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Call 911 in emergency during Haj, says ministry

Call 911 in emergency during Haj,  says ministry
Updated 29 August 2016

Call 911 in emergency during Haj, says ministry

Call 911 in emergency during Haj,  says ministry

JEDDAH: The National Center for Joint Security Operations (NCSO) of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), on Saturday sent a message through all social media, in English and Arabic. to the residents of the Kingdom, in general, and Makkah in particular, to call 911 for any emergency services in the Makkah region.
According to Maj. Gen. Abdurrahman bin Mohammed Al-Saleh, the commander of the NCSO, the unified security operations center, 911, includes all the relevant security agencies for emergencies, such as security patrols, traffic, road safety, and Civil Defense.
He said the NCSO facilitates the coordination between the relevant parties and prevents duplication or conflict of jurisdiction.
The new program includes major partners such as the Saudi Red Crescent Society, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water, Environment and Agriculture, and the Ministry of Transport, along with many other bodies such as government secretariats. The plan also incorporates high-tech security surveillance cameras in the project, and also links the cameras in Al-Haram Al-Sharif, in addition to different areas in the Kingdom.
Recently, Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah also met Al-Saleh and discussed a number of shared issues relating to the operations center (911) in Makkah and the health support services for security work in the center.