{"id":8088,"date":"2017-01-20T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T07:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8088"},"modified":"2017-01-19T11:43:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T11:43:15","slug":"german-emergency-services-p1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-emergency-services-p1\/","title":{"rendered":"German Emergency Services: P1"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you do if you find yourself in an emergency situation in a German-speaking country? Which number do you call, and what is it you ask for? This post will tell you exactly that!<\/p>\n

The numbers to call:<\/h3>\n

In Germany:
\n<\/strong>110 \u2013 police
\n112 \u2013 ambulance\/fire brigade<\/p>\n

In Austria:
\nCall 112 for general emergency. Or:<\/strong>
\n133 \u2013 police
\n122 \u2013 fire brigade
\n144 \u2013 ambulance<\/p>\n

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*The number 112 can be used in any EU country to call the emergency services. If in doubt, call 112.*<\/h2>\n
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Polizei – Police. Photo by hamburgerjung on flickr.com under a CC licence (CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

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IF YOU\u2019RE IN PUBLIC it would be useful to ask a local for help, as they will be able to communicate with the emergency services quickly. Things to say when asking for help:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Help! \u2013 Hilfe! (hill-feh<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fire! \u2013 Feuer! (foy-ah<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Thief! \u2013 Dieb! (deeb<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Ruf den Notruf an! \u2013 Call the emergency services!
\nRuf die Polizei an! \u2013 Call the police!<\/p>\n

Ist jemand Ersthelfer? \u2013 Is someone here a first aider?<\/p>\n

K\u00f6nnen Sie mir helfen? \u2013 Could you help me?<\/p>\n

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IF YOU\u2019RE ALONE: What do you say?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If your German is not advanced, when calling an emergency service, stating which service you need (eg. \u2018Polizei\u2019 <\/strong>– police), what has happened (eg. \u2018Einbruch\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 burglary), and the relevant address <\/strong>will suffice. So even if you say:<\/p>\n

\u201cPolizei \u2026 Einbruch \u2026 123 Deutsch Strasse!\u201c<\/strong>
\n \u201cPolice\u2026 burglary\u2026 123 German Street!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026 they will get the message!<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s a list of other things you could <\/em>say. Please note they are very generalised as it would be impossible to cover all manner of situations and illnesses here! The main idea is to get across what the nature of the emergency is. But if there are any specific words or phrases you want to know, ask away in the comments, or add your own and let\u2019s grow this list together! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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POLICE \u2013 DIE POLIZEI<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cPolice, please\u201d
\n\u201cPolizei, bitte\u201d<\/p>\n

An attack\u00a0 \u2013<\/strong> der Angriff<\/strong>
\nTo attack (verb) – angreifen
\nI\u2019m being attacked \u2013 Ich werde angegriffen
\nHe\/She\/Someone is being attacked \u2013 Er\/Sie\/Jemand wird angegriffen<\/p>\n

A burglary \u2013 der Einbruch<\/strong>
\nTo burgle (verb) – einbrechen
\nI have been burgled \u2013 Bei mir wurde eingebrochen
\nThere has been a burglary \u2013 Es wurde eingebrochen (if it\u2019s not your house\/business that\u2019s been burgled, rather someone else\u2019s)<\/p>\n

A murder \u2013 der Mord<\/strong>
\nTo murder \u2013 ermorden
\nThere has been a murder \u2013 Es geschah ein Mord
\nSomeone is dead – Jemand ist tot<\/p>\n

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RELATED VOCABULARY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Police officer \u2013 der Polizist
\nBurglar \u2013 der Einbrecher
\nAn arrest \u2013 die Verhaftung
\nHandcuffs \u2013 die Handschellen
\nWitness \u2013 der Zeuge
\nWitness statement \u2013 die Zeugenaussage<\/p>\n

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In part 2 we\u2019ll look at vocab & phrases to use when calling the fire brigade & ambulance services. I\u2019ll post the link here once that post is up!<\/p>\n

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Feel free to add more vocab and phrases in the comments, or ask for any specific words & phrases. I hope you won\u2019t ever have to use this vocabulary, but it\u2019s good to know it, just in case. Let\u2019s build a helpful resource together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

What do you do if you find yourself in an emergency situation in a German-speaking country? Which number do you call, and what is it you ask for? This post will tell you exactly that! The numbers to call: In Germany: 110 \u2013 police 112 \u2013 ambulance\/fire brigade In Austria: Call 112 for general emergency…<\/p>\n

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