Rescue 1122 saved 606,497 victims since inception: Report

Rescue 1122 was formed in October 2004.

LAHORE: According to a PPI report, Rescue 1122 has rescued over 606,497 victims of emergencies in 584,357 emergency operations since its inception in October 2004, while maintaining its standard and average response time of less than seven minutes in all the districts of Punjab.

The Punjab Emergency Service which is now a model for SAARC Countries was started as an emergency ambulance service pilot project from Lahore in 2004, keeping in view the failure of repeated attempts to revitalize and modernize the civil defense and fire brigades.

The total number of victims rescued by Rescue 1122 includes 237,220 emergency victims in Lahore, 66,861 in Faisalabad, 23,576 in Rawalpindi, 32,170 in Bahawalpur, 62,185 in Multan, 28,249 in Dera Ghazi Khan, 25,249 in Rahim Yar Khan, 20,231 in Sahiwal, 20,028 in Sialkot, 39,151 in Gujranwala, 6,379 in Murree, 15,511 in Sargodha, 4,821 in Jhang, 2,166 in Toba Tek Singh, 4,023 in Muzafargarh, 2,872 in Rajanpur, 1,390 in Mianwali, 3,165 in Pakpattan, 2,038 in Kasur, 1,754 in Gujrat, 2,433 in Bahawalnagar, 1,513 in Jehlum, 1,129 in Attock and 2,383 in Khanewal.

The 584,357 rescue operations include 40.66 per cent road traffic accidents, 53.88 per cent medical and other emergencies, 3.13 per cent fire incidents, 0.16 per cent building collapse incidents, 0.17 per cent drowning case, 0.09 per cent special rescue operations, 1.78 per cent crime calls and 0.12 per cent explosions.

The modern Rescue 1122 Fire Service has saved the expected loss of over Rs36 billion by timely response and fire fighting on modern lines from June 2007 to June 2010.

Director General, Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122), Dr Rizwan Naseer said that Rescuer will maintain the standards of the Service and gain respect and blessings of the public by maintaining a courteous professional approach.

Dr Naseer requested the citizens to immediately dial 1122 in case of any emergency because only timely call especially in case of a fire emergency is extremely essential for restricting fire from getting out of control.