List of emergency telephone numbers

In many countries, dialing either 112 (used in Europe and parts of Asia) or 911 (used mostly in the Americas) will connect callers to the local emergency services. Some countries use other emergency telephone numbers, sometimes also depending on the emergency service. The emergency numbers in the world (but not necessarily all of them) are listed below.

  •   112
  •   911
  •   999
  •   110
  •   117
  •   17
  •   100
  •   119
  •   15
  •   113
  •   191
  •   10 111
  •   Other number unique to that country


Africa

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 Algeria1548[1]14[1]Gendarme – 1055[1]
 Angola113[2]112/116[2]115[2]
 Ascension Island999[3]
 Benin117[4]112[4]118[4]
 Burundi117[5]112[5]118[5]
 Botswana999[6]997[6]998[6]Mobile phones – 112.
 Burkina Faso17[7]112[8]18[8]
 Cameroon112Police – 117; Ambulance – 119; Fire – 118; Electricity emergency – 8010.
 Cape Verde132130131
 Central African Republic1171220118
 Chad172251-424218Ambulance – 2251-1237.
 Comoros17772-03-7318Ambulance – 773-26-04.
 Republic of Congo117118[9]
 Democratic Republic of Congo112[10]118
 Djibouti171918
 Egypt112 or 122123180Tourist police – 126; Traffic police – 128; Electricity emergency – 121; Gas emergency – 129; Mobile phones – 112.
 Equatorial Guinea114115112Traffic police – 116.
 Eritrea113114116
 Eswatini999977933
 Ethiopia911[11]Police – 991;[12] Ambulance – 907;[12] Fire – 939;[12] Traffic police – 945.
 Gabon1730[13]130018
 Gambia117116118Police – 112; Electricity emergency – 124; Water emergency – 125.
 Ghana112[14]Police – 191; Ambulance – 193; Fire – 192.
 Guinea11718442-020

Maritime Emergency Service – 19; Gendarmerie – 118; National Gendarmerie – 122

 Guinea-Bissau112Police – 117; Ambulance – 119; Fire – 118.
 Ivory Coast110 or 111 or 170185180
 Liberia911
 Kenya112 or 999 or 911
 Libya1515Ambulance – 193.
 Lesotho123121122
 Madagascar117124118Traffic police – 3600.
 Malawi997998999Police – 990.
 Mali171518Ambulance – 112, Fire – 112.
 Mauritania117101118Gendarmerie – 116; Traffic police – 119.
 Mauritius112114115Police – 999; Fire – 995.
 Mayotte112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 Morocco1915Royal gendarmerie – 177; Drugs & alcohol service – 113; Racial discrimination hotline – 114; Non-emergency disturbances – 110; General information – 160; National Freeway call center – 5050; Mobile phones – 112.
 Mozambique119117198
 Namibia10 111depending on town/citydepending on town/city
 Niger171518
 Nigeria112[15]
 Réunion112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 Rwanda112[16]912112[16]Traffic police – 113.
 Saint Helena999
 Sao Tome and Principe112
 Senegal17181515
 Seychelles112 or 999Police – 133; Ambulance – 151.
 Sierra Leone019999
 Somalia888999555Traffic police – 777.
 South Africa10 11110 177Emergency in Cape Town – 107; Mobile phones – 112.
 Sudan999Traffic police – 777 777.
 South Sudan999[17]
 Tanzania112114115Police – 999.
 Togo1178200118
 Tristan da Cunha999911999
 Tunisia197190198National guard – 193.
 Uganda112911112Police – 999; Fire – 999.
 Western Sahara150
 Zambia999Police – 911; Ambulance – 992; Fire – 993; Mobile phones – 112.
 Zimbabwe999Police – 995; Ambulance – 994; Fire – 993; Mobile phones – 112.

