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[edit] Emergency numbers by region
There is no worldwide emergency number.
[edit] Africa
[edit] Europe
[[Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg<|frame|SOS 112]] Most common emergency number is 112 (also standard on GSM mobile phones) — used in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom (sources: European Radiocommunications Office, European Union, SOS 112 Europe).
|
Standard |
Fire |
Police |
Medical |
Other/notes |
Austria |
112 |
122 |
133 |
144 |
|
Belgium |
112 |
100 |
101 |
100 |
missing children 110; mental problems/suicide 106 |
Bulgaria |
- |
160 |
166 |
150 |
|
Croatia |
112 |
93 |
92 |
94 |
road help 987 |
Cyprus |
112/199 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Czech Republic |
112 |
150 |
158 |
155 |
municipal police 156 |
Denmark |
112 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Estonia |
112 |
- |
110 |
- |
|
Finland |
112 |
- |
- |
- |
|
France |
112 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
|
Germany |
112 |
- |
110 |
- |
|
Greece |
112 |
199 |
100 |
166 |
forest fire 191; coast guard emergency intervention 108; counter-narcotics immediate intervention 109 |
Hungary |
112 |
105 |
107 |
104 |
|
Ireland |
112/999 |
|
|
|
|
Italy |
112 |
115 |
113 |
118 |
Carabinieri (military police) 112 |
Latvia |
112 |
01 |
02 |
03 |
gas leaks 04 |
Lithuania |
112 |
01/101/011 |
02/102/022 |
03/103/033 |
The non-112 numbers are for separate emergency services: they differ in distinct telecommunications networks, whereas 112 available on all networks. |
Netherlands |
112 |
- |
- |
- |
police (non-urgent) 0900-8844; spoken emergency information during a state of emergency for western North Brabant: 0800-02002010. Every region of the country also has a local emergency line for medical help, dealing with medical emergencies which are an emergency and serious but not serious enough to be dealt with the national emergency telephone number. |
Norway |
112 |
110 |
- |
113 |
|
Poland |
112 |
998 |
997 |
999 |
|
Portugal |
112 |
117 |
- |
- |
|
Romania |
112 |
- |
- |
- |
Mountain Rescue is usually beyond the scope of 112 and each mountain rescue station has its own number. A call to 112 will usually get you through to Mountain Rescue, but is far slower than calling directly. |
Russia |
- |
01 |
02 |
03 |
gas leaks 04 |
Serbia |
112 |
93 |
92 |
94 |
|
Slovakia |
112 |
150 |
158 |
155 |
|
Slovenia |
112 |
- |
113 |
- |
|
Spain |
112 |
080/085 |
091 |
061 |
Civil Guard 062 |
Sweden |
112 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Switzerland |
112 |
118 |
117 |
144 |
poison 145; road emergency 140; psychological support (free and anonymous) 143; psychological support for teens and children (free and anonymous) 147; helicopter air-rescue (Rega) 1414 or by radio on 161.300 MHz. |
Ukraine |
- |
01 |
02 |
03 |
gas leaks 04; 112 in Kharkiv and being implemented countrywide. |
United Kingdom |
112/999 |
- |
- |
- |
101 is now used as a non-emergency number for police and local authorities in several areas in England and Wales, and will be extended to cover all of England and Wales by 2008. |
[edit] Oceania
- Australia: 000. On a mobile phone, dial 112 or 000, remembering to tell the operator what state you are in. If you have a textphone/TTY, you can use the National Relay Service on 106. SES units in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia can be contacted on 132 500. In Western Australia, the number is 1300 130 039. In the ACT, the number is 6207 8455. In Queensland, Tasmania and Northern Territory, you will have to call the individual units.
- Fiji: fire and medical 911; police 917
- New Zealand: 111; urgent but not emergency police/traffic number *555 (from mobile phones only). Redirect connects many popular foreign emergency numbers. From mobile phones, the international emergency numbers 112, 911 and 08 also work.
- Vanuatu: 112
[edit] North America
[edit] South America
- Argentina: medical 107; police 101; fire 100; emergency dispatcher for Buenos Aires (city) and Buenos Aires (province) 911
- Bolivia: medical 118; police 110
- Brazil: human rights 100; emergency number for Mercosul area 128; fire 193; medical 192; police 190; federal police 194; civil police 197; civil defense 199; federal highway police 191; state highway police 198. See also: Brazilian telephone numbering plan#Public utility.
- Chile: medical 131; fire 132; police 133
- Colombia: 112 or 123 (landlines and mobile phones); police 156; fire 119; traffic accidents 127; medical 132; GAULA (anti-kidnapping) 165. More specialized three-digit numbers are available; check the local Yellow Pages for more information.
- Peru: fire 711
- Suriname: 115
- Uruguay: 911
- Venezuela: 171
[edit] Middle East
[edit] Subway
Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line |
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[edit] Airports
[edit] Verkhovna Rada