Thursday June 8 President Danilo Medina has put the 911 alarm system officially into service for the entire province of Santiago with the cutting of the ribbon.
Inauguration 911 alarm system
Puerto Plata is the center of the system on the north coast, but there are also emergency center in Luperón, Sosúa, Imbert and Montellano.
Emergency services including police, ambulance with 1st aid personnel and firefighters are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to immediately act when calling the toll-free number 911.
The emergency services have additional staff appointed to assure 24/7 service.
The alarm system 911 has been in use for several months now in the capital Santo Domingo.
In the first weeks there was a lot of abuse of the emergency number.
But after some severe fines and even imprisonment the abuse decreased.
Now the system works to everyone's satisfaction.