Australia-wide emergency services

These Australian Government departments, community organisations and peak bodies provide disaster services and information, support and practical tools.

Australia

Call these Australia-wide key services for help in an emergency or disaster situation.

• Police/Fire/Ambulance:  000
• SES assistance in floods and storms:  132 500
• Police attendance:  131 444 (all states except Victoria)
• International incident emergency helpline:  1300 555 135 (within Australia)
• Outside Australia – external site:  +61 2 6261 3305
• Emergency 000 (fire, police, ambulance) and find other emergency numbers (secondary, TTY and International)

Visit these useful websites for information

• Emergency alert – the national telephone warning system
• Bureau of Meteorology
• Australian Government Department of Health
• Australian Maritime Safety Authority
• Australian Federal Police
• Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)

 

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

• ACT Ambulance:  000
• ACT Police:  000
• ACT Emergency Services (Fire and Rescue):  132 500

 

New South Wales (NSW)

• Ambulance NSW:  000
• New South Wales Police:  000
• Emergency NSW
• NSW Rural Fire Service
• Fire and Rescue NSW
• New South Wales State Emergency Service:  132 500

 

Northern Territory (NT)

• St John Ambulance
• Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services
• NT Emergency
• NT Marine Safety

 

Queensland (QLD)

• Queensland Ambulance Service:  000
• Queensland Police
• Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES)
• Disaster Queensland website
• Queensland State Emergency Service (SES):  132 500
• Maritime Safety Queensland

 

South Australia (SA)

• South Australia Ambulance:  000
• South Australia Police
• South Australian State Emergency Service:  132 500
• South Australian Country Fire Service
• South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service

 

Tasmania (TAS)

• Ambulance Tasmania:  000
• Tasmania Police
• Tasmania State Emergency Service:  132 500
• Tasmania Fire Service:  1800 000 699
• Marine and Safety Tasmania

 

Victoria (VIC)

• Ambulance Victoria:  000
• Victoria Police:  000
• VicEmergency
• Emergency broadcasters
• Country Fire Authority (CFA):  1800 226 226
• Fire Rescue Victoria
• Victoria State Emergency Service (SES):  132 500
• Victorian Bushfire Information Line:  1800 240 667

 

Western Australia (WA)

• Ambulance Service:  000
• WA police
• Emergency WA
• Fire and incidents and warnings
• Department of Fire and Emergency Services:  132 500