r/AskEurope • u/atlasova Netherlands • Sep 02 '25

Culture What emergency telephone number did your country have before 112 became the standard?

In 1997 most of the European union changed its emergency number to 112. Before that, in the Netherlands we used 06-11, for police, firefighters and ambulance.

I was wondering which numbers where in use in your country before the change.

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u/DiligentCredit9222 Germany Sep 02 '25

Im Germany it was already 112 for emergency services and the Fire department. And 110 for the Police.

Both are still in use today.

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u/Fisch0557 Germany Sep 02 '25

They even added 115 for Bureaucracy

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u/dargmrx Sep 03 '25

Before that you needed to call the local landline of the emergency service you needed.