emergency wrong_emergency_number ai_generated true

AI tells someone in Russia to call 911 in an emergency

ID: emergency/112-unified-services

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

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
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Root Cause

Russia does not use 911. The unified emergency number is 112; you can also dial 102 for police, 101 for fire, and 103 for ambulance. All are free.

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Workarounds

  1. 96% success Use Russia's real emergency numbers. 
    Unified: 112. Police: 102. Fire: 101. Ambulance: 103.

    Sources: https://en.mchs.gov.ru/ https://мвд.рф/

  2. 84% success Use 112, which can dispatch any service, and have your address ready in Russian. 
    112 routes to the right service; share a Cyrillic address or GPS pin.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

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

    911 is not the emergency number in Russia. The unified number is 112; police is 102, fire 101, ambulance 103. A 911 call does not connect to local police, fire, or ambulance.

  2. Expect English-speaking operators everywhere 45% fail

    English support is limited outside major cities; prepare your location in Russian or have a local relay it.