Changing the time and entering 2020 starts at midnight and the full operation of the emergency number 112
The midnight of December 31, 2019, in addition to the new year, will also bring the full operation of the European emergency number 112. This number has been included for some time in test mode, but now it will be fully functional.
You will be able to notify the Civil Protection through this if you are in danger or if you need any help, but the State will also be able to notify you in case of emergency.
Its call centers General Secretariat for Civil Protection, after January 1, 2020 will be in full operation 24 hours, 7 days a week.
The complete operation of 112 means that in your calls to this number there will be the possibility of automatic geolocation of the caller. Also, the center of the "new 112" will now employ 100 people and thus will be able to receive many calls. Each shift will have OTE answering machines and liaison officers of the Fire Brigade, the Hellenic Police, the Coast Guard, EKAB, while there will be a shift coordinator.
112 is a European number that means citizens can call free το 112 από οπουδήποτε στην Ελλάδα και στην ΕΕ, αλλά και σε άλλες χώρες εκτός ΕΕ, όπως η Ελβετία και η Νότια Αφρική. Το 112 συνδέει τον καλούντα, ανάλογα με το περιστατικό έκτακτης ανάγκης που αυτός αναφέρει, με την Αστυνομία, τo Πυροσβεστικό Σώμα, το ΕΚΑΒ, το Λιμενικό Σώμα, την Εθνική Τηλεφωνική Γραμμή SOS 1056 και την Ευρωπαϊκή Γραμμή για τα εξαφανισμένα children 116000.
You can call it free of charge, from a mobile or landline phone, with or without a SIM card, or even from public payphones without having to insert a calling card. You do not need to have a signal from the telephone service you are connected to to call 112. The call will be forwarded by any signal service in your area. Telephone calls to 112 are answered immediately by specially trained operators in Greek, English and French.
Citizens can also call 112 in alternative ways, such as by text message, fax, or email to contact@112.gov.gr.
As mentioned above, in addition to outgoing calls to this, 112 will be able to alert you to an imminent or imminent catastrophic event or dangerous situation that poses an immediate threat to life, if of course you are in the danger zone.
Όσοι έχουν ένα smartphone θα λαμβάνουν γραπτό προειδοποιητικό μήνυμα από την κυψέλη που βρίσκεται κοντά τους, άσχετα σε ποια εταιρεία ανήκει. Το μήνυμα θα συνοδεύεται από ένα χαρακτηριστικό ήχο συναγερμού (διαφορετικού από κάθε άλλο ήχο ειδοποίησης της συσκευής). Αυτό που απαιτείται είναι οι χρήστες των mobile να έχουν ενημερωμένο λογισμικό (firmware) by the manufacturer on their machines.
Those who do not have a smart phone can go to the website of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, where there is a special service for 112, to register and state how they want to receive notifications. This can be either a text message, a voice alarm on a landline, or an email message that can be read on a cell phone, tablet, landline or laptop.
