ACT Emergency services and information
In an Emergency dial 000
Find information and links for emergency services and information for the ACT.
Select the below links to find ACT Government information during an emergency:
● Find information about current emergency events in the ACT
● ACT Emergency Services Agency
● Emergency Services Agency media releases
| Emergency Numbers | |
|---|---|
| Emergency - Police, Fire, Ambulance |
000 |
| Mobile emergency phone numbers |
000 (all mobile) 112 (GSM phones) 106 (text) |
| Police attendance | 13 14 44 (24hrs) |
| Crime Stoppers | 1800 333 000 (8am to 9pm) |
| Poisons advice | 13 11 26 (24hrs) |
| Food poisoning | (02) 6205 1700 (24hrs) |
| National Security Hotline | 1800 123 400 (24hrs) |
| Emergency Services | |
| General enquiries | 13 22 81 (8am to 8pm
Mon to Fri, 9am - 5pm Saturdays) |
| ACT Police | (000 (emergency) |
| (02) 6256 7777 (24hrs) | |
| ACT Emergency Services Agency | (02) 6207 8444 (BH) (02) 6207 8455 (AH) (Storm damage) |
| ACT Ambulance Service | 000 (emergency) |
| (02) 6207 9900 (non emergency) |
|
| (02) 6207 9980 (enquiries) | |
| ACT Fire Brigade | 000 (emergency) |
| (02) 6207 8363 (enquiries) | |
| ACT Rural Fire Service | 000 (emergency) |
| (02) 6207 8609 (non emergency) |
|
| ACT State Emergency Service | 000 (emergency) |
|
(02) 6207 8455 (non emergency) |
|
| Canberra Hospital | (02) 6244 2222 (24hrs) |
| Calvary Public Hospital | (02) 6201 6111 (24hrs) |
|
ACT electricity, water, gas, sewerage faults and emergencies |
|
| ActewAGL | |
| Electricity | 13 10 93 (24hrs) |
| Water | 13 11 93 (24hrs) |
| Gas | 13 18 86 (24hrs) |
| Sewerage | 13 11 93 (24hrs) |
| Stormwater | 13 11 93 (24hrs) |
| Community Services | |
|
ACT weather
warnings (fire, flood, gale) |
(02) 6207 8333 |
| Total fire bans | (02) 6207 8603 (24hrs) |
| Fire permits | (02) 6207 8603 (24hrs) |
| Fire safety enquiries | (02) 6207 8370 (24hrs) |
|
Community education (fire danger and hazards) |
(02) 6207 8480 |
| Domestic Violence Crisis Service | (02) 6280 0900 (24hrs)
(02) 6228 1852 (TTY) |
| Canberra Rape Crisis Centre | (02) 6247 2525 (24hrs) (02) 6247 1657 (TTY) |
| Child Abuse Prevention Service | 1800 688 009 (24hrs) |
|
Child protection (from sexual assault or abuse) |
(02) 6207 1069 (BH)
Northside (02) 6207 1466 (BH) Southside (02) 6207 0720 (AH) |
| Lifeline Youth Network | 13 11 14 (24hrs) |
| Lifeline | 13 11 14 (24hrs) |
| Kids Helpline | 1800 551 800 |
| Mental Health Crisis Team | 1800 629 354 (02) 6205 1065 (24hrs) |
| Parentlink | 13 20 55 (9am to 9pm Mon to Fri) (02) 6205 8800 (02) 6287 3833 |
| Pregnancy Crisis counselling | 1300 737 732 (24hrs) |
| Alcohol and Drug information service | 1800 422 599 (02) 6205 4545 (24hrs) |
| Family Drug Support | 1300 368 186 (24hrs) |
| Sharps (discarded needles) | 13 22 81 (8am to 8pm
Mon to Fri, 9am - 5pm Saturdays) |
| G-Line (Problem
gambling crisis counselling and referral) |
1800 633 635 1800 633 649 (TTY) (24hrs) |
| Tresillian Parent
Helpline (post-natal support and advice) |
1800 637 357 (24hrs) |
| Men's Line | 1300 789 978 |
| Oz Help Foundation | (02) 6251 4166 0412 507 593 |
| ACT Police Stations | |
| ACT Region
Headquarters Winchester Centre Benjamin way (Cnr College Street) Belconnen ACT 2617 |
(02) 6256 7777 (24hrs) |
| City Police
Station London Circuit (Cnr Knowles Place) Canberra City ACT 2601 |
(02) 6245 7208 (24hrs) |
| Woden Police
Station Bradley Street Phillip ACT 2606 |
(02) 6269 2777 (24hrs) |
| Belconnen
Police Station Lathlain Street (Cnr Cohen Street) Belconnon ACT 2617 |
(02) 6256 7777 (24hrs) |
| Tuggeranong
Police Station Soward Way (Cnr Anketell Street) Greenway ACT 2900 |
(02) 6293 7777 (24hrs) |
| Gungahlin
Police Station Joint Emergency Service Centre Gozzard Street (Cnr Anthony Rolfe Street) Gungahlin ACT 2912 |
(02) 6241 7755 (24hrs) |
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