Regional Centres Received over 640,000 Emergency Calls in 2012

Nova Gorica, 11 February - Slovenia's 13 regional 112 emergency call centres received a total of 640,281 calls for help in 2012 and the operators took less than seven seconds to respond in 90% of the cases, head of emergency centres in Slovenia Boštjan Tavčar said at a press conference marking the European 112 Day in Nova Gorica on Monday.

Nova Gorica
The Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief holds a press conference to mark the European 112 Day, presenting the figures of Slovenian regional emergency call centres for 2012.
Pictured: regional centres' head Boštjan Tavčar
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
The Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief holds a press conference to mark the European 112 Day, presenting the figures of Slovenian regional emergency call centres for 2012.
Pictured: the administration's deputy director Branko Dervodel
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
The Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief holds a press conference to mark the European 112 Day, presenting the figures of Slovenian regional emergency call centres for 2012.
Pictured: the administration's deputy director Branko Dervodel (left) and regional centres' head Boštjan Tavčar (centre)
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A regional 112 emergency call centre in action.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Novo Mesto
The regional notification centre in Novo Mesto, one of the 13 regional 112 emergency call centres in the country.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA
File photo

Novo mesto
A regional 112 emergency call centre in action.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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Feb 11, 2013, 16:13 ale/mas