Emergency Calls
- 112 - main
- 01 - fire department
- 02 - police
- 03 or 113 - emergency medical service
- 04 - emergency gas service
112 calls are handled by the State Fire and Rescue Service. If police or medical assistance is required, the call is redirected to the department the caller asks for. 0x-numbers are not reachable from mobile phones on their own but they can be prefixed with +371, e.g. +371 0x.
In July 2010 the number 113 was introduced for emergency medical service, operated by State Emergency Medical Service of Latvia. 113 is reachable from mobile phones, landlines and also payphones.
There are plans to introduce new number 110 for police in 2010 that will be reachable from mobile phones (the current ones will remain in service).
Read more about this topic: Telephone Numbers In Latvia
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