Emergency Services

Due to malfunction:

Emergency hotlines down for three hours

Emergency hotlines of the Israel Police, Magen David Adom and Fire and Rescue Services were down from 1:30 a.m. until about 4:30 a.m.

Israel's emergency services to automatically dispatch each other

One call fits all: MDA, police, and fire services will now automatically dispatch each other, thanks to software created by MDA.

Joint force exercise sweeps through central Samaria city

IDF, Israel Police, and other emergency services practiced responding to multiple simultaneous incidents in one of Samaria's largest cities.

Watch: Emergency drill at Ben Gurion Airport

Simulation of airplane crash on runway, with all emergency services responding.

Bus driver rushes passenger to hospital - in his bus

A Haifa bus driver exhibited outstanding resourcefulness yesterday, when he turned his bus into an ambulance.

IDF trains medics to treat patients - while under fire

A unique military exercise used a paintball course in the Binyamin region to train medics to give aid under fire.

Bill: Tougher fines for pranks on emergency hotlines

Terror wave prompting push to enforce laws against false emergency calls; proposals could change entire emergency hotline system.

Controlling Emergency Relief from the Sheltered War Room

Arutz Sheva TV visits the emergency control room of Magen David Adom (Israel's national "Red Cross") during the nationwide home front drill.

Coming Soon: Shomron Gav Hahar Emergency Medical Center

Center will serve Elon Moreh, Itamar, Har Bracha, Yitzhar and Kfar Tapuach and surrounding hilltop communities.

IDF ‘Easy Riders’ in Case of Traffic Jams

The IDF is hauling back out the motorcycles for use in case of national disasters that might cause traffic jams and delay soldiers.

Denied Inclusion in Hatzalah, Orthodox Women Take Initiative

Orthodox women establish 'Ezrat Nashim,' aimed at providing volunteer medical emergency services to female Jewish community.