Emergency telephone numbers

The 'out-of-hours' Council emergency telephone number is 01768 212499.

The 'out-of-hours' emergency service telephone puts you in touch with our duty officer.

Other emergency telephone numbers and useful links

Service	Telephone Number
Life or Death Situations to contact: Fire Police Ambulance Coastguard Mountain Rescue Cave Rescue Operator will connect you. Free from Mobile or Landline. Your Location is passed on to operator. 112 is now used in all European Union countries.	999 or 112
Penrith Police - Non-Emergency Cumbria Constabulary website.	101
ACT Action Counters Terrorism Counter Terrorism Policing.	0800 789 321
Anti-Terrorist Freephone Security Service MI5 website.	0800 789 321 or 020 7930 9000
CrimeStoppers CrimeStoppers' website.	0800 555 111
Environment Agency incident hotline to report: Damage or danger to the natural environment Pollution Poaching Risks to wildlife Fish in distress Illegal dumping of hazardous waste Flood incidents (for reporting flooding only) Call free, 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week Report an environmental incident on GOV.UK.	0800 80 70 60
Flood information service Flood warnings for England on GOV.UK.	0345 988 1188
Penrith Community Hospital, Bridge Lane, Penrith, CA11 8HX	01768 245 300
Cumberland Infirmary, Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7HY	01228 523 444
Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7RG	01539 732 288
Gas emergencies on National Grid website.	0800 111 999
Electricity emergencies on National Grid website.	0800 40 40 90
Power cuts on Electricity North West website.	105
Sign up to the Priority Services Register on the Electricity North West website, if you are in need of extra support during a power cut.	0800 195 4141
Water supply emergencies on United Utilities website.	0345 672 3723
Report a water problem on Northumbrian Water website.	0345 717 1100
Homelessness on Eden Housing Association website.	0800 358 1401
BBC News Cumbria.	01228 592 444
BBC Radio Cumbria website.	0191 441 265
CFM Radio.	01228 818 964
Traffic News - report an incident	0845 305 3939
Report a fault on the highway on Cumbria County Council's website.	0300 303 2992
Emergency Planning - Penrith Fire Station, Carleton Avenue, Penrith CA10 2FA	01768 812500

Preparing for Emergencies

See preparing for emergencies on Cumbria County Council's website.

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