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Most of the EU uses a single 112 number that works everywhere, similar to 911 in the US — but plenty of popular destinations still split emergency services into separate numbers for police, fire, and ambulance, and dialing the wrong one can waste critical time. Save the right numbers to your phone before you land, since data or wifi may not be available exactly when you need them.
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