Emergency SMS

The emergencySMS service lets deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people in the UK send an SMS text message to the UK 999 service where it will be passed to the police, ambulance, fire rescue, or coastguard.

Simply by sending an SMS message to 999 you can call for help and the emergency services will be able to reply to you.
You will need to register your mobile phone before using the emergencySMS service, click on the Registering your phone link above for more information.

It is also very usuful where the mobile phone signal is too poor to sustain a voice call. This can be a life saver when moor walking in Devon and Cornwall for example.

Click here to download the emergencySMS leaflet.