National Emergency Services

Emergency services: the numbers to call for Fire, Police and Ambulance. Also drug help, poisons and emergency doctors and hospitals.

Service

Telephone

Medical Service (Ambulancia)

Tel: 061

National Police (Policía Nacional)

Tel: 091

Local Police (Policía Municipal)

Tel: 092

Fire Service (Bomberos)

Tel: 080

Sea Rescue (Salvamento y segurida maritima)

Tel: 900 202 202

Pan-European emergency number

Tel: 112

Pan-European emergency number: calls to 112 are free from any phone (mobile or cellular of fixed-line).

Crisis & Help Lines

Service	Telephone
Crisis Lines	Tel: 966 421 434
Drugs	Tel: 915 620 420
HIV/AIDS	Tel: 902 424 424
Child Abuse	Tel: 917 262 700
Women Abuse	Tel: 900 100 009
Suicide/Crisis Line	Tel: 966 421 434
Red Cross	Tel: 963 677 375
Anti-Poison	Tel: 915 620 420
Emergency Doctor & hospitals	Tel: 112
Emergency Dentists	Tel: 961 496 199
Emergency Vet	Tel: 963 744 731
Pharmacy/Chemist On Duty	Tel: 963 600 313
Costa Blanca SAMARITANS English-language Costa Blanca-based helpline provides free, confidential emotional support. Takes calls from English speakers anywhere in Spain. Open: Monday to Friday, 19:00-22:00	Tel: 902 88 35 35

Glossary of Emergency Terms & Phrases

English	Spanish
Accident	Accidente
Emergency	Emergencia
I need an ambulance	Necesito una ambulancia
I need a doctor	Necesito un medico
I need the police	Necesito la policia
Heart attack	Ataque cardiaco
Strokes	El accidente vascular cerebral
Very sick	Moy mal
Unconscious	Inconciente

Understanding the Police Services

National Police (Policía Nacional): cover mainly urban areas across Spain. Their duties include dealing with terrorism, national security, protecting national and international dignitaries and combatting crime with a national impact (spread across different regions).

Civil Guard (Guardia Civil): is a military force that operates mainly in rural areas and is responsible for dealing with robberies, drug offences, murders and fatal traffic accidents.

Local Police (Policía Municipal): cover towns and cities. In general they deal with traffic control and offences, lost property and crimes such as
muggings and neighbourhood disputes.