Emergency telephone numbers
Telephone 01768 817817 even if it is out of hours, this number will put you in touch with our duty officer.
Other emergency telephone numbers and useful links
List of emergency telephone numbers
| Service |
Telephone Number |
Life or Death Situations to contact:
- Fire
- Police
- Ambulance
- Coastguard
- Mountain Rescue
- Cave Rescue
Operator will connect you.
Free from Mobile or Landline.
Your Location is passed on to operator.
112 is now used in all European Union countries. |
999
or
112 |
Penrith Police - Non-Emergency
Cumbria Constabulary website. |
101 |
ACT Action Counters Terrorism
Counter Terrorism Policing. |
0800 789 321 |
Anti-Terrorist Freephone
Security Service MI5 website. |
|
CrimeStoppers
CrimeStoppers' website. |
0800 555 111 |
Environment Agency incident hotline to report:
- Damage or danger to the natural environment
- Pollution
- Poaching
- Risks to wildlife
- Fish in distress
- Illegal dumping of hazardous waste
- Flood incidents (for reporting flooding only)
Call free, 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week
Report an environmental incident on GOV.UK. |
0800 80 70 60 |
Flood information service
Flood warnings for England on GOV.UK. |
0345 988 1188 |
Penrith Community Hospital,
Bridge Lane, Penrith, CA11 8HX |
01768 245 555 |
Cumberland Infirmary,
Newtown Road, Carlisle, CA2 7HY |
01228 523 444 |
Westmorland General Hospital,
Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7RG |
01539 732 288 |
| Gas emergencies on National Grid website. |
0800 111 999 |
| Electricity emergencies on National Grid website. |
0800 40 40 90 |
| Power cuts on Electricity North West website. |
105 |
Priority Services Register on the Electricity North West website.
Register if you need extra support in the event of a power cut. |
0800 195 4141 |
| Water supply emergencies on United Utilities website. |
|
| Priority services on the United Utilities website. |
0345 072 6093 |
| Report a water problem on the Northumbrian Water website. |
0345 717 1100 |
| Priority services register on the Northumbrian Water website. |
|
| Homelessness on Eden Housing Association website. |
0800 358 1401 |
| BBC News Cumbria. |
01228 592 444 |
| BBC Radio Cumbria website. |
0191 441 265 |
| CFM Radio. |
01228 818 964 |
| Traffic News - report an incident |
0845 305 3939 |
| Report a fault on the highway on Cumbria County Council's website. |
0300 303 2992 |
Emergency Planning
Penrith Fire Station, Carleton Avenue, Penrith CA10 2FA |
01768 812500 |
Preparing for Emergencies
See preparing for emergencies on Cumbria County Council's website.
