Emergency Services in Australia
National Emergency Services
The national telephone number for all emergency services in Australia including AMBULANCE, FIRE, and POLICE is "000".
How 000 works
000 calls are answered by a Telstra Operator who will ask which service you require - Police, Fire or Ambulance.
The operator will ask relevant questions, and arrange an appropriate response from the local Police, Ambulance or Fire Service.
000 Calls From Mobile Phones
000 calls are free on all mobile phones. From analogue phones, 000 will connect callers, although many newer digital phones require the user to dial 112, the international standard emergency number. Consult your carrier if you are uncertain how to access the 000 emergency network.
Non Emergencies
If you require the assistance of these services for routine matters and non emergency situations then you should call the local number of the recquired service nearest you. These numbers and other 24-hour emergency numbers can be found in the local White Pages telephone directory or you can search the Australian White Pages online.
Useful Internet addresses
Australian Federal Police - http://www.afp.gov.au/
Emergency Management Australia - http://www.ema.gov.au/
Australian Capital Territory
Police Service - http://www.afp.gov.au/
Ambulance Service - http://www.esb.act.gov.au/as/as.htm
Fire Service - http://www.esb.act.gov.au/fb/fb.htm
New South Wales
Police Service - http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/
Ambulance Service - http://www.asnsw.health.nsw.gov.au/
Fire Brigade - http://www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au/
Rurual Fire Service - http://www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au/main.htm
Northern Territory
Police, Fire and Emergency Services - http://www.nt.gov.au/pfes/
Bush Fires Council of the Northern Territory - http://www.nt.gov.au/bfc/
Queensland
Police Service - http://www.police.qld.gov.au/
Ambulance Service - http://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/
Fire & Rescue Authority - http://www.fire.qld.gov.au/
Department of Emergency Services - http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au/
South Australia
Police Service - http://www.sapolice.sa.gov.au/index.html
Ambulance Service - http://www.saambulance.com.au/
Metropolitan Fire Service - http://www.samfs.sa.gov.au/
State Emergency Service - http://www.sessa.asn.au/
Country Fire Service - http://www.cfs.org.au/
St John Ambulance Service - http://www.sa.stjohn.org.au/
Victoria
Police Service - http://www.police.vic.gov.au/
Fire Service - http://www.mfbb.vic.gov.au/
Ambulance Service - http://www.ambulance-vic.com.au/
State Emergency Service - http://www.ses.vic.gov.au/
St John Ambulance Service - http://www.sjaa.com.au/
Western Australia
Police Service - http://www.police.wa.gov.au
Fire & Emergency Services Authority - http://www.fesa.wa.gov.au/
St John Ambulance Service - http://www.ambulance.net.au/
Tasmania
Police Department - http://www.police.tas.gov.au/
Fire Service - http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/
State Emergency Service - http://www.ses.tas.gov.au/
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