Numbers that could save your life
Emergency telephone numbers are for exactly that - emergencies - so don't clog up these vital lines with general or non-emergency calls.
Here are emergency numbers that can help you save a life.
Keep these numbers in a easily accessible place like under your cellphone contacts, on the refrigerator or behind the doors in your home.
Emergency services
Emergency contact number: 10111 (Nationwide Emergency Response). A 24-hour emergency service relating to all-life threatening situations, including ambulances, fire engines and metro police. A call centre operator will answer the incoming call, take all necessary particulars and assign the complaint to a Flying Squad patrol vehicle, or the local police station, to attend the incident.
Dial the number 10111 from anywhere in South Africa.
Any emergency (from a mobile phone): 112
Ambulance: 10177
Netcare 911 (life-threatening emergencies): 082 911
Fire: 10177
Police Flying Squad: 10111
General
Automobile Association (roadside assistance): 011 799 1000
Johannesburg Central Metropolitan Police: 011 375 5911
National Tourism Information Centre (24 hours): 083 123 2345
OR Tambo International Airport: 011 921 6262
OR Tambo International Airport – Arrivals and Departures: 086 727 7888
SANAB (Blood transfusion services): 011 932 0040
Directory inquiries
Local numbers: 1023
International numbers: 10903
What to do in an emergency:
– Contact the emergency number
–Try to remain calm
– Identify the type of emergency: motor accident, building fire, heart attack and so on
– Give your name and contact details
– State the nature of the incident
– Indicate the number of people or vehicles involved
– Give the physical address and nearest corner or landmark
– Remain on the line as long as possible to answer the operator’s questions
Ambulance and Fire
Roodepoort: 011 375 5911
Ambulance and fire headquarters: 011 472 1599 (non-emergency, office hours only)
Provincial Hospitals
Johannesburg General Hospital: 011 488 4911
Helen Joseph Hospital: 011 489 1011
Coronation Hospital: 011 470 9000
Police
Police Emergency Services (Flying Squad): 10111, 011 986 9000/ 9151
Serious and Violent Crimes (Murder and Robbery): 011 986 9000
Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual OffenceS Unit: 011 982 7774
Public Order Police: 011 986 9000
Crime Intelligence Unit: 011 932 0040
Fraud Unit: 011 986 9498
Criminal Record Centre: 011 986 9000
Vehicle Identification Unit: 011 986 9000
Dog Unit: 011 986 9000
Greater Soweto Crime Prevention Unit: 011 982 1008/ 9
Police Stations
Florida: 011 672 2121, 011 472 3701/ 50
Flying Squad: 10 111
Honeydew: 011 794 1236, 795 1960 (emergency line)
Roodepoort: 011 279 6400
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