Antarctica

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 Antarctica McMurdo Station: 911 (fire and medical emergency dispatch)[18]

Asia

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 Afghanistan119[19]112[20]119[21]
 Bahrain999Mobile phones – 112, Traffic police – 199, Coast Guard – 994.
 Bangladesh999[22]Anti Corruption Commission – 106, Agricultural Information Services – 16123, Health Services – 16263, Dhaka WASA – 16162, Women and Children Ministry – 109, Legal Services – 16430, National Information Service — 333, IEDCR Helpline for COVID-19 – 10655[22]
 Bhutan113112110
 British Indian Ocean Territory112 or 999
 Brunei993991995Search and Rescue – 998
 Cambodia117119118Child helpline – 1280
 People's Republic of China110120119Traffic accident reports – 122[23]
 Christmas Island000
 Cocos Islands000
 East Timor112
 Hong Kong999Mobile phones – 911[citation needed] or 112[24] (Automatically redirects to 999).
 India112[25]
  • Gas leakage – 1906
  • Tourist Helpline – 1363
  • Child Helpline – 1098
  • Disaster management – 104
  • Women Helpline – 181
  • Police – 100
  • Ambulance – 108
  • Fire brigade – 101
[26]
 Indonesia112[27]Police – 110;[28] Ambulance – 118 or 119; Fire – 113 or 1131; Search & rescue – 115; Natural disasters – 129; Electricity emergency – 123;[29] Mental health – 1-500-454.[30]
 Iran110115125General emergencies is also 110. Social Emergency – 123; Roads Traffic Information Center – 141; Iranian Red Crescent – 112 (non-mobile phones).

112 and 911 redirect to 110 on mobile phones.

 Iraq112 or 911Police – 104; Ambulance – 122; Fire – 115.
 Israel100101102Israel Electric Corporation103; Home Front Command104; Online child abuse hotline – 105; Non-emergency municipal hazards – 106; Non-emergency police inquiries – 110; Mobile phones – 112.
 Japan110119Coast guard118;[31] Information about emergencies – #7119 free call; Information about emergencies – #9110 pay call; Roadside assistance#8139.
112 and 911 redirect to 110 on mobile phones and telephones that are present at all United States military installations.
 Jordan911Mobile phones – 112.
 Kazakhstan112Police – 102; Ambulance – 103; Fire – 101; Gas leaks – 104.
Democratic People's Republic of Korealocal numbers only[32]8119[33]
Republic of Korea112119Non Emergency – 110;[34] National security – 111; Reporting spies – 113; Narcotics Report – 127; Lost and Found Center – 182; Travel Hotline – 1330.[35]
 Kuwait112
 Kyrgyzstan112[36]
 Laos191195190
 Lebanon999 or 112140175Police – 160; Civil defense – 125.
 Macau999From mobile phones – 110 or 112 (all redirects to 999)
 Malaysia999[37]From mobile phones – 112
 Maldives119102118Traffic police - 191.
 Mongolia105Police – 102; Ambulance – 103; Fire – 101.
 Myanmar999Police – 199; Ambulance – 192; Fire – 191 (can also call for Natural disasters)

Highway police – 1880;

Relief – 067-340-4222 (Ministry hotline);

International hotline – 122;

COVID-19 hotline – 2019.

   Nepal100102101Traffic police – 103; From mobile phones – 112.
 Oman9999From mobile phones – 112.
 Pakistan15115 and 112216Ambulance – 1122;[38] Traffic police – 1915; Mobile phones – 112; Punjab Women's toll free helpline – 1043;[39] Tourist police – 1422;[40] National Highways & Motorway Police – 130;[41] Child Protection & Welfare Bureau – 1121.[42]
 Palestine100101102
 Philippines911Child abuse (Bantay Bata) – 163; Human trafficking – 1343;

