Emergency info
Save these numbers in your phone and write them on paper. In any emergency, call 112 if you don't know which number to use.
Emergency numbers
Slovakia
112 works everywhere, for free, even without credit on your SIM. Operators can usually help in English and other languages.
Official civil protectionCzech Republic
112 works across the country, for free, even without credit on your SIM. You can also call the specific numbers directly.
Official civil protectionHungary
112 is the main emergency number and is free, even without credit on your SIM. Calls to the specific numbers are also routed to 112.
Official civil protectionUkraine
112 works and is free, alongside the specific numbers. Follow air raid alerts through sirens and official notifications at all times.
Official civil protectionPoland
112 works across the country, for free, even without credit on your SIM. The older three-digit numbers still work too.
Official civil protection
Siren signals
Slovakia
General danger
2-minute rising and falling (fluctuating) tone
Go indoors or to a shelter at once. Close windows and doors, switch on the radio or TV and follow official instructions.
Flood danger
6-minute steady tone
Move to higher ground or upper floors, take your go-bag and follow instructions from the authorities.
End of danger
2-minute steady tone
The danger has passed. Leave the shelter carefully and keep following official instructions.
Siren test
2-minute steady tone at 12:00 on the second Friday of the month
No action needed. This is a regular test.
Ukraine
Air raid alert
Long siren; alerts also come through the official app and phone notifications
Go to the nearest shelter at once. If there is none, use the two-wall rule: stay in an inner room or corridor with at least two walls between you and the outside, away from windows. Stay until the all-clear.
Signals differ by country. Check your local civil protection site.