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Police, ambulance and fire numbers for fifteen countries across four continents, with 112, 911, 999, 000 and 111 coverage marked.
The table below lists fifteen countries and regions with the number you dial for police, ambulance and fire, plus the secondary numbers that also reach emergency services. The main column shows the number in everyday use; the coverage column shows whether 112, 911, 999, 000 or 111 applies nationally.
In the European Union, 112 has been the single emergency number since 1991 and works in every member state. National numbers may coexist, but 112 is always available. Calls are answered in the local language, and location data is passed to the operator automatically in an increasing number of answering centres.
The United States and Canada share 911, first used on 16 February 1968 in Haleyville, Alabama. The United Kingdom uses 999, launched in London in 1937, the oldest emergency telephone service in the world. Australia's number is 000, and calls to 112 from mobile phones are diverted there.
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New Zealand uses 111 for emergencies. In England, NHS 111 is the non-emergency medical line — the same digits, a different job. If someone is in immediate danger in England, 999 is the number to dial.
The International Telecommunication Union reserves 112 and 911 as global standard emergency numbers. This reservation is what allows a traveller who dials either number to reach a local answering point, even on a network that uses a different national number.
Before you travel, write down the local number for each country on your route and confirm your handset can place the call. See how the call is routed on the [How 112 and 911 Work](/how-112-works) page, and what happens once you are connected on [What Happens When You Call](/calling-rules).
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