SOS Alarm sounds in the summer hood

Heat slag, fires and animal stings. SOS Alarm receives up to 13,000 calls a day and urges people not to call 112 unnecessarily.

SOS Alarm had a sweaty summer. Conversations related to fires and other heat-related events have increased sharply compared to last summer. In Västra Götaland, there is a doubling of the number of conversations about fires and a number of calls multiplied by ten, such as heat stroke.

– Conversation to 112 usually increases in good weather. But the extreme heat and drought of the summer has serious consequences that extend beyond the current forest fires, "said Kenny Lorentzon, head of the emergency department. urgency of SOS Alarm

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On some days, SOS Alarm received up to 13,000 calls to the emergency number 112, which corresponds to the New Year's night. This also led to a longer wait time long before speaking to an operator.

– 112 emergency calls unnecessarily, this may lead to a longer period of time, "says Björn Skoglund, 112 and 112 emergency preparedness to SOS Alarm in a press release

The emergency number 112 should therefore only be used in emergency situations where there is a danger to life, property or the environment.

– Smoke and smoke can travel a long time. If you smell smoke, always check if you can see a fire with naked flames. If this does not seem to be a fire nearby, but you still feel worried, you should instead use the information number 113 13, "says Björn Skoglund