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What is the origin of Firefighting Day 119?

Everyone knows that the number 119 represents fire alarm in China, but did you know that the number 119 actually also represents my country’s Fire Safety Awareness Day. You may ask, why should November 9 be designated as Fire Fighting Day? Next, let’s learn about the origin of Firefighting Day 119.

In fact, although fire alarm numbers are different in various countries around the world, each country has chosen the numbers that are easiest for people to remember to form the fire alarm number. In my country, the homophony of "119" is "to save". Its meaning is to dial 119 and use the hotline in times of crisis to seek timely rescue and help in emergencies.

It is understood that my country’s unified fire alarm telephone number is 119, which began in 1982. It is said that this is based on the experience of Japan. According to research, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, my country has adopted 119 as the dedicated fire alarm telephone number since 1950.

In daily life and work, everyone will dial 119 to call the police when there is a fire or emergency rescue, but they don’t actually know much about it. In fact, my country's 119 terminal is not only a telephone, but also an advanced communication system that can exchange major disaster information with any place in my country and mobilize disaster prevention and rescue forces through satellites. Through the 119 alarm phone, fire information can be provided to the fire command agency at any time. Therefore, 119 is actually a disaster prevention command center.

Before the 1970s, the fire alarm number in our country was "09" because our country's special communication number was "0". In the late 1970s, my country's communication service number was changed from "0" to "11", and in accordance with the requirements of standardized management, the fire alarm telephone number was unified as "119", which is the homophonic pronunciation of "to save" in Chinese.

As we all know, winter is a fire-prone season. After November 9 every year, winter begins in most areas of our country. In order to increase the public's awareness of fire safety and make the "119" alarm number more popular, the Ministry of Public Security, based on the "119" firefighting activities carried out in some provinces and cities, decided to set November 9 every year starting in 1992. for National Fire Protection Day. From then on, my country's Fire Protection Day officially began and has been followed to this day.

Expand knowledge: Things to note when dialing 119

? ? Things to note when dialing 119: 119 is the fire alarm number and also accepts rescue missions. When dialing 119, you should pay attention to the following matters: First, you must clearly state the name of the unit where the fire started, the name of the village and town, the district, county, street, and house number; second, you must clearly state what items are on fire, the size of the fire, and whether there are explosives or dangerous chemicals. The third is to clearly state the name, unit and telephone number of the person who called the police; the fourth is to answer the fire brigade’s inquiries clearly and concisely.