Important Numbers

Police Flying Squad10111
Ambulance10177
City of Cape Town General Emergency107
Cell Phone Emergency112 (MTN, Vodacom, Cell C and Telkom)
Fire DepartmentsPlease see your district municipality for emergency contact numbers.
Fire and Rescue Services 
  • City of Cape Town Headquarters

Landline: 107

Cell phone: 021 480 7700

  • Southern District
Wynberg Fire Station:
021 444 9598
  • Table Bay District
Roeland Street Fire Station:
021 444 2223
  • Blaauwberg District

Atlantis Fire Station: 021 573 7083

Milnerton Fire Station:
021 550 1347/444 7613

  • Northern / Tygerberg district
Bellville Fire Station:
021 444 8298/88
  • Cape Flats / Khayelitsha district

Gugulethu Fire Station:
021 444 5480

Mitchells Plain Fire Station:
021 444 3090

  • Helderberg District
Strand Fire Station:
021 444 0391/4
  • Overberg District Municipality
028 425 1690
  • West Coast District Municipality
022 433 8700
  • Eden District Municipality
044 805 5071
  • Central Karoo District Municipality
023 414 2603
  • Cape Winelands District Municipality
021 887 4446
Disaster Risk Management Centre080 911 HELP (4357)
Lifeline021 461 1113
Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape0861 555 777
Child Emergency0800 123 123
Sea Rescue 
  • Cape Town
021 449 3500
  • Saldahna
022 714 1726
  • Mossel Bay
044 604 6271
Mountain Rescue021 948 9900
Electricity0860 103 089
(City of Cape Town only)
Water (24 hours)0860 103 089
(City of Cape Town only)
Safe Schools call centre0800 454 647
Crime Stop0860 010 111
Bureau of Missing Persons021 918 3512 / 3449 / 3452
Childline

0800 055 555

021 461 1113

AIDS Helpline0800 012 322
Animal Welfare021 534 6426
SASSA Helpline0800 601 011
Western Cape Government0860 142 142 
(7:30am – 4pm,  Monday to Friday)