National Emergency Services Day – the history of 999

Today we are supporting National Emergency Services Day.  Stay tuned with our social media to find out what some of our staff do on a daily basis, the journey of 999 over the years and live hour by hour incident updates. The 999 emergency phone number has developed over the years from its initial introduction in 1937. The 999 emergency phone number was first introduced in London on June 30 1937 after five women were killed in a house fire in 1935. A neighbour tried to phone the fire brigade at the ...