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North Yorkshire police marks national 999 day

Monday, 9 September 2024 08:59

Some of the officers across the county

On Monday 09 September 2024, North Yorkshire Police will join people across the country in marking national 999 day

999 day pays tribute to the thousands of people who work and volunteer across the blue light services.

The annual event which is backed by The King and the Government is celebrated on 9 September and begins at 9am (the 9th hour, of the 9th day, of the 9th month) - which is why it’s also referred to as 999 Day.

The day highlights the many different roles that are within the emergency services and the 24-7 response that is provided to members of the public.

Here in North Yorkshire, a 999 call to the police starts with their York-based control room.

The room is staffed 24-7 by communications officers and dispatchers who play a pivotal role in the resource and management of our incident response.

In 2024, NYP have so far received more than 76,000 999 calls and have answered these on average in just six seconds.

So far this year their average response time to emergency incidents anywhere in the county has averaged at 12 minutes 15 seconds.

Our Head of Local Policing, Chief Superintendent Fiona Willey commented:

“Today’s national 999 day recognises the continuous commitment and dedication that is shown by our blue light colleagues both here in North Yorkshire and across the country.

“Although our area remains one of the safest places to live, we will not become complacent. As a force we will continue to do everything we can to ensure that we provide an exemplary police service to our communities.

She added,

“I personally would like to thank all the officers and staff for everything that they do for the force and the wider communities of North Yorkshire. The professionalism and dedication that they deliver daily is nothing short of outstanding.”

To hear more from North Yorkshire police you can view their website here.

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