9-9-9 facts for kids
9-9-9 or 999 (said nine-nine-nine) is the emergency telephone number for the emergency services in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The police, fire & rescue, ambulance/paramedics, mountain rescue, coast guard and cave rescue can be reached by calling 9-9-9.
999 is also the emergency medical number in Poland.
1-1-2 can also be used to call these services. 1-1-2 is the European Union-wide emergency number, and the number used by all GSM mobile telephones throughout the world.
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In Spanish: 999 (desambiguación) para niños
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