LB: Do all the people answering the phone on emergency calls understand English?
In my Israeli experiences, I panic and call out for help in English. Hebrew takes too long to formulate in distress.
I wonder what happens when people need all three? Who do you call then?
B”H I have not had reason to call the emergency numbers, but I know what you mean about forgetting how to speak Hebrew when under a lot of stress. I imagine at least someone at the call center has a certain level of proficiency in the common languages spoken for those who do not know Hebrew – like Russian, Arabic, English.
It is a good question about whether you have to call all 3. If you call an ambulance for a traffic accident, do they automatically call the police to come too, or vice versa? Anybody know?