over the 24 hours of Good Friday, the centre processed a total of 379 calls.
8.9k
7
Apr 7th 2018, 7:30 AM
# Frivolous
No toilet paper? Call the police. Vending machine took your money? Call the police.
These events actually happened in Japan.
15.5k
18
Jan 14th 2015, 3:40 PM
# emergency calls
161 bonfires, 17 car fires, 7 house fires... Halloween night in Dublin
Dublin Fire Brigade said that thankfully none of its crew members were assaulted last night.
26.6k
36
Nov 1st 2014, 10:45 AM