From mobile phones – 112

 Qatar999Mobile phones – 112.
 Saudi Arabia911Police – 999; Ambulance – 997; Fire – 998; Traffic police – 993.
 Singapore999995Mobile phones – 112 or 911; Non-emergency ambulance – 1777; Police hotline – 1800 255 0000; Traffic police – 6547 0000.
 Sri Lanka119110Traffic police – 112 691 111.
 Syria112110113Traffic police – 115.
 Republic of China (Taiwan)110119112 on mobile phones – after call is connected 0 redirects 110 and 9 redirects 119; Domestic violence – 113.
 Tajikistan112Police – 102; Ambulance – 103; Fire – 101; Gas leaks – 104.
 Thailand191[43]1669199191 will be used as the only national emergency number in the future.[44] Ambulance (Bangkok only) – 1646; Tourist police – 1155; Traffic control center (Bangkok Metro only) – 1197; Highway patrol – 1193; Mobile Phones – 112.[45]
 Turkmenistan112Police – 102; Ambulance – 103; Fire – 101; Gas leaks – 104.
 United Arab Emirates999Police – 911; Ambulance – 998; Fire – 997; Coast guard – 996; Non-emergency police – 901; Water failure – 922; Electricity failure – 991[46]
 Uzbekistan102101103Emergency service – 1050; Gas leaks – 104; Housing and communal services – 1055.

112 is slated to become the number for all emergencies on 1 January 2024 in Tashkent and in all Uzbekistan by the end of 2024.[47]

 Vietnam113115114111 – Child abuse
 Yemen194191

Europe

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia112 or 999
 Åland Islands112Non-emergency police – 018 527 100; Poison control – 09 471 977.
 Albania129127128Traffic police – 126; Emergency at sea – 125.[48] Mobile phones ambulance – 112
 Andorra110116118112 – Mountain / Sky Rescue collaboration with Spanish (Catalan) and French authorities[49]
 Armenia112 or 911[50]Police – 102; Ambulance – 103; Fire – 101; Gas emergency – 104; Traffic police – 177; Search & rescue – 108.
 Austria112 or 133144122Gas emergency – 128; Mountain rescue – 140; Doctors – 141; Crisis hotline – 142; Support for children and teens – 147; Non-emergency police – 059 133; Deaf fax/SMS – 0800 133 133; Poisoning Informations Center – 01 406 43 43. The emergency telephone number 112 will be answered by the police, but will also handle other emergency services.
 Azerbaijan112[51] or 102112 or 103112 or 101Gas Service – 104; Traffic police – 902; Electricity emergency – 199; Emergency – 112.
 Belarus102103101Gas emergency – 104.
 Belgium[52]101 or 112112Non-emergency number for the fire department – 1722.[53]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina122124123Civil protection – 121.
 Bulgaria112 or 166112 or 150112 or 160
 Croatia112 or 192112 or 194112 or 193Search and rescue at sea – 112 or 195; Road help1987.
 Cyprus112 or 199Air/sea rescue – 1441;[54] Anti-drug support – 1410 or 1498; Poison control – 1401.
 Czech Republic112 or 158112 or 155112 or 150Municipal police – 156.
 Denmark112Non-emergency police – 114.
 Estonia112[55]
 Faroe Islands112Non-emergency police – 114.
 Finland112[56]Maritime rescue – 02 94 1000;[57] Poison Control – 0800 147 111;[58] Medical Helpline 116117 (except in Lapland and Åland);[59] Report lost or stolen credit card 020 333 (for most Finnish banks)[60]
 France112 or 17112 or 15112 or 18Deaf FAX/SMS – 114; Hotline for beaten children – 119; Missing children – 116 000; Maritime rescue – 196.[61]
 Georgia112
 Germany110112Traditionally 110 for the police and 112 for the fire brigade and rescue service. Due to EU Directive 112 works also for the police; 911 redirects to 112 on telephones used in USAFE bases. Rescue service additionally (outdating) 19222. Non-emergency medical on-call duty: 116 117. Debit and credit card locking call 116 116. Military police: 0800 190 9999. Federal (incl. railway) police: 0800 6 888 000.
 Gibraltar199 or 112 or 999190 or 112 or 999
 Greece100166199General emergencies – 112; Forest fire – 1591; Coast guard108; Counter-narcotics – 109; Tourist police – 171; Social aid – 197.
 Greenland112Mobile phones only. From landline phones dial the local police station, hospital or fire brigade.
 Guernsey112 or 999
 Hungary112 or 107112 or 104112 or 105Water emergency – 1817.[62]
 Iceland112Non-emergency police Reykjavík area – 444 10 00; 911 redirects to 112 on mobile phones; +354 570 2112 from abroad.
 Ireland112 or 999SMS messages can be sent to 112 after registration by sending a text message with the word 'Register' to 112. 911 redirects to 112.
 Isle of Man112 or 999
 Italy112[63]Older system, still in use in some regions but gradually phased out: Police113; Carabinieri112; Ambulance – 118; Fire115; Forest service1515; Customs/Financial police117; Child Abuse – 114; Coast guard1530. 911 redirects to 112.
 Jersey112 or 999
 Kosovo192194193
 Latvia112Police – 110; Ambulance – 113; Gas emergency – 114.
 Lithuania112[64]Police – 022; Ambulance – 033; Fire – 011.
 Liechtenstein117144118
 Luxembourg112Police – 113.
 Malta112
 Moldova112[65]
 Monaco17112 or 15112 or 18112 15 and 18 redirects to fire brigade

15 only works with a mobile phone and not with landlines

 Montenegro122 or 112124 or 112123 or 112Emergency at sea: 129
 Netherlands112Text phone – 0800 81 12; Non-emergency police – 0900 88 44[a] or 0343 578 844;[66] Non-emergency police (text phone) – 0900 18 44; Suicide prevention – 113; Animal emergency – 144; Child abuse – 0900 123 12 30;[a] Anti-bullying hotline – 0800 90 50.
 North Macedonia192 or 112[b]194 or 112[b]193 or 112[b]Police – 192; Ambulance – 194; Fire – 193.
 Northern Cyprus[69]155112199Forest Fire – 177; Coast Guard – 158; Civil Defense – 101.
 Norway112[70]113[70]110[70]Emergency at sea: 120; non-emergency police: 02 800;[71] child abuse and family violence: 116 111; text phone: 1412;[70] nearest health care outside office hours: 116 117;[72] 911 redirects to 112.[73]
 Poland997 or 112[74]999 or 112[74]998 or 112[74]Road help – 981, Elevator emergency – 982, Veterinary emergency – 983, Rescue on lakes and rivers – 984 or +48 601 100 100, Sea and mountain rescue – 985 or +48 601 100 300,

Municipal police (where operating) – 986, Crisis Management Centre (focus depends on voivodeship) – 987, Electricity emergency – 991, Gas emergency – 992, Heat engineering emergency – 993, Water emergency – 994, Child alert (operated by Police) – 995, Counterterrorism emergency – 996, Missing children (EU hotline) – 116 000[75][76] Warsaw additionally maintains some local emergency numbers.[77] [78] 911 redirects to 112.[79]

 Portugal112Forest fire – 117; Social emergency – 144. 911 redirects to 112 on telephones located at Lajes Air Station.
 Romania112911 redirects to 112
 Russia102 or 112103 or 112101 or 112Gas emergency – 104; 112 came into effect (for any emergency) in 2013
 San Marino113118115
 Serbia192 or 112194193Civil protection – 1985; 112 redirects to 192. It is possible to dial 112 and get direct connection with the emergency services by pressing 1 for police, 2 for ambulance and 3 for fire on Vip operator mobile phones.[80]
 Slovakia158155150Municipal police – 159.
 Slovenia112Police – 113; Road help – 1987; Emergency at sea – 080 18 00.
 Spain112Police: National Police091; Civil Guard062; Autonomic Police112; Municipal Police092.
Fire: Local Firefighters080; Autonomic Firefighters085.
Ambulance: SAMUR061.
Others: Civil Protection1006, Maritime Rescue902 202 202; Red Cross901 222 222.
 Sweden112Non-emergency police – 114 14; Non-emergency medical advice – 1177; Information during accidents and crises – 113 13.
  Switzerland117144118Poison control – 145; Road help – 0800 140 140; Psychological support – 143; Psychological support for teens and children – 147; Rega air rescue – 1414 or by radio on 161.300 MHz; Air Glaciers air-rescue (Valais only) – 1415.[81] The emergency number 112 is used differently based on the Canton. While in some cantons 112, 117, 118 and 114 are routed to a common emergency call center, in other cantons 112 together with 117 is directly routed to the police.
 Turkey112[82]Municipal police153 (112 connects to national police) ; Gas emergency and outages – 187; Electricity emergency and outages – 186; Water emergency and outages – 185; Non-emergency medical consultation - 184; Child abuse and family violence – 183; Telephone emergency and outages – 121; Poison control – 114.

911 automatically connects to 112. Current service is the result of consolidation of firefighter, emergency police, Gendarmerie, Coast Guard, forest fire, search and rescue, natural disaster and medical emergency numbers into medical emergency former solo number 112.

 Ukraine102103101General emergencies – 112;[83]

Gas emergency – 104.

 United Kingdom999 or 112Non-emergency police – 101; Power outages – 105;[84][85] Non-emergency health issues – 111; COVID-19 testing helpline – 119; gas leaks – 0800 111 999.[86]
SMS messages can be sent to 999 after registration by sending a text message with the word 'Register' to 999. 911 redirects to 999 on mobile phones/public phonebooths[citation needed] and on telephones used in USAFE bases.
 Vatican City112[87]Police113; Ambulance – 118; Fire115.

Oceania

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 American Samoa911
 Australia000Mobile phones – 112 or 000;[88] State Emergency Service132 500; National relay service – 106; Non-emergency police – 131 444 (NSW, QLD, VIC,SA, WA, NT, TAS & ACT); Crime Stoppers – 1800 333 000; Threats to national security – 1800 123 400; Poison control – 13 11 26; Lifeline13 11 14.
 Cook Islands999[89][90]
 Fiji911Police – 917; Fire – 910; Crime Stoppers – 919.[91]
 French Polynesia112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 Guam911[92]
 Kiribati100[93] or 999[94]Police – 192; Ambulance – 194 and 195; Fire – 193.
 Marshall Islands911[citation needed]
 Micronesia911
 Nauru110111112[95]
 New Caledonia112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 New Zealand111SMS messages can be sent to 111 from registered mobile phones. Traffic – *555 (mobile phones only). 112 and 911 redirect to 111 on mobile phones.[96] Dialing 000 and 999 plays a pre-recorded message advising the caller to call 111. Crime Stoppers – 0800 555 111. Police non-emergency – 105.
 Niue(+683) 4333(+683) 4202(+683) 4133[97]
 Northern Mariana Islands911[98]
 Palau911
 Papua New Guinea112111110
 Samoa999Police – 995; Ambulance – 996; Fire – 994.
 Solomon Islands911 or 999Police – 999; Ambulance – 111; Fire – 988.[99] In cities, local numbers exist which connect more quickly than either 911 or 999.[100]
 Tokelau(+690) 2116(+690) 2112[101]
 Tonga911Police – 922; Ambulance – 933; Fire – 999.
 Tuvalu911Police – 911; Ambulance – 999; Fire – 000.
 Vanuatu111112113[102][103]
 Wallis and Futuna15[104][105]

Central America

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 Belize911
 Clipperton Island112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 Costa Rica911Mobile phones – 112.
 El Salvador911[106]132913
 Guatemala110128122Police – 120; Fire – 123.
 Honduras911195198
 Nicaragua118128115Fire – 911.[107]
 Panama911Police – 104; Fire – 103.

Caribbean

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 Anguilla911
 Antigua and Barbuda911 or 999
 Aruba911
 The Bahamas911 or 919[108]Mobile phones – 112.
 Barbados211511311
 Bermuda911
 British Virgin Islands911 or 999Police – 311.[109]
 Caribbean Netherlands911
 Cayman Islands911
 Cuba106104105
 Curacao911[110]912911
 Dominica999
 Dominican Republic911112 redirects to 911 on mobile phones.
 Grenada911
 Guadeloupe112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 Haiti114116115Police – 122.[107]
 Jamaica119110
 Martinique112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 Montserrat911 or 999
 Puerto Rico911
 Saint Barthélemy18[111][better source needed]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis911
 Saint Lucia911 or 999
 Saint Martin171518[112]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines999 or 911 or 112[113]
 Sint Maarten911912919[114]
 Trinidad and Tobago999 or 911811990
 Turks and Caicos911[115]
 U.S. Virgin Islands911

North America

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 Canada911Municipal services – 311 (some areas only). 112 may redirect to 911 on certain mobile phones.
 Mexico911Emergency – 911; Anonymous complaint – 089.
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 United States of America911Text-to-9-1-1 is available in many regions and will respond with an error anywhere else. Various services available through regional or national N11 codes (e.g.: 311 for non-emergency police or city services) in certain areas. Calling #77 from a mobile phone may reach the highway patrol in some states.[116] Calling 112 from a mobile phone may redirect to 911 in some states/localities, but emergency officials recommend callers use the standard 911.[117][116]

South America

CountryPoliceAmbulanceFireNotes
 Argentina911Police – 101; Ambulance – 107; Fire – 100; Civil defense – 103; Forest fire – 105; Coast guard – 106. 112 redirects to 911 on mobile phones.
 Bolivia911[118]Police – 110; Ambulance – 118; Fire – 119; Civil protection – 114; National police – 120.
 Brazil190192193Federal highway police – 191; Federal police – 194; Civil police – 197; State highway police – 198; Civil defense – 199; Municipal guard – 153; Human rights – 100; Emergency in Mercosul area – 128. 112 and 911 redirect to 190 on mobile phones; 188 – Hotline Help.
 Chile133131132Useful mnemonic is ABC123: Ambulancia (Ambulance) – 131, Bomberos (Fire) – 132, Carabineros (Police) – 133. 911 and 112 redirect to 133.
 Colombia123Police – 112; Ambulance – 125;[119][circular reference] Fire – 119, Anti-kidnapping hotline – 165.
 Ecuador911Police – 101; Ambulance – 131; Fire – 102; Emergency in Guayaquil – 112; Traffic police in Guayaquil – 103.
 Falkland Islands112 or 999
 French Guiana112Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18.
 Guyana911913912Childcare Protection Agency – 227-0979; Human Trafficking – 227-4083, 623-5030; Domestic Violence – 914.[120]
 Paraguay911[121]Police – 912;[122][circular reference] Ambulance – 141; Fire – 132.[123]
 Peru911Police – 105; Ambulance (SAMU) – 106; Fire – 116; Civil defense – 115; Domestic violence – 100.
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands999
 Suriname115Police – 115; Ambulance – 113; Fire – 110.
 Uruguay911Police – 109; Ambulance – 105; Fire – 104.
 Venezuela911 and 171

See also

  • 000 – emergency number in Australia
  • 100 – emergency number in India, Greece, Nepal and Israel
  • 106 – emergency number in Australia for textphone/TTY
  • 108 – emergency number in India (22 states)
  • 110 [ja] – emergency number mainly in China, Japan, Taiwan
  • 111 – emergency number in New Zealand
  • 112 – emergency number across the European Union and on GSM mobile networks across the world
  • 119 – emergency number in Jamaica and parts of Asia
  • 122 – emergency number for specific services in several countries
  • 911 – emergency number in North America and parts of the Pacific
  • 999 – emergency number in many countries

Explanatory notes

References