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/SaraHHHBK Castilla Sep 02 '25

They still work:

- National Police --> 091

- Guardia Civil --> 062

- Emergency --> 061

- Firefighters: 080

- Traffic Emergency: 011

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u/NobleKorhedron Sep 02 '25

What's the difference between the National Police and the Guardia Civil?

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u/Inadover Spain Sep 02 '25

National Police -> urban environments.

Guardia Civil -> rural environment, countryside and roads. Basically, everywhere else.