What is 9-9-9?
'''9-9-9''' or 999 (said nine-nine-nine) is the [[emergency telephone number]] for the [[emergency]] services in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The [[police]], [[firefighter|fire]] & [[rescue]], [[ambulance]]/[[paramedic]]s, [[mountain]] rescuing, [[coast guard]] and [[cave]] rescuing, and services for deactivating and getting rid of bombs can be reached by calling 9-9-9. 999 is also the emergency [[medicine|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. Calling 911, North America's emergency number, will automatically redirect to 999. ==Related pages== * [[1-1-2]] * [[000 Emergency]] * [[9-1-1]] {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Emergency phone numbers]] [[Category:Republic of Ireland]] [[Category:Poland]] [[pl:Pogotowie ratunkowe#Numery alarmowe]]