forrette@cory.berkeley.edu (Steve Forrette) (03/23/91)
David Wilson writes: > Looking at the 1990 Melbourne White Pages (Area Code 03) I find that > the emergency services now have individual numbers in addition to the > standard 000 (US 911) "ask operator for service required" number. The > numbers listed are: > Fire Brigade 11441 > Police 11444 > Ambulance 11440 A couple of years ago my mom had the occasion to call 911. Her new neighbors were from Australia, and had somehow started a small electrical fire in the breaker box. When the dispatcher answered and asked what the problem was, my mom responded: "I don't know, really; my neighbor keeps yelling for the Fire Bridage!" The dispatcher reportedly laughed slightly, apparently having heard this occasionally before. Steve Forrette, forrette@cory.berkeley.edu