{"id":77382,"date":"2020-09-21T14:20:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T14:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=77382"},"modified":"2021-06-11T15:48:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T15:48:04","slug":"emergency-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/amsterdam\/emergency-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency services in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;three-top-tips&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page-header\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">\n<h2>Emergency Services in Amsterdam<\/h2>\n<p>For an emergency, such as a crime that requires an immediate response or an incident in which you or another individual is in urgent danger, you can contact the police and other emergency services, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/amsterdam\/medical-facilities-health-insurance\/\">Emergency Medical Services<\/a> or the fire department over the telephone by dialing 112. When you dial this number, you will be connected to an operator, who will be able to respond to your specific need and will send the immediate assistance that you need. In all cases, the person who answers the phone will be able to understand English and should have the help that you need ready to send to you, in the case of a crime or medical or other emergency.<\/p>\n<p>When it is not an emergency, the police can be contacted by telephone on their general line, at 0900-8844, from local telephones. From abroad, you should dial 003120 559 8844.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;city-side-bar&#8221;][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;sidebar-section-two&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Useful links&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;useful-links&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; up=&#8221;&#8221; down=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;useful-links&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdam.info\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdam.info\/\">http:\/\/www.amsterdam.info<\/a><br \/>\nGeneral information site for Amsterdam with usefull links to museums, entertainment, transport and tips for visitors.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/\">http:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl<\/a><br \/>\nEnglish-language independent news website for readers in the Netherlands.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.npo.nl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npo.nl\/\">http:\/\/www.npo.nl<\/a><br \/>\nInteractive television site that allows you to watch programs you have missed, online.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/en.gvb.nl\" href=\"http:\/\/en.gvb.nl\/\">http:\/\/en.gvb.nl<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite with information about public transportation in Amsterdam and the rest of the country.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/blog\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/blog\/\">http:\/\/www.amsterdamfoodie.nl\/blog\/<\/a><br \/>\nA blog that focuses on eating and drinking venues in Amsterdam, written by a British expatriate<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;sidebar-section-three&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Interesting fact&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23333333&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; up=&#8221;&#8221; down=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-condensed sidebar-section-three-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"fa fa-snowflake-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The majority of Amsterdam is actually below sea level. At its lowest point it is 6.7 meters below. If global warming causes sea levels to rise the city may disappear completely.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;three-top-tips&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Emergency Services in Amsterdam For an emergency, such as a crime that requires an immediate response or an incident in which you or another individual is in urgent danger, you can 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