Public Relations Department, Rescue 1122, Punjab 4.48

The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) has been established under the Punjab Emergency Service Act, 2006, for professional management of emergencies by maintaining a state of preparedness to deal with emergencies, providing timely response, rescue and emergency medical treatment to the persons affected by emergencies. The Punjab Emergency Council and District Emergency Boards have also been constituted to ensure effective management & prevention of emergencies and to recommend measures for mitigation of hazards endangering public safety.

After the success of the Lahore Pilot Project launched in 2004, Rescue 1122 is now operational in all Districts of Punjab with a population of over 80 million and providing technical assistance to other Provinces of Pakistan. Rescue 1122 includes Emergency Ambulance, Rescue & Fire services and Community Safety program. The Service has provided a sense of safety to the citizens by rescuing over 1,211,459 victims of emergencies while maintaining its standard and average response time of 7 minutes in all Districts of Punjab.

The Emergency Services Academy has also been established to ensure sustainable human resource development of emergency services which have been long neglected in Pakistan. This Academy is now a centre of excellence in Pakistan for imparting emergency medical training, fire fighting, collapse structure search & rescue, high angle & confined space rescue, water rescue and other emergency management skills.

All this exemplary performance has been possible due to the recruitment of right staff, training on modern lines to dedicated staff, visionary leadership, effective management and monitoring system. The District Emergency Officer is responsible for the day to day operational management and administration of the Service in the Districts in close coordination with the District Administration. The office of the Director General is mainly responsible for the overall monitoring to ensure uniformity & quality, training, planning, research and development through the Provincial Monitoring Cell