SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, May 24. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The 25th anniversary of the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (Cecoes) 1-1-2 of the Government of the Canary Islands stars in the ONCE coupon on Tuesday, May 30, for which five million coupons will spread the image of this institution throughout Spain .
José Antonio López, ONCE delegate in the Canary Islands; Miguel Ángel Déniz, president of the ONCE Territorial Council in the Canary Islands; Gustavo Armas, General Director of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands; Moisés Sánchez, director of 1-1-2 Canarias; and Juan Ignacio Pérez-Nievas, manager of Health and Safety Services Management in the Canary Islands (GSC), have presented this coupon that includes the phrase ‘Emergencies, tell me?’.
The Emergency and Security Coordination Center (Cecoes) 1-1-2 of the Government of the Canary Islands was founded on May 30, 1998 to guarantee a rapid and effective response to all emergency calls that occur in the Islands.
Since its start-up, this service has served more than 11 million people. It has responded to requests for help from residents and tourists at any point in the archipelago by dialing a single telephone number, which is answered in different languages, 365 days a year.
The 1-1-2 of the Government of the Canary Islands has quadrupled the average number of people served since 1998, going from 352 to 1,500 per day, with a monthly average of more than 43,000 people.
Requests for help from citizens in the 25 years of operation of 1-1-2 Canarias exceed 20 million. Incidents of a health nature exceeded six million, and those related to security, three and a half million. For their part, services in the fire and rescue sector exceeded 934,000; accidents (traffic or other) exceeded 950,000; and those related to Maritime Rescue were about 22,600.
The ONCE Daily Coupon puts at stake a prize of 500,000 euros for the number plus the series, and 49 prizes of 35,000 euros for the five figures of the winning number. In addition: 450 prizes of 250 euros for the first four figures and another 450 prizes for the last four; 9,000 prizes of 25 euros in the case of the last three or first three; and the same for the first and last two (6 euros), and a refund of 2 euros to the first or last number of the winning number.
ONCE coupons are sold by the Organization’s more than 19,000 vendors, 1,120 in the Canary Islands. In addition, they can be purchased from www.juegosonce.esand in authorized collaborating establishments.
