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AI tells someone in Indonesia to call 911 in an emergency

ID: emergency/112-110-not-911

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92%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
3Evidence
2024-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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Root Cause

Indonesia does not use 911. The unified emergency number is 112 (free from mobiles in most regions). You can also dial 110 for police, 113 for fire, and 118 or 119 for ambulance.

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Workarounds

  1. 96% success Use Indonesia's real emergency numbers. 
    Unified: 112. Police: 110. Fire: 113. Ambulance: 118 or 119.

    Sources: https://www.indonesia.travel/ https://www.imigrasi.go.id/

  2. 80% success If 112 does not connect, use the service-specific numbers: 110 police, 113 fire, 118/119 ambulance. 
    Try 112 first; if it fails, dial the specific service number for your area.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Dial 911 in Indonesia expecting to reach emergency services 95% fail

    911 is not the emergency number in Indonesia. The unified number is 112; police is 110, fire is 113, and ambulance is 118/119. A 911 call does not connect to local police, fire, or ambulance.

  2. Assume 112 works identically everywhere in Indonesia 40% fail

    112 coverage is strong in major cities but can be inconsistent in remote areas. Where 112 does not connect, fall back to 110/113/118.