Emergency hotlines Number in Costa Rica
Emergency hotlines Number in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Emergency: 911
Cell Phones: 112
Costa Rica
Hotline: 506-253-5439
Suicide & Crisis Lines
Línea de la vida
(5) 339 9999
Centro Regulador de Urgencias y Emergencias Bolívar
(5) 664 5612
(5) 664 4675
Centro Regulador de Urgencias y Emergencias Caquetá
318 617 5909, 435 6021 Extensión 51Centro Regulador de Urgencias y Emergencias Casanare
Centro Regulador de Urgencias y Emergencias Casanare
317 371 7451
Línea Vital
123
Who to call in an emergency…
The main emergency number in Costa Rica is 911. This number covers the following emergency institutions:
- Red Cross
- Fire Fighters
- National Emergency Commission
- National Intoxication Center
- Civil Guard
- Police Patrols
- Transit Police
- Judicial Investigation Bureau (Organismo de Investigación Judicial – OIJ)
- Read more about the 911 service (in Spanish)
There are alternative numbers to the 911 service; with the numbers below the following institutions can be reached directly:
- Police (Fuerza Pública)
Tel: 1117 - Fire Fighters (Bomberos) 1
Tel: 1118 - Red Cross (Cruz Roja)
Tel: 1128 / 2221 5818 - Transit Police
Tel: 2222 9330 / 800 8726 7486 - Drug Control Police
Tel: 800 376 4266
