Police Potsdam reports: Current emergencies and important tips!

Police Potsdam reports: Current emergencies and important tips!

This day, the 07/16/2025 , we report from Potsdam-Mittelmark on current developments in the field of emergency call systems and the relevance of police reports that are essential for the safety of the population. For example, on the website of Online : In a live ticker, the latest police reports and traffic news are provided to the district that cover everything from traffic accidents to burglaries to violent crimes.

A particularly important aspect in emergency situations is the right behavior. The emergency number for the police, fire brigade and emergency services in Germany is the 112 . Here, some rules of conduct are summarized that are very helpful in an emergency: first you should always keep calm and take care of the injured if possible. It is also advisable to stay at the scene in order to provide the emergency services important information, such as the number of those affected and the exact place. This information can save lives quickly.

correctly select the emergency number

An emergency call should always take into account the "five W questions", which the website of the city of Potsdam can be found:

• where did it happen?
• What happened?
• Who calls?
• How many people or animals are in danger or injured?
• Waiting for questions!

In addition, at larger areas of deployment, you should make sure to clear the path for the fire brigade and rescue workers and to be expected. After an emergency call, a defined process runs on the control center: the emergency call is recorded and the emergency services are informed as quickly as possible via loudspeakers and monitors so that they can immediately move out to the emergency location.

The emergency call statistics in 2023

In 2023, more than 30 million times the emergency number 112 was chosen. This corresponds to an average call every second! These figures come from the Berliner Zeitung . It is also astonishing that over 90 percent of these emergency calls have been made via mobile phone networks, with the majority to be attributed to modern technologies such as LTE and 5G. The location technology enables the exact location of callers to automatically transmit what is crucial for the emergency services.

On June 22, 2023, more than 10,000 emergency calls were recorded in just ten minutes the highest call to call "Lambert" during the storm. Such data impressively show how important it is to always be prepared and know how to behave properly in an emergency.

Overall, these findings underline the urgency and efficiency of the German emergency call system. It is of great importance to be aware of these aspects in order to be able to act properly in an emergency and to offer the emergency services valuable